Hope Marie Carlton, Miss July, 1985

Hope Marie Carlton, Miss July, 1985The party didn't start until Hope Marie Carlton got there. Hope brings it with her, you see. Mostly legs and ramrod straight, she strode through the crowd greeting people with a laugh and a hug, like a salesman or a politician, though she had nothing to sell and wasn't up for any office. It's as though she has trouble finding a reason not to be happy and wants to spread the word."I'm always out to have fun," she admits. "When people say, 'Hope, y...