Carlene King Johnson Miss USA 1955. Photo Gallery

Carlene King Johnson (1933 - 1968) was Miss USA 1955.

After winning the Miss Vermont USA crown, Johnson, from Rutland, Vermont went on to become Vermont's only representative (as of 2012) to achieve the title of Miss USA. Previously, she was Miss Vermont 1953 (the Miss Vermont competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Vermont in the Miss America pageant).

On December 21, 1957, Carlene  wed Lawrence Drake.

She died at age 35 due to complications of diabetes.