Patricia Stevens Collection

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: contestant dances during the talent portion of the Miss Blue Springs Pageant; A contestant dances with her arms and legs spread wide while wear a 1920s flapper style costume of a red, sleeveless, turtleneck top, a red hair bow, and a black miniskirt with red fringe during the talent portion of the Miss Blue Springs Beauty Pageant. A white post is on stage behind her to her left. There is greenery and a red streamer decorating the edge of the stage., No date; likely 1970s, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., Located with Scrapbooks in Box 47, Folder 14 - 16

: contestant dressed as Winnie-the-Pooh does a dramatic interpretation during the Miss Blue Springs Pageant; A contestant wears a Winnie-the-Pooh costumer and holds a honey jar as she does a dramatic interpretation during the Miss Blue Springs Beauty Pageant., No date; likely 1970s, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., Located with Scrapbooks in Box 47, Folder 14 - 16

: contestant from her left side wears a floral one-piece swimsuit during the K.C. Boat, Sports & Travel Show; A contestant (61), from her left side, stands on stage wearing a floral one-piece swimsuit of pink flowers and green foliage and white pumps during the K.C. Boat, Sports & Travel Show, held in the Little Theater of the Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. She holds her contestant card in her right hand by her right side but the number is not visible., 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

: contestant from her right side wearing a white suit as she stands on stage during Show-a-rama; A contestant, from her right side, stands on stage wearing a ring on her right hand, a white suit with a red floral corsage on the left lapel, a pleated skirt that is mid-calf in length, and red high-heeled sandals at Miss Show-a-Rama at Crown Center in Kansas City, Missouri. The audience stands around the stage behind her. The skyline of Crown Center is seen through the windows behind her., March 1980, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., Located with Scrapbooks in Box 47, Folder 14 - 16.

: contestant in a crushed velvet suit during the K.C. Boat, Sports & Travel Show; A contestant (25) stands in front of metal art deco doors wearing a lavender crushed-velvet double-breasted jacket buttoned over a white turtleneck and over lavender crushed-velvet mini skirt with knee-high white boots that lace all the way up the front during the K.C. Boat, Sports & Travel Show, held in the Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri., January 28 - February 6, 1972, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., Located with Scrapbooks in Box 48, Folder 5 - 6

: contestant in a dark teal dress stands on stage during Show-a-rama; A contestant stands on stage wearing a dark teal, long-sleeved, v-neck dress with a belt around the waist, a gold chain necklace with a longer gold necklace and black open-toed shoes with ankle straps. Four other contestants stand behind her on the stage, one completely obscured by the contestant in dark teal, but Suzanne Harness is to the contestant's left at Miss Show-a-Rama at Crown Center in Kansas City, Missouri. All of their dressed are mid-calf length. The contestant farthest to the left wears a white shirt-dress with puffed half-sleeves and a red vest. To her left, the contestant wears a white, long-sleeved shirt dress. Suzanne wears stud earrings, a gold necklace with a cross on it, a dusty rose v-neck blouse with three-quarter sleeves, and a white pleated skirt., March 1980, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., Located with Scrapbooks in Box 47, Folder 14 - 16.

: contestant in a red-orange dress stands on stage during Show-a-rama; A contestant in the Miss Show-a-Rama at Crown Center in Kansas City, Missouri wears a sleeveless, v-neck shirt dress with white buttons on the bodice, a white belt around the waist, and a pleated skirt with white piping around the bottom, a gold chain necklace, a gold wrist watch on her left wrist, and red-orange open-toed shoes. Four other contestants are visible standing behind her on the stage. The windows behind the group show a big of the Kansas City skyline., March 1980, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., Located with Scrapbooks in Box 47, Folder 14 - 16.

: contestant in a white suit stalks into a microphone during Show-a-rama; A contestant from her right side stands on a stage speaking into a microphone at Miss Show-a-rama at Crown Center in Kansas City, Missouri. She wears a white suit jacket with a red floral corsage on her left lapel over a lace blouse, a gold chain necklace, a pleated white skirt, and red high-heel sandals with ankle straps. The audience is visible beside the stage behind her. Behind the audience is a directory to the Crown Center Shops., March 1980, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., Located with Scrapbooks in Box 47, Folder 14 - 16.

