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Title
Miss USA, Myrna Rae Hansen
Creator
Rudy Spika, Perry Griffith Photographers (53-768)
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
Myrna Rae Hansen of Illinois, crowned as Miss USA of 1954, walks across the stage to greet Samuel Havennch, one of the pageant judges. Miss Hansen holds a scepter and wears a swimsuit, pumps, crown, and satin cape. Printed on front lower margin of image: "Miss Universe Pageant -- Long Beach, California -- 1953." Photo studio logo also printed on image at lower right. DATE NOTES: Noted on image back. ORIG. IMAGE: 8" x 10" B&W glossy print. NEGATIVE: No. KEYWORDS: Costume.
Type
image
Format
image/jpeg
Identifier
LBPL_3456.tif
http://lbpl.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p17164coll3/id/2215
Subject
Beauty contests. Women
Relation
Beauty Pageants - Miss Universe - 1953

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