Allison Hayes
Biography
Allison Hayes was a model and actress born Mary Jane Hayes in Charleston, West Virginia, who won the title of Miss District of Columbia in 1949. She represented D.C. in the 1949 Miss America pageant and later worked in local television before joining Universal Pictures in 1954. Hayes gained recognition for her lead role in the cult classic film "Attack of the 50 Foot Woman" (1958), but struggled with health problems, including lead poisoning, that ultimately led to her early death from leukemia at age 47.