WHAT AUCKLAND THINKS OF MISS NEW ZEALAND’S PROSPECTS

Dominion, Volume 19, Issue 296, 10 September 1926, Page 5

WHAT AUCKLAND THINKS OF MISS NEW ZEALAND’S PROSPECTS

This morning opportunity is afforded for comparison of WeUmgton competitors for \e plain that our sister provinces are determined to make a big bid for supremacy; but so also is MISS WELLINUIUIN tor the matter of that. Our Auckland friends are in a particularly exalted frame of mind. Here »an extract from the Auckland “Star”:— “We’ve got just as pretty girls in Auckland as they have in Australia. “We’ve got prettier. ‘‘They say they're prettier in the South. “Bosh I Wait and see Auckland top the list.” Now we do like that! We are quite prepared to admit that Auckland can produce many pretty girls; and l so alao can. Christchurch and Dunedin. We have no desire in any way to detract from the charms of our rivals. We don t say bosh! We don’t say bah! We have been too well brought up to say EKth smile You see WE KNOW. No need to wait and see. WE HAVE SEEN THE GIRLS Or WELLING ION UKOVINOL, and each day's entries adds to our confidence. It is going to be hard to make a choice between them, but happily that worry falls on the judges. Meanwhile we go on recording more and more entries, and passing out photograph coupons for the competitors to hand to th eofficial photographers.

Somewhere in the Dominion there is a beautiful girl worthy of the tide, “Miss New Zealand.” “THE IWMINION/’ with the aid of the principal papers in Auckland, Christchurch and P«nedm, m wiA New Zealand Entertainers, Ltd., intends to discover her, and, with this object, has organised a GREAT BEAU 1 I LUPHL3L Simultaneously will be chosen “Miss Wellington,” “MU« Auckland,” “Miss Canterbury” and “Miss Otago,” wWA means that a provincial contest will be held in each of the four centres. Attractive prizes await the lucky girls who become the eight finalists. £650 is being offered, to be divided a* follows;— MISS NEW ZEALAND £250 “MISS CANTERBURY” . . £5O SECOND DOMINION FINALIST £lOO “MISS OTAGO” ■ £5O “MISS WELLINGTON” £5O FOUR SECOND PROVINCIAL FINAL“MISS AUCKLAND” eM -.. • • £5O ISTS, each £25

The Official Photographers as arranged by Mr. S. P. And rew are as under: vr/PI 1 INJCTON S P Andrew Studios WANGANUI Tesla Studios GISBORNE Deighton Studios LEVIN : BffieTs Sudhs NELSON .. . Kingsford Studios N. PLYMOUTH, Pawlyn Huggett Studios PALMERSTON N. .... Lewis Studios NAPIER t ... . Deighton Studios MASTERTON Winzenberg Studios Further details from all “Dominion” Agents or from the Manager, Miss New Zealand Beauty Contest, r< The Dominion/’, Wellington.