▁Miss ▁Ven ice ▁beauty ▁contest , ▁and ▁placed ▁fifth ▁in ▁that ▁year ' s ▁Miss ▁California ▁competition ▁( and ▁can ▁be ▁seen ▁in ▁that ▁page ant ▁at ▁ 0 : 3 6 ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁Path é ▁film ▁" A ▁M atter ▁of ▁Fig ures "). ▁At ▁the ▁Miss ▁Ven ice ▁contest , ▁she ▁was ▁noticed ▁by ▁a ▁book ing ▁agent ▁who ▁told ▁her ▁to ▁aud ition ▁for ▁an ▁opening ▁in ▁the ▁ch orus ▁line ▁at ▁the ▁Earl ▁Car roll ▁Theatre ▁on ▁Sun set ▁Bou lev ard ▁in ▁Hollywood . ▁De ▁Carlo ▁and ▁her ▁mother ▁arrived ▁at ▁Earl ▁Car roll ' s ▁for ▁the ▁aud ition , ▁but ▁after ▁learning ▁that ▁Car roll ▁would ▁have ▁to ▁examine ▁her ▁" upper ▁assets " ▁before ▁h iring ▁her , ▁De ▁Carlo ▁and ▁her ▁mother ▁searched ▁for ▁work ▁at ▁another ▁popular ▁Hollywood ▁night club , ▁the ▁Flor ent ine ▁Gard ens . ▁They ▁met ▁N . ▁T . ▁G . ▁-- ▁N ils ▁Gran l und , ▁the ▁propriet or ▁of ▁the ▁Flor ent ine ▁Gard ens — who ▁introduced ▁De ▁Carlo ▁to ▁the ▁audience ▁before ▁she ▁tap ▁dan ced ▁to ▁" Te a ▁for ▁Two ". ▁Gran l und ▁then ▁asked , ▁" Well , ▁fol ks ▁... ▁is ▁she ▁in ▁or ▁out ?" ▁The ▁audience ▁respond ed ▁with ▁" a ▁r ous ing ▁round ▁of ▁app la use , ▁with ▁wh ist les ▁and ▁che ers ," ▁and ▁De ▁Carlo ▁got ▁the ▁job . ▁She ▁started ▁in ▁the ▁back ▁of ▁the ▁ch orus ▁line