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Loni Anderson's 'SWAT' Debut: A Beauty Pageant Twist!
10 Jul
Summary
- Loni Anderson first appeared on TV in 'SWAT' three years before 'WKRP'.
- She played Miss Texas in a 'SWAT' episode featuring a beauty pageant.
- Farrah Fawcett also guest-starred as Miss New Mexico in the same episode.

Before achieving fame as Jennifer Marlowe in "WKRP in Cincinnati," Loni Anderson made her television debut in a 1975 episode of the ABC series "S.W.A.T." This guest appearance occurred three years prior to her career-defining role.
The episode, titled "The Steel-Plated Security Blanket," saw Anderson portraying Miss Texas. The plot involved thieves attempting to steal jewelry during the Miss American Beauty Pageant.
Notably, the episode also featured an early role for Farrah Fawcett, who played Miss New Mexico. Fawcett's character wins the pageant, but the celebration is interrupted by the criminals.