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Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 35, 4 May 1927, Page 11

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First Class to Hollywood “MISS NEW ZEALAND 1927“ Details of Great Competition Intending entrants in “The Miss New Zealand 1927” conte should carefully peruse these facts. “Miss New Zealand 1927” will go to America. She will be accompanied by a chaperon. She will receive a prize valued at £9OO. It will be made i as follow: Two first-class fares for self and chaperon from New Zealand to Los Angeles and return £225 Studio engagement with Metro-Goldwyn Mayer, Incorporated, for duration of a feature film at £25 a week, valued at £275 Pocket money £IOO Wardrobe £l5O Chaperon’s allowance £l5O Total £9OO

She will also receive a number of special prizes. Provincial prizes will be awarded. “Miss Auckland” will receive a prize of £3O. Her Maid-of-Honour will receive £2O. The contest is in the hands of several of the Dominion’s principal newspapers, in association with Fuller-Hayward and J. C. Williamson’s Theatres and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Ltd. Entrants must be over the age of 16 years, and where they are under the age of 21, the consent of a parent or guardian in writing must accompany the entrance form. “Miss. New Zealand 1927” will be more than a beauty. She will be a screen type. She will go to Culver City, California, as New Zealand’s ambassador. She may, if the dates permit, represent the Dominion at the famous Beauty Pageant at Atlantic City this year. Several country centres will have an opportunity to supply a semi-finalist in the Auckland section of the contest. Entrants must never have been married. Throughout New Zealand there are thousands of girls of the best type, who can hold their own in the world of sport—swimming, riding, tennis, and a host of other pastimes. Skill in sport infers training, mental and physical, the ability to “play the game” in true British fashion, moulding thus the character and personality, ail of which adds to the beauty of girlhood. “Miss New Zealand 1927” will receive a definite screen engagement. She will take part in a feature film production, and while thus engaged will receive a salary of £25 a week. The duration of the “Miss New Zealand 1927” competition is limited to a few weeks. £25 SALARY WEEKLY “Miss New Zealand 1927” will receive a definite screen engagement. She will take part in a feature film production, and while thus engaged will receive a salary of £25 a week. Entry forms are available at THE SUN Office on application. The duration of the “Miss New Zealand 1927” competition is limited to a few weeks. There is every indication that the competition will be one of the moat eagerly contested. THE SUN has already received numbers of photographs. We want them in as quickly as possible. Everyone should enter into the spirit of this great adventure. PUBLISHED PHOTOGRAPHS Photographs of approved candidates will be taken free of charge by the Bell Studio, Karangahape Road. Additional photos of contestants appear in this issue. Others will appear during the competition, and each will have a distinguishing number. Application forms are obtainable at THE SUN Office, and at the Regent, Majestic and Strand Theatres. MORE ESSAYS WANTED “WHAT I THINK OF THE COMPETITION” The winner of to-day’s essay competition is Miss N. A. Hawkes, 21 Wilton Street, Grey Lynn. “I think the ‘Miss New Zealand 1927’ competition is the best of its kind that has ever been promoted in New Zealand. It gives the lucky winner a chance of seeing new countries and peoples, and of representing the Dominion in Hollywood —and that means, also in picture theatres throughout the civilised world. “In ordinary circumstances a working girl has little chance of getting to Hollywood. The large expenditure necessary stands in her way, and even if she managed to get there it is more than likely she would have to wait years before she obtained even a small part in a film production. “This wonderful competition not only gives some lucky girl a chance of going to Hollywood, all expenses paid, but also of making a name for | herself in the film world and of

showing other countries, that, though small, New Zealand is capable of producing girls as beautiful and talented as can be found elsewhere.” A cheque for £1 has been forwarded to Miss Hawkes. —Ed. THE SUN. CHOOSING THE SEMI-FINALISTS READERS ASKED TO ASSIST THE SUN readers are invited to select a semi-finalist from the competitors whose pictures have been published to date. The following is th* list; No. I—Miss Peggy Davidson. No. 2 —Miss Mona Pooley. No. 3—Miss A. Lambert. No. 4—Withdrawn. No. s—Miss5 —Miss Peggy Lubee. No. 6—Miss M. Fuller. No. 7—Miss Rhoda Murphy. No. B—Miss8 —Miss Norma Phair. No. 9—Miss M. Kerr. No. 10—Miss Nellie Stewart. No. 11 —Miss Mary Gray. No. 12—Miss Genee Rodgers. No. 13 —Miss Billie Andreasson. No. 14—Miss Donna Vorhees. No. 15—Selected Semi-finalist. No. 16 —Miss Marie Arnold. No. 17 —Miss Queenie Grahame. No. 18—Miss Frances Davidson. No. 19—Miss D. M’Phail. No. 20—Miss Norma Standish. No. 21—Miss Sylvia Maxwell. No. 22—Miss Mona Jeffreys. No. 23—Miss Eleanor Richardson. No. 24—Miss Winnie Flitton. No. 25—Miss Doris Stone. No. 26 —Miss V. Boles. No. 27—Miss Marjorie Oliver. No. 28 —Miss E. Trotter. No. 29—Miss Dorothy Steele. No. 30—Miss Hildred Graham. The girl who heads the poll each week as the choice of THE SUN readers, becomes a semi-finalist, and will bo eligible to compete in the final. Voting this week is confined to numbers 1 to 30, whose pictures were published in Saturday’s SUN. The weekly poll closes on Friday at 9 p.m., and the result will be announced on Saturday. Next week’s vote will be taken on all the competitors left in with the addition of those whose pictures are published this week. In all cases the voting coupon published below must be used or a prepaid subscription to THE SUN for a term substituted for the coupon. Any person desiring to cast a number of votes may do so on the following basis: Votes. 3 months subscription, 9/9 75 6 months subscription, 19/6 150 12 months subscription, 39/- 300 On receipt of a prepaid subscription for delivery of THE SUN daily, together with an intimation as to which candidate the subscriber desires to vote for, the Publisher will credit the votes accordingly and arrange for the delivery of THE SUN to the subscriber’s address.