International Beauty Congress, beauties line the stage
Alternative Title
Valley Times Photo Collection
Creator
Brich, George
Contributor
This project was supported in whole or in part by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian Made accessible through a grant from the John Randolph Haynes and Dora Haynes Foundation and Photo Friends
Title supplied by cataloger. Scene: And what a scene! At the International Beauty Congress at Long Beach Municipal Auditorium Valley members of the American Association for the United Nations turned out en masse to celebrate "United Nations" night. Led by Valley president, actress Marsha Hunt, the group welcomed representatives from countries throughout the world, watched as the beautiful contestants from 62 nations paraded their charms before judges and a packed audience and listened as Dr. Foster Sherwood, vice chancellor of UCLA spoke on "World Peace Through World Friendship." "Miss International Beauty" received $10,000 cash as first prize. Photograph caption dated July 29, 1961 reads, "A Bevy of International Beauties Line the Long Beach Stage. Valley AAUN members watched 62 contestants model evening dresses."
Type
image
Format
1 photographic print :b&w ; 21 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
If you're wondering about permissions and what you can do with this item, a good starting point is the "rights information" on this page. See our terms of use for more tips.
Share your story
Has Calisphere helped you advance your research, complete a project, or find something meaningful? We'd love to hear about it; please send us a message.
