Lissome Lasses

Fourteen comely lasses entered this year's Miss 2ZG Beach Girl Contest which attracted a crowd of about 4000 to the Waikanae Sound Shell. Our cover girl was the winner, and she, as already stated, was Selma Hawkins of Taneatua.

Selma is a typist/clerk and lists dressmaking, swimming and travel as her hobbies. She is off to Australia on a working holiday shortly.

Second in the contest was Bronwen Brown-Bayliss', 17", a Gisborne girl who is a bank clerk. She lists her interests as meeting people, swimming, music and sewing.

Linda MacReady of Wellington took third place in the event. She is 16, a student, and has drama, netball and tennis as her interests.

The other contestants were: Sally Davoren, 17, a bank clerk with swimming, surfing and music as her interests

Helen Thornton, 18, clerk, sports, dancing and stamp collecting

Saleigh Dolan, 16, student, horse-riding, cooking and driving

Lorraine Seahill, 18, receptionist, tramping, swimming and dressmaking

Kathy McLeish, 19, student, water skiing, macrame, reading and sunbathing

Maxine Crawford, 16, student, a member of St John Ambulance, handcraft, reading and swimming

Gale Crawford, 18, receptionist horse-riding, dancing and animals

Carolyn Griffin, 16, {Miss Hanlen's Piano Service) student, horse-riding, piano, swimming and car driving

Jennifer Chamberlain, 17, student nurse, reading, cooking, camping and caravaning.

Trisha Barron, 16, pharmacy assistant, riding, yoga and meeting people.

Sally Lawton (back right), who was last year's winner, presented the sashes to the winning entrants. Sally is pictured with the three judges, Trish Moloney, Ian Kirkpatrick and Ted Dumbleton.

The fourteenth entrant was Jenny Want, 17, a clerk, whose interests are netball, softball, tennis and swimming.

Sally Lawton placing the sashes on the winning entrants

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The Gisborne Photo News

No 235 : January 30, 1974

Lissome Lasses