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Title: Christine Martel and Rinuko Ito
Creator: Rudy Spika of Perry Griffith Photographers (531068x)
Date Created and/or Issued: 1953
Contributing Institution: Long Beach Public Library
Collection: Long Beach Photos
Rights Information: For information about copyright and ordering images from the LBPL Digital Archive, see https://www.longbeach.gov/library/research/long-beach-history-and-special-collections/.
Description: Wearing her regal costume and standing in front of the pageant throne, Christine Martel of France, Miss Universe of 1954, poses with third runner up for the title, Rinuko Ito of Japan. Rinuko is holding a trophy in her arms and between the two women another very large trophy stands on the floor. DATE NOTES: Dated on front and back of image. ORIG. IMAGE: 8" x 10" B&W glossy print. NEGATIVE: No. KEYWORDS: Japanese, costume, fashion.
Type: image
Format: image/jpeg
Identifier: LBPL_3496.tif
http://lbpl.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p17164coll3/id/2063
Subject: Beauty contests. Women
Source: Donated by Marian Spika.
Relation: Beauty Pageants - Miss Universe - 1953

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