AWAITING FAME

Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 37, 6 May 1927, Page 11

AWAITING FAME

Unknown New Zealand Girl

GREAT SCREEN CONTEST

Who Will be “Miss N.Z. 1927”?

Hiding away in some New Zealand bush town is a New Zealand girl destined to achieve fame. Maybe though, she is tapping a typewriter in some city office.

Town or country, city or suburban, all New Zealand is watching for her—the girl who will be known as "Miss New Zealand 1927.”

Conducted by THE SUN exclusively for the whole of Auckland, the contest is in the hands of four of the Dominion’s principal newspapers, in

association with Fuller-Hayward and J. C. Williamson’s Theatres and MetroGold wyn-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 iguardian in writing must accompany the entrance form. This is how the prize of £9OO is made up: £ Two first-class fares (for self and chaperon) from New Zealand to Los Angeles and return . . .. 225 Studio engagement with MetroGoldwyn - Mayer Incorporated, for duration of a feature film at £25 a week, valued at 273 Pocket tnoney .» 100 Wardrobe 150 Chaperon’s allowance 150 Total £9OO ONLY FEW WEEKS 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 most 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 Mrs. A. C. Tong, Taylor RoadMount Albert. “The story of Cinderella and her fairy god-mother has its parallel in THE SUN’S ‘Miss New Zealand 1927’ Competition. “This is indeed the story of Cinderella coming true, for there must be many beautiful girls in this Dominion of ours who would never have a chance of a ‘place in the sun’ among the Hollywood beauties but for the wonderful opportunity which is offered. For how could a girl, however beautiful and talented she might be, even hope to obtain a footing on the silver screen, and so wing her way to stardom, but for the generosity of THE SUN in providing the ‘state carriage,’ the ‘glass slippers’ and everything necessary for this modern Cinderella to take her rightful place as the Princess Charming chosen by the people to represent our beautiful land? A cheque for £ 1 has been forwarded to Mrs. Tong.—Ed. THE SUN. CHOOSING THE SEMI-FINALISTS READERS ASKED TO ASSIST THE SUN readers are invited to | select a semi-finalist from the compe- I

titors whose pictures have been published to date. The following is th* list:

No. I—Miss1 —Miss Peggy Davidson. No. 2—Miss Mona Pooley. No. 3—Miss A. Lambert. No. 4 —Withdrawn. No. s—Miss Peggy Lubee. No. 6 —Miss M. Fuller. No. 7—Miss Rhoda Murphy'. No. S—Miss Norma Phair. No. o—Miss0 —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 wh| heads the poll each week as the choice of THE SUN readers, becomes a semi-finalist, and will be 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 of those whose pictures are published this week. Tn 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.