£900 IN PRIZES

Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 41, 11 May 1927, Page 13

£9OO IN PRIZES

“MISS NEW ZEALAND 1927.“ SELECTING OUR GIRL AMBASSADRESS OPEN SESAME TO HOLLYWOOD In addition to having the honour of representing her country abroad “Miss New Zealand 1927“ will receive no less a sum than £9OO in prizes. For the trip to Hollywood the expenses of a chaperon will also be paid. Never in the history of New Zealand has such a unique opportunity been offered one of the Dominion’s daughters. America, with her usual lavish hospitality, will welcome our Girl Ambassadoress with open arms. She will be feted and made much of. Therefore, the judges must exercise the greatest care in selecting the most suitable girl. “Miss New Zealand 1927” must worthily uphold the traditions of her country.

Never before has such a tempting offer been made the girls of this country. “Miss New Zealand 1927” will receive a prize valued at £9OO. This contest gives a unique and definite opportunity for a New Zealand girl to proceed to Culver City with all expenses paid, to take tip any engagement with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios. DEFINITE ENGAGEMENT She will be given a part in a feature film at a salary of £25 a week during the engagement, and she will have a wonderful opportunity to learn the technique of acting for the camera. It will open up a boundless field for the right girl, for should she prove capable further engagements will be offered her in one of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer’s stock companies at a salary commensurate witlx her ability. These, in turn, might prove stepping stones to a great career. “Miss New Zealand 1927” wiil be received by the Mayor of Culver City at a civic reception, at which leading directors and film stars will be present. Should the dates permit, she will take part in the great Beauty Pageant at Atlantic City as the Dominion’s representative.

Provincial prizes will be awarded but on slightly different conditions from those which governed last year’s “Miss New Zealand” contest. “Miss Auckland” will receive a prize of £3O. Her Maid of Honour will receive £2O, and each of the 20 semi-finalists will be presented with consolation prizes. 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 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.

No. 11—Miss Mary Gray. No. 12—Miss Genee Rodgers. No. 13—Miss Billie Andreasson. No. 14 —Miss Donna Vorhees. *No. 15 —Miss Dorothy Overton. 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. x No. 27 —Miss Marjorie Oliver. No. 28 —Miss E. Trotter. No. 29 —Miss Dorothy Steele. No. 30—Miss Hildred Graham. No. 31 —Miss Violet Crondace. No. 32 —Miss Spencelly Walker. No. 33 —Miss Lynda Murphy. No. 34—Miss Ruby Boulter. No. 35—Miss Norma King. No. 36 —Miss H. Ansell. No. 37—Miss Gladys Hacket. No. 38—Miss Bel Thompson. No. 39—Miss Doris Cheeseman. No. 40—Miss C. Lardelli.

No. 41—Miss May Daimond. ♦Selected semi-finalists. The girl who 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 41, 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.