Named Queen XIX at the Neches River Festival in Beaumont, Texas, in 1967.
Duchess at the Dogwood Festival in Woodville, Texas (1965) and CavOILcade in Port Arthur, Texas (1966).
Texas actress and beauty queen Debbie Thomason joined the singing/dancing troupe The Golddiggers in 1968, appearing on The Dean Martin Show (1965) and on Bob Hope's USO tour. She later became involved with Theatre Under the Stars in Houston, Texas.