Three events. Three gold medals. I was news, big news, in the sports world.

Victor Mature was a big man; he had a great swagger. I liked him and I knew we'd be good together on screen.

Life magazine ran a page featuring me and three other girls that was clearly the precursor of Sports Illustrated swimsuit issues

What the public expects and what is healthy for an individual are two very different things.

I was all in gold sequins for Million Dollar Mermaid, 50 feet in the air

I remember when I first walked into Mayer's cavernous office. You had to walk 50 yards to get to him, and in that time he could really study everything about you.

By the time I got home at night, my eyes were so chlorinated I saw rings around every light.