I was strolling down Memory Lane and thought of this old TV program called "Queen for a Day." I remember watching the show and thinking it was so cool! The show was early "reality television."

Here's what I found on-line about the show:

Queen for a Day

Definition: Four women were selected from the audience. Their task: to convince everyone that they are the most pathetic. The audience judged their sob stories with the applause-o-meter, and awarded the "loser" with her wishes, plus a crown and roses.

Premiered: January 3, 1956

Catch phrase: "Would you like to be queen for a day?" DH and I definitely remember that phrase!

Hosts:Dick Curtis 1969-1970 Jack Bailey 1956-1964

"Jack Bailey hosted four contestants chosen from the studio audience that compete for prizes by telling their sad life stories - and people back then had it a LOT rougher than we do today! Heck, just going through a GOOD day in the Fifties would be like a major hardship today...

"The audience's sympathy applause decided the winner, who was then crowned, robed, tiara-ed, throned, and showered with gifts like refrigerators and washing machines.

"Jeanne Cagney (sister of James Cagney) hosted a fashion segment that ran between the many tales of woe. The show was broadcast form the glamorous Moulin Rouge restaurant on the corner of Hollywood and Vine in Hollywood.

"This very popular daytime entry started on radio in 1945, moved to TV in 1956 and finished its run on television in 1964 (with a brief revival in 1969). The show was so popular in its heyday, with so many people lined up outside the studio for tapings, that 'Queen For A Day' was expanded to 45 minutes to accommodate a fifth contestant."

Does anyone remember the show?

Now please pardon me while I go put on my cape and tiara and enjoy my beautiful bouquet of roses!