Contestants 1 through 10 during the K.C. Boat, Sports & Travel Show

Description

Contestant on through ten stand on stage with a flag and a tall plant to their right sides while most hold their contestant cards in their left hands by their left thighs during the K.C. Boat, Sports & Travel Show, held in the Little Theater of the Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. Contestant one stands to the left of the flag and plant wearing a light yellow strapless bikini with lace around the waistband of the bottoms and black pumps. She holds her contestant card in both hands. To her left, contestant two wears a one-piece swimsuit with vertical white yellow and blue stripes that form a "V" along the center of her torso and white pumps. She holds her contestant card in her right hand. To her left, contestant three wears a navy blue one piece swimsuit with a scalloped neckline and black shoes. She holds her contestant card with both hands. To her left, contestant four wears a purple, yellow and pink large floral print bikini and black character shoes. To her left, contestant five wears a high neckline one-piece swimsuit and black character shoes. To her left, contestant six wears a peach one-piece swimsuit and white pumps. To her left, contestant seven wears a lavender one-piece swimsuit with a white, deep purple, and aqua floral print and black shoes. To her left contestant eight is somewhat obscured by contestant 10, but she wears a pink one-piece swimsuit and gold character shoes. Contestant nine is completely obscured by contestant ten. Contestant ten is farthest to the right wearing a pink and blue large flower bikini and black shoes
January 9, 1970
Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.
Located with Scrapbooks in Box 48, Folder 5 - 6. Typed label to the right of the photograph, "First Group of contestants."