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After winning "Miss California," Margia was discovered by agents during the "Miss America" competition in which she won first prize in the talent area.

Margia was offered roles on Broadway following the attention she received at the "Miss America Pageant," but instead went back home to finish high school and married her teenage sweetheart, Hal Fischer, in 1939 at age 17. Fischer went on to become a second-string All-American player and well-known basketball coach. The marriage did not last (less than six years) but the two remained friends.

Married author and architect Felipe Alvarez, who was well known for his singing while accompanying himself on classical guitar on Brazilian TV.

According to her website www.margiadean.com, she worked for major studios such as Columbia, MGM, 20th Century Fox and Paramount and minor ones like United Artists, Republic and Monogram.

Writer-turned-MGM talent agent Frank Orsatti and famed director Gregory La Cava both saw potential in Margia's career but died before either could make good on their efforts.

Miss California 1939

She wrote the lyrics to two songs that she ended up singing in the film König der Banditen (1958). The music for one of them was provided by composer Alfred Newman. She sang in a couple of her other films as well. A nightclub singing tour was once planned for her but never came about due to her film output.

First named is pronounced "Mar-jah".

Owner of Margo Productions, a film production company.