"MISS NEW ZEALAND"
Napier Bathing Belle Contest The star attraction in conneetion with this year's Napier Mardi Gras will be the bathing beauty parade, which is to take place on Boxing Day at 3 p.m. and the final at 8 p.m. Any young lady may enter and the conditions are perfectly straightforward. Competitorsmust wear bathing costume and- high heeled shoes, no bead covering or wrap. There will be three in&opendent judges, whose decision will be absolutely final. One hundrea porinds in prize money will be given away, the first prize, Miss New Zealand, being £50, seeond £20, third £10, fourth £5, and six other cash prizes of £2 10/- each. The entry fee is 5/-.. ' Entries have already been received from Palmerston' North, Wellington, Gisborne and Napier, and would-be competitors are asked' to nominate early. On Boxing Day at three o'elock the preliminary will be lield and 10 i competitors will be selected to appear in the final at 8 p.m. Miss Jean Withihgton, fasliiou oxpeft of Messrs Shillings Ltd., Wellington, who has recently returued from London and the Continent, will be one of the judges. . . Messds Shillings Ltd. are giving the winner one of the latest American swim suits, Gamages Ilat Sliop has offered her the choice of a hat, and Messrs T. Parker and Co., Ltd. have presented a pair of silk stoekings. In addition to tlie cash and special prizes, Messrs Styles aiul Styles are presenting a valuable trophy f-or the bathing beauty with the most beautiful eyes.
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Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Volume 81, Issue 77, 23 December 1937, Page 6
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251"MISS NEW ZEALAND" Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Volume 81, Issue 77, 23 December 1937, Page 6
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