: contestant in a white swimsuit with a silver print pattern during the K.C. Boat, Sports & Travel Show; A contestant (36) crosses her left leg over her right but still faces forward to walk across the stage wearing a white one-piece swimsuit with a silver pattern print. The bodice buttons up the center. She holds her contestant card in her left hand but the number is not visible to the photographer during the K.C. Boat, Sports & Travel Show, held in the Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri., January 28 - February 6, 1972, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., Located with Scrapbooks in Box 48, Folder 5 - 6

: contestant in a yellow swimsuit with yellow pumps during the K.C. Boat, Sports & Travel Show; A contestant (15) stands with her right side to the photographer wearing a yellow one-piece swimsuit with white hash marks and yellow pumps during the K.C. Boat, Sports & Travel Show, held in the Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. She holds her contestant card in her left hand but the number is turned away from the photographer., January 28 - February 6, 1972, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., Located with Scrapbooks in Box 48, Folder 5 - 6

: contestant in a yellow, orange, red, pink and purple swimsuit during the K.C. Boat, Sports & Travel Show; A contestant from her left side walks on the stage wearing a yellow, orange, red, pink and purple wide vertically striped one-piece swimsuit and purple heels during the K.C. Boat, Sports & Travel Show, held in the Little Theater of the Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. She holds her contestant card in her right hand down by her right hip but the number is not visible., 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

: contestant in the Miss Kansas USA 1983 pageant wears a black swimsuit with a dark pink ruffle around the neckline; A contestant stands on the edge of the stage wearing a black one-piece swimsuit with a dark pink ruffle outlining the v-neckline and black pumps during the Miss Kansas U.S.A. 1983 Beauty Pageant, Swimsuit competition. Eleven contestant stand on the back of the stage all wearing one-piece swimsuits and their contestant number cards are attached to their swimsuits on their left shoulder. A lighted stage decoration hangs behind them with a white circle of lights around the letters "USA" and an eagle in red, white, and blue glitter. An unidentified man is off stage to the right with headphones on and a microphone attached to a podium in front of him. He wears a brown suit., November 1982, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., Located with Scrapbooks in Box 47, Folder 14 - 16.

: contestant shows her light yellow evening gown during the Miss Blue Spring Pageant; A contestant walks across the stage during the Miss Blue Springs Beauty Pageant wearing yellow tear-drop earrings, a light yellow, empire waist, long-sleeved, turtleneck evening gown with a ruffle and three buttons from the throat to the top of the bodice. A bodice is an inset of white with green and yellow floral outlines embroidered on the white background. The bodice is outlined with olive green floral bric-a-brac. The sleeves are white translucent with solid white cuffs., No date; likely 1970s, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., Located with Scrapbooks in Box 47, Folder 14 - 16

: contestant shows the back of her evening gown during the Miss Blue Spring Pageant; A contestant from her back, right side, walks across the stage wearing yellow tear-drop earrings, a light yellow, empire waist, long-sleeved, turtleneck evening gown with a ruffle and three buttons from the throat to the top of the bodice. The bodice is an inset of white with green and yellow floral outlines embroidered on the white background. The bodice is outlined with olive green floral bric-a-brac. The sleeves are white translucent with solid white cuffs. She also wears white pumps. She holds a trophy in her right hand during the Miss Blue Springs Beauty Pageant. The seated audience are visible behind her., No date; likely 1970s, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., Located with Scrapbooks in Box 47, Folder 14 - 16

: contestant sit sideways on a tall stool during the talent portion of the Miss Blue Springs Pageant; A contestant sits sideways on a tall stool holding a microphone to her mouth with her left hand while wearing a purple, v-neck, sleeveless dress with a pleated skirt and a gold belt and gold pumps during the talent portion of the Miss Blue Springs Beauty Pageant., No date; likely 1970s, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., Located with Scrapbooks in Box 47, Folder 14 - 16

: contestant sits on a piano in a swimsuit during the K.C. Boat, Sports & Travel Show; A contestant (25) sits on a baby grand piano looking over her right shoulder to smile at the photographer during the K.C. Boat, Sports & Travel Show, held in the Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. She wears a red one-piece swimsuit and red pumps., January 28 - February 6, 1972, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., Located with Scrapbooks in Box 48, Folder 5 - 6

: contestant stands on her forearms during the talent portion of the Miss Raytown 1971 pageant; A contestant stands on her forearms with her back bent to bring her legs way over her head during the talent portion of the Raytown Miss America 1971 Pageant. She wears a long-sleeved purple leotard with white fur around the cuffs, collar, and leg openings, and white tennis shoes. Plants can be seen behind her on the stage., September 25, 1970, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., Located with Scrapbooks in Box 48, Folder 1 - 2

