''Lady for a Day'' was an Australian television game show which aired from 1960 to 1962 on Melbourne station

HSV-7 HSV is a television station in Melbourne, Australia. It is part of the Seven Network, one of the three main commercial television networks in Australia, its first and oldest station. It launched in time for the 1956 Summer Olympic Games in Melb ...

. Hosted by American Larry K. Nixon, the first episode aired 8 August 1960 while the final episode aired 8 August 1962. It was based on controversial US series ''

Queen for a Day ''Queen for a Day'' is an American radio and television game show that helped to usher in American listeners' and viewers' fascination with big-prize giveaway shows. ''Queen for a Day'' originated on the Mutual Radio Network on April 30, 1945, in ...

''. Each episode was 60 minutes, and the series aired 5 days a week. The

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holds a copy of the opening and closing sequences of the program, and also a compilation of Australian programs with American hosts, in which the program is featured.

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