MISS NEW ZEALAND QUEST OPENED FOR 1949

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 13, Issue 49, 4 February 1949, Page 5

MISS NEW ZEALAND QUEST OPENED FOR 1949

The 1949 quest for Miss New Zealand was launched on Tuesday and is open to all girls of British parentage, born in New Zealand, never married and between the ages of 18 and 30 on April 30, the day the entries close. The Dominion has been divided into 17 districts, the Bay of Plenty being included in the Auckland area. The quest is being conducted by the Air Force Association to assist in establishing an Air Force Memorial Fund. The winner will leave on a trip to Britain in July. Four judges will choose the best girls in each district to compete in Wellington for the final honours of being “Miss New Zealand.” The points to be considered by the judges will be beauty and healthy education, photogenic possibilities. Free Trip To Britain The winner this year will receive a free trip to Britain and back, a cheque for £2OO for her personal expenses on the journey, a complete wardrobe specially designed for her and made of the best New Zealand materials, and a screen test at a leading British film studio, a There will be a special prize for the candidate who raises the largest sum of money in the quest, but it is emphasised that all girls will be equal in the judging, irrespective of how much money they have raised. District winners will be chosen after the judges have personally interviewed every candidate, and each local winner, bearing the title of her own district, such as “Miss Auckland” and so on, will go to Wellington for the final. District winners will receive a prize of £SO each, provided there are at least three competitors in that district. The qualifying fee for each candidate, to be raised by her own efforts or by those of her sponsors, is £IOO, to be paid to the Air Force Association for its War Memorial Fund. Rebates Allowed A new feature introduced into this quest, though a common one in similar quests overseas, is that of allowing rebates to organisations sponsoring candidates. The first £IOO raised must go to the Air Force Association, but from £lOl to £2OO the sponsors can retain one-third of the money collected for their own purposes, from £2Ol to £3OO they can retain 40 per cent. Executive Director of the quest is Mr K. W. Kilpatrick, to whose address, Box 3002, Wellington, prospective candidates should apply for full details.