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Beauty Contestants
Beauty contestants parading their outfits on stage.
Miss Portland 73 Ava Maria Codner
Miss Portland 1973, Ava Maria Codner, flanked by Miss Trident [to the left], and Miss Farel Ltd.
Beauty contestant
A woman, wearing her two=piece outfit, walks the runway during a beauty contest.
Finalists - Miss Jamaica Beauty Contest 1973
Group photograph of the twenty finalists of the 1973 Miss Jamaica Beauty Contest.
Miss St. Ann
Miss St. Ann, winner of the St. Ann Beauty Contest stands on stage, wearing her gown and crown, while the musical band serenades her. The event was held at the Runaway Bay Hotel in St. Ann.
Miss St. Ann and Miss St. Andrew
Miss Kingston, Charmaine Lawla, 19 (left) and Miss St. Andrew, Patsy Yuen, 21, sitting side by side, wearing their crowns, sashes, gowns, robes. They are both holding sceptres.
Shoes for beauty contestants
Three styles of fashion foots that will be worn by beauty contestants.
Beauty finalists in '73 contestant
Beauty finalists in 1973 contest at Governor General Florizel Glasspole's residence.
Miss St. Mary, Geraldine Powell
"Miss St. Mary Geraldine Powell, 1st Runner up Claudette Bodder - Miss Iterboreale Great House (l), 2nd runner up Velma Jaghai - Miss Cadbury Foods (r), Miss St. Mary 1972 (standing behind queen). The event was held at the Tower Isle Hotel in St.…
Beauty contestant
Sir Howard Cooke standing in the centre of a group of twenty beauty contestants.
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Women with head loads

Three peasant women carry heavy loads on their heads along a dirt road in the country.