Actress. She was crowned Miss America in 1941 and Miss California in 1940 and 1941. La Planche appeared in films including, “Golden Hands Of Kunigal” (1966), “Federal Agents vs. Underworld Inc.” (1949), “Betty Co-Ed” (1946), “Girl Rush” (1944), “Gildersleeve On Broadway” (1943), “Prairie Chickens” (1943), “Fall In” (1942), “Irene” (1940), “Mad About Music” (1938), and “One Hundred Men And A Girl” (1937).