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THE BEAUTY CONTEST

FIRST NIGHT’S VOTING IN AUCKLAND

MISS STRANGE TOPS LIST

Dominion Special. • Auckland, November 11. Last night’s scene in His Majesty’s Theatre when ten beautiful girls representing the four chief centres of the Dominion made their first appearance on the stage in Auckland was metnor- ■ able. Long before the and local (finalises-in-the “Miss New Zealand’’ I beauty .contest arrived at the theatre a., i • crowd gathered in the arcade. The girls did not go in by. the main entrance,1 . but by a side way. As they were being J "hurried in from that direction a crowd 'rushed up the arcade to the vicinity of the stage door.. ' Special r policemen i were ready,- however, ahd the girls went through to the stage to the accompaniment of cheering and clapping.'It" was evident during the first halfof the programme that the audience • was waiting in suspense for the "beauty ; J parade.”' The^girls'tame on immedir • ately after the interval. “Miss Canteri bury”was the first to-mount the dais, arid as "soon as the> curtains parted re-. 1 vealihg her the audience responded with terrific applause. Miss Mann (the’Can-. I terbury maid of honour) followed, and was given a rousing reception. Then followed “Miss Otago? (Miss Thelma McMillan) ,' her maid of honour (Miss ; Mririe Osten)-; “Miss Wellington” (Miss Doreen McCubbin) and her attendant (Miss Isobel Wilson). The appearance of-each charming girl was the signal for great outbursts of applause, .and

sometimes cheering. The southerners paraded with the greatest charm and assurance, their experience in the south standing them in good stead. A flutter of expectancy ran through the theatre when a girl acting as “usher” displayed a card on which was written “Auckland finalists,” and when-. Miss - A.-. Sutherland stood before the audience, which had by that time,.worked itself into a pitch of -excitement, she-was given a royal welcome. Miss Queenie Grahame followed, to. be greeted- with equal enthusiasm. She was succeeded by Miss Distin Strange, whose , appearance created a. fresh storm of applause, and then came Miss _ Ellen Ford, to be wildly applauded. j ' The four Aucklanders were ■ naturally a little nervous when" they appeared behind the footlights; but they . had staunch friends "in the southern- girls, who stood in the wings and encouraged them to smile and go: through the movements, properly. 1 To .use. the expression of one of the Aucklanders; “The southerners: were real bricks.” Heavy voting-was recorded at the the- , atre last evening,; when -the audience voted for "Miss Auckland.”? The result of the first night’s voting was: ’ , " Miss Distin Strange..' Miss A. Sutherland. - • l? Miss Ellen Ford." ! : "

- Miss Queenie Grahames' _ The southern visitors were driven this morning- to the principal places of interest about the city and suburbs.

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Dominion, Volume 20, Issue 41, 12 November 1926, Page 10

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THE BEAUTY CONTEST Dominion, Volume 20, Issue 41, 12 November 1926, Page 10

THE BEAUTY CONTEST Dominion, Volume 20, Issue 41, 12 November 1926, Page 10

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