For more than four decades, Cassandra Peterson has captivated audiences as Elvira, the quick-witted “Mistress of the Dark.” But long before her iconic horror persona took shape, she crossed paths with another legend whose advice would alter the course of her life—Elvis Presley. The remarkable story of Cassandra Peterson and Elvis began when she was just 17, working as a showgirl in Las Vegas.

As Parade reported, Peterson revealed in a recent viral video that meeting Elvis gave her the courage to leave the stage life behind. At the time, she was the youngest showgirl in Las Vegas history, performing in Vive Les Girls at the Dunes Hotel. Elvis, who had inspired her dream through his 1964 film Viva Las Vegas, quickly recognized that the teenager’s future lay elsewhere. “He said, ‘This is no

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