Bartel initially entered the pageant after learning one of the judges was Broadway actor and producer W. Horace Schmidlapp.
Horace Schmidlapp (January 29, 1916 – June 27, 1987) was an American Broadway actor and producer, and was the fourth husband of actress Carole Landis.
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