Parkinson traveled during 1965 with the Bob Hope USO Show, including performances in Vietnam during late December 1965, and also served as Queen of the 1965 Bob Hope Desert Classic golf tournament.[5]
In 1978, Parkinson appeared in the pilot of the TV series Vega$.[7]
From 1975 to 1993, Parkinson was a model on the US television game show The Price Is Right. Her 18-year tenure on the show was among the longest of any of the models, second only to Janice Pennington, who was with the show for more than 28 years.[citation needed]
Departure from The Price Is Right
Parkinson left the show in 1993, supposedly to "pursue other interests", as host Bob Barker announced during her final taping, which aired on June 18, 1993.
In 1994, Parkinson filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court (case no. BC106366) against Barker for sexual harassment, claiming a three-year sexual relationship was extorted by threats of firing from The Price Is Right.[citation needed] Barker denied the sexual harassment allegations.[1] The suit was withdrawn in April 1995, with Parkinson claiming it was too costly and had taken a toll on her health.[8]
Playboy
Parkinson was the cover girl of Playboy in December 1991[9] and again in May 1993.[10] In 1993, Parkinson was featured exclusively in a Playboy "Newsstand Edition" photo magazine entitled Playboy Presents, Dian Parkinson. Also in 1993, the video Playboy Celebrity Centerfold: Dian Parkinson was released.[11]
EZ Krunch
In 1993, Parkinson was the official spokesperson for the home exercise equipment machine EZ Krunch.[12]
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^"Miss D.C. Captures A Miss USA. Title With Tresses Intact". 1965-08-23. p. B9. Retrieved 2007-02-25.[permanent dead link]
^Miss World USA Titleholders 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine, jimmyspageantpage.com; accessed April 2, 2017.
^Coolestmovies (2009-10-11), 1990's INFOMERCIAL HELL #12: Dian Parkinson shills for the exercise gadget EZ Krunch, archived from the original on 2021-12-22, retrieved 2019-04-04
dian, parkinson, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, october, 2. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Dian Parkinson news newspapers books scholar JSTOR October 2019 Learn how and when to remove this template message Dianna Lynn Batts born November 30 1944 is an American former model and actress Dian ParkinsonBornDianna Lynn Batts 1944 11 30 November 30 1944 age 78 Jacksonville North Carolina U S Occupation s Model actressFrom 1975 to 1993 Parkinson served as a model on The Price Is Right 1 Contents 1 Career history 1 1 Departure from The Price Is Right 1 2 Playboy 1 3 EZ Krunch 1 4 Space Ghost Coast to Coast 2 Personal life 3 References 4 External linksCareer history EditIn 1965 while living in Falls Church Virginia Parkinson won the Miss District of Columbia USA title and competed as Diana Batts in the Miss USA 1965 pageant where she placed fourth runner up 2 Parkinson won the 1965 Miss USA World contest 3 She went on to represent the United States in the international Miss World 1965 contest and was first runner up to Lesley Langley of the United Kingdom 4 Parkinson traveled during 1965 with the Bob Hope USO Show including performances in Vietnam during late December 1965 and also served as Queen of the 1965 Bob Hope Desert Classic golf tournament 5 In 1975 Parkinson was a guest star on The Mary Tyler Moore Show Ted s Moment of Glory 6 In 1978 Parkinson appeared in the pilot of the TV series Vega 7 From 1975 to 1993 Parkinson was a model on the US television game show The Price Is Right Her 18 year tenure on the show was among the longest of any of the models second only to Janice Pennington who was with the show for more than 28 years citation needed Departure from The Price Is Right Edit Parkinson left the show in 1993 supposedly to pursue other interests as host Bob Barker announced during her final taping which aired on June 18 1993 In 1994 Parkinson filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court case no BC106366 against Barker for sexual harassment claiming a three year sexual relationship was extorted by threats of firing from The Price Is Right citation needed Barker denied the sexual harassment allegations 1 The suit was withdrawn in April 1995 with Parkinson claiming it was too costly and had taken a toll on her health 8 Playboy Edit Parkinson was the cover girl of Playboy in December 1991 9 and again in May 1993 10 In 1993 Parkinson was featured exclusively in a Playboy Newsstand Edition photo magazine entitled Playboy Presents Dian Parkinson Also in 1993 the video Playboy Celebrity Centerfold Dian Parkinson was released 11 EZ Krunch Edit In 1993 Parkinson was the official spokesperson for the home exercise equipment machine EZ Krunch 12 Space Ghost Coast to Coast Edit In 1994 Parkinson appeared as a guest on the animated talk show Space Ghost Coast to Coast Punch 13 Personal life EditIn November 2019 Parkinson listed a residence in Westlake Village California 1 References Edit a b c Former Price Is Right model Dian Parkinson lists Westlake Village home for 3 125M Seattle Post Intelligencer November 6 2019 Retrieved 2022 03 04 Miss D C Captures A Miss USA Title With Tresses Intact 1965 08 23 p B9 Retrieved 2007 02 25 permanent dead link Miss World USA Titleholders Archived 2007 09 28 at the Wayback Machine jimmyspageantpage com accessed April 2 2017 Miss World 2008 permanent dead link missworld tv accessed April 2 2017 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic The Tradition of the Classic Girls bhcc com accessed April 2 2017 The Mary Tyler Moore Show Ted s Moment of Glory TV Episode 1975 IMDb IMDb Vega High Roller TV Episode 1978 IMDb retrieved 2019 04 04 Bob Barker to face courtroom battle after model s suit ruled valid Archived 2009 03 05 at the Wayback Machine v accessed April 2 2017 Super Model Dian Parkinson Playboy Plus www playboyplus com Retrieved 2019 04 04 Classics Dian s Back Playboy Plus www playboyplus com Retrieved 2019 04 04 Playboy Celebrity Centerfold Dian Parkinson 1993 IMDb Retrieved October 20 2019 Coolestmovies 2009 10 11 1990 s INFOMERCIAL HELL 12 Dian Parkinson shills for the exercise gadget EZ Krunch archived from the original on 2021 12 22 retrieved 2019 04 04 Dian Parkinson on Space Ghost Coast to CoastExternal links EditDian Parkinson at IMDb Court TV article with information on Dian Parkison s suitPreceded byBobbie Johnson Miss District of Columbia USA1965 Succeeded bySue Counts Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Dian Parkinson amp oldid 1128969536, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
