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Busta and the Beauties
"Busta and the beauties: Fourteen of the finalists in the Miss Jamaica Contest who visited the Rt. Excellent Sir Alexander Bustamante at his Irish Town residence Thursday are seen here with the National Hero and Lady Bustamante. It was one of the…
Pauline Matadeen and Andrea Lyon
Miss Kingston, Pauline Matadeen [second left] and Miss St. Andrew, Andrea Lyon, sit between the runners up for Kingston and St. Andrew.
Miss Turkey and Miss Greece
"Girls representing Turkey and Greece at the 1974 Miss Young International Beauty Contest hug each other to show their friendship during a press conference at a Tokyo hotel Thursday. At left is Deniz Kongu of Turkey and at right is Corina…
Beauties at Ariguanabo
"Beauties at Ariguanabo: Cotton, the basic new raw material in cloth production grabs the attention of Miss Jamaica finalists during their recent tour of Ariguanabo's mills in Spanish Town. Mr. Vernal Jones, Ariguanabo's Production Planner explains…
Rose Marie Lyons fitting shoes
"Mrs. N. Gouldbourne (seated left) Manageress of the Bata Shoe Store at Twin Gates Plaza fitting on a pair of shoes on Rose Marie Lyons, Miss Bata in the 1974 Miss Jamaica Beauty Contest when all 16 finalists visited the store on Wednesday last week.…
Miss St. James
"Miss St. James: 18-year-old Methelin Scarlett [pictured with crown, sash, rose and sceptre] after she was crowned Miss St. James 1974 at the Heritage Beach Hotel, Saturday night. She is 5'3" tall, weighs 125 lbs and has vital statistics of…
Visit to Denbigh Agricultural Show
From left to right: Andrea Lyon (Miss Jamaica), Gillia King (Miss Independence), Rosemarie Lyons (Miss Festival) and Patrice Henderson (Miss Jamaica USA).
St. Ann girl and boy of the year
"St. Ann Girl and Boy of the Year Yvonne Wickham (Aquarius Youth Club) and Lenworth Thompson (Salem Youth Club), at the crowning and presentation of the Boy and Girl of the Year for 1973. The function was held at the Runaway Bay Hotel on Thursday…
Patsy Yuen fitting shoes
"Miss Jamaica 1973, Patsy Yuen, puts a shapely leg forward as she is fitted with a pair of shoes by Barry Hanna whose company sponsored Miss Yuen in the Miss Yuen in the Miss Jamaica Beauty Contest."
Miss St. Ann, finalists
Miss St. Ann (winner) stands between second place winner Louisa Anjourie (r) and Antoinette Hutchinson who was third. The event was held at the Runaway Bay Hotel in St. Ann.
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Red Hills Wesleyan Church, Kingston, before the earthquake
Front view of the Wesleyan church in Red Hills before the devastating 1907 earthquake. Three female members of the congregation are standing in the…