Contestants 8 through 16 stand on stage in their evening gowns during the Miss Raytown 1973 pageant

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Contestants 8 through 16 stand on stage in their evening gowns during the Miss America Preliminary Contest, for Miss Raytown 1973 held at Raytown South High School in Raytown, Missouri. Farthest to the left, Diane Swift (8) wears white, long-sleeved blouse with small ruffles around the scoop-neckline and the cuffs and a empire waist black skirt with a white snowflake pattern in squares. To her left, Mischell Dutton (9) wears a white with black polka dots, long-puffed-sleeved, scoop-neck evening gown with a broad black empire waistband. To her left, Kristy Ann Smith (10) wears a light pink, sleeveless, crew-neck evening gown with a jeweled outline around the collar and around the empire waistline. She wears a bow in her hair. To her left, Kathleen York (11) wears a white, v-neck, sleeveless evening gown with gold bric-a-brac outlining the collar and the empire waistline. To her left, Janice E. Murray (12) wears an aqua, long-sleeved, turtleneck evening gown with floral ruffles outlining the keyhole bodice, empire waistline, collar, and cuffs. To her left Mary Muehleback (13) wears an aqua, long-sleeved, turtleneck evening gown. The bodice is white with white lace sleeves and aqua ruffles outlining the cuffs, collars, button placard. The buttons, skirt and belt are aqua. The satin ribbon belt is tied in a large bow just below the bodice. A large ruffle is around the bottom of the skirt. To her left, Ann Marie Miller (14) wears a pink, sleeveless, boat-neck evening gown with an empire waistline. To her left, Jolene D. Steve (15) wears a sky blue, sleeveless, jewel neck evening gown with a jeweled inset waistband and a ball gown skirt. Farthest to the right, Vicki Lou Bennett (16) light pink, sleeveless, v-neck evening gown with wide, shiny satin belt with a pink bow at the bottom of the bodice. All contestants wear their blue and white contestant number ribbons attached to their gowns on their left hips.
September 23, 1972
Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.
Located with Scrapbooks in Box 47, Folder 14 - 16