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Woman is one of TV's most super of the "super ladies" like The Bionic
Woman and the trio of Charlie's Angels. And LYNDA CARTER, the shapely
actress who portrays Wonder Woman, certainly has all the qualifications
to play one of the tube's super ladies... |
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A former
beauty pageant winner, LYNDA more than amply fills her character's
"wonder" of a costume-to the delight of millions of male fans. But
perhaps even some of the boys were wondering if she was "coming on too
strong" when she appeared on ABC's recent Battle of the Network Stars.
The "battle"-a sports competition in which teams of stars from all three
networks competed against each other for fun and profit-turned into a
real battle for all concerned. Some team members-most obviously, NBC's
ROBERT CONRADgot "upset" at losing and showed very little "team
spirit." |
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But no one
could fault MS. CARTER for her team spirit-she participated in all the
meets and scored rather spectacularly in the swimming competition. She
helped the ABC team win the top score for the entire event, but some
"spectators" couldn't help faulting LYNDA's very revealing swimsuit. One
TV critic couldn't help wondering aloud if "this kind of 'openness'
encourages a healthy attitude-toward sports, at least!" |
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That kind of
"speculation" prompted an immediate response from LYNDA herself. "How
can people say things like that?" the buxom Wonder Woman complained to
one reporter. "My God! I was participating in a swimming race. What am
I going to wear? A hoop skirt? Just because I won a beauty contest a few
years ago, I don't feel I should be nailed down on a charge of
`exploiting' my body now. |
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"I'm an
actress now. I don't have to show my body off gratuitously to make
people tune in. I think we're all beyond that kind of thing today!" And,
believe us, LYNDA was indeed "coming on strong" when she said that! |
Date and Issue: Volume 1, Number 7 / March, 1977.
