Beauties get their sashes

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Title

Beauties get their sashes

Description

"The 16 beauty contestants in the 19764 Miss Jamaica Contest were allotted their sponsors in the smoke-filled gold draped Sheraton Ballroom on Saturday night.
Ammars Ltd., is sponsoring "Miss Trelawny - Adrianne Wakeland; Bata Shoe Company; Miss St. Elizabeth - Rosemarie Lyons; Chulani Jamaica Ltd., - Miss Clarendon, Sharon Oliver; Deans Furniture - Madge Holman of Kingston; Hughs Real Estates - Miss St. Catherine Angela Lindo; Kayson's Jewellers - Miss St. Thomas - Marcia Cruz; Kinnlois Jewellers Miss Hanover - Dianne Ricketts; Lanamans - Miss T. Mary - Barbara Mckenzie; Masters Supercentre - Miss Kingston Andrea Lyons; Petes, Miss St. Ann - Judy Dalrymple; Seven Star Bakery - Gillian King of Manchester; Scottie Jackson Jewellery Pauline Matadeen of St. Andrew; Shelly Ann's Ltd., M. Scarlett of St. James; Sheraton Hotel - Carol Grant of St. Andrew; Singer Sewing Machine Company, Carol Rhoden of Portland; and Workers Bank - Liz Swaby of Westmoreland.
The contestants were introduced by a platform-shoed, white harebaed Desmond Elliot and were introduced to Festival Commission guest Maxine Frankline.
The contestants paraded on fringed platform while in the background the "Bare Essentials" provide music."

Subject

Beauty contests; Beauty contests - Jamaica; Beauty contestants; Beauty contestants - Jamaica

Creator

Sill, Winston (Daily News)

Date

Jul-1974

Source

NLJ Photograph Collection IN: Daily News Collection - Beauty Contestants

Identifier

D0012086

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Format

JPEG

Type

Photograph

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Citation

Sill, Winston (Daily News), “Beauties get their sashes,” National Library of Jamaica Digital Collection , accessed September 18, 2024, https://nljdigital.nlj.gov.jm/items/show/11083.