Show Queen Contest

Press, Volume CIX, Issue 32233, 27 February 1970, Page 10

Show Queen Contest

Ten young ladies of Marlborough are entered in the Kaikoura Show queen contest. Most are from Kaikoura and the immediate district. The rules of the contest are simple. The contestants must be between the ages of 17 and 26. and unmarried. They must present themselves for judging in day wear which they consider to be suitable to the occasion, provided that the outer gar- ' ments are made of pure virgin New Zealand wool-and would qualify for Woolmark. Tpe price of the garment is not to exceed 830. Points to be considered in judging are: Personality, grace of bearing and walk, cultural and general attitude, manner of speaking and voice quality, grooming of self and clothes, figure and face appeal, general and New Zealand knowledge, farming knowledge. Judging will be first by private interview and second by public parade. The judges are Dr G. D. Gordon, Mrs M. Costello and Mr R, G. Andersori. The prize money is $5O, ■ and the winner will receive a blue ribbon. Those Who' have entered are:

OMItUItS ZhJIII DUIgCSa-*” Kaikoura; student, aged 17; interests: hockey, girls' cricket, car racing, correspondence, athletics; has farming relatives. Suzette Evans.—Kaikoura; lives at home; aged 19; takes part in water-aki-ing, horse riding, tennis, swimming, ice-skating; brought up on a farm, and has worked as a land girl. Jennifer Hawkins.—Kaikoura: typist clerk, aged 20; interests: tennis, badminton, cooking, sewing, woodwork, needlework, art; has stayed on farms. Christina M. Johnstone.— Ward, Marlborough: secondary school teacher at Marlborough Girls’ College: aged 21, sft 2in, plays tennis and basketball; keen reader and interested in all outdoor activities; helps on father’s farm. Kathleen Keehan.—Puhi Puhi Valley, Kaikoura: student teacher, aged 20: interests: horse riding, volleyball, lancing, music, reading; lives on a farih. » . Joanna Mary Latter.— Kekerengu, Marlboro gh; student at"' : kindergarten teachers’ college, aged 19; interests; horse-riding, skiing,l athletics, swimming, dress-making; lives on, a farm, has worked as land girVv 1 .- •»

ence Bridge; kindergarten teacher; aged 21; interested in tennis, swimming, riding, ski-ing, spinning, and music; farmer's daughter and has lived all her life on a farm except for years at boarding school and training. Nicky Parsons. Blue Duck Valley, Kaikoura; shorthand typist, aged 17; interests: swimming, gymnastics, basketball, horseriding; farmer’s daughter, land girl for six months. Anne Todhunter.—Ngaio I Downs, Blenheim; Karitane nurse, aged 22; interests: tennis, swimming, dress- . making, water - ski - ing; . daughter of a farmer. I Linda May Tombs.—KaiI koura; shop assistant; aged I 19; interests are: animals, riding, most sports, sewing; i lives on a small farm. .