Anne Lee Patterson was a beauty pageant winner who became a Ziegfeld Girl.
She was born in Ludlow, Kentucky on October 20, 1912. Her father, John W. Patterson, worked on the railroad. Anne attended St. James Elementary School and the LaSalette Academy. After graduating from high school she worked at a soft drink company in Covington, Kentucky. The eighteen year old won the title of Miss Northern Kentucky in 1931. Then she was crowned Miss United States and was runner up in the Miss Universe pageant. She was five feet, five inches tall and weighed 118 pounds. Anne joined the cast of Ziegfeld Follies during the Summer of 1931. The following year she appeared on Broadway in Showboat.
Anne appeared in:
Ziegfeld Follies of 1931 (Jul 01, 1931 - Nov 21, 1931)