: contestant stands on stage in a red one-piece swimsuit during the K.C. Boat, Sports & Travel Show; A contestant (62) stands on stage wearing a red one-piece swimsuit with red pumps during the K.C. Boat, Sports & Travel Show, held in the Little Theater of the Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. She holds her contestant card in her right hand by her right side but the number is not visible., 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

: contestant stands on stage in a shiny peach dress during Show-a-rama; A contestant stands on stage wearing a gold necklace with one bauble hanging from a gold loop, a ring on her right hand, a shiny peach, v-neck dress with cap sleeves, an inset waistband, three buttons down the center of the bodice and taupe cutout heels at Miss Show-a-Rama at Crown Center in Kansas City, Missouri. The audience is behind her standing around the stage. The skyline of Crown Center is visible through the windows behind her., March 1980, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., Located with Scrapbooks in Box 47, Folder 14 - 16.

: contestant stands on stage wearing a navy blue suit with red piping as she stands on stage during Show-a-rama; A contestant wears a navy blue suit with red piping around the jacket edges and cuffs, a solid skirt with a slit over her left thigh, over a white blouse, and black open-toed high-heeled shoes, and a ring on her left hand at Miss Show-a-Rama at Crown Center in Kansas City, Missouri. Four other contestants stand behind her on the stage. The contestant farthest to the left wears a white suit over a red blouse and cream colored heels. To her left, the contestant wears a shiny peach dress and taupe, open-toed heels. The next contestant wears a white dress with a red vest and red heels with ankle straps. Farthest to the right, the contestant wears a white suit with a red floral corsage on her left lapel, a pleated skirt, and red high-heeled sandals., March 1980, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., Located with Scrapbooks in Box 47, Folder 14 - 16.

: contestant stands on stage wearing a white suit with a dark pink blouse during Show-a-rama; A contestant stands on stage wearing a white suit over a dark pink blouse, earrings, a necklace, a ring on her right hand, and taupe high-heeled sandals at Miss Boat Show-a-Rama at Crown Center in Kansas City, Missouri. The audience is standing around the stage behind her. The Crown Center skyline is seen through the windows behind them., March 1980, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., Located with Scrapbooks in Box 47, Folder 14 - 16.

: contestant stands with her left side to the audience wearing a white swimsuit during the K.C. Boat, Sports & Travel Show; A contestant (31) stands with her left side to the photographer, slightly lifting her right foot, wearing a white one-piece swimsuit and white shoes during the K.C. Boat, Sports & Travel Show, held in the Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. She holds her contestant card in her left hand but the number is not visible to the photographer., January 28 - February 6, 1972, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., Located with Scrapbooks in Box 48, Folder 5 - 6

: contestant walks across stage in a baby blue evening gown during the Miss Blue Springs Pageant; A contestant stands on stage wearing a baby blue, square-neck, evening gown with translucent ruffled half-sleeves and a ruffle around the bottom. Blue satin ribbon accent the sleeve ruffle, skirt ruffle, and the empire waistline during the Miss Blue Springs Beauty Pageant. She also wears white pumps., No date; likely 1970s, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., Located with Scrapbooks in Box 47, Folder 14 - 16

: contestant wear a black swimsuit during the Miss Blue Springs Pageant; A contestant wears a black, one-piece, square-neck swimsuit and black pumps as she walks across the stage during the Miss Blue Springs Beauty Pageant. Her contestant number ribbon is attached to the swimsuit on her left hip., No date; likely 1970s, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., Located with Scrapbooks in Box 47, Folder 14 - 16

: contestant wearing a lavender dress stands on stage during Show-a-rama; A contestant wearing a lavender dress with a flat v-neck inset meets a gathered bodice that is drawn in by a belt at the waist, three-quarter sleeves, a necklace with a heart clasp on it, a wrist watch on her left wrist, and cream-colored high-heel sandals with ankle straps stands on stage at Miss Show-a-Rama at Crown Center in Kansas City, Missouri. Other contestants stand behind her on the stage. To her right, the contestant wears a white suit jacket with a red floral corsage on the left lapel over a lace blouse and a pleated skirt. Directly behind her, Suzanne Harness wears a dusty rose v-neck blouse with three-quarter sleeves, and a white pleated skirt. Farthest to the right in the photograph, the contestant wears a navy blue suit over a white blouse with blue piping and buttons., March 1980, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., Located with Scrapbooks in Box 47, Folder 14 - 16.

: contestant wears a blue evening gown as she walks across the stage during the Miss Blue Springs Pageant; A contestant wears a light blue, sleeveless, crew-neck, Qiana evening gown with a triangle of white pearls sewn on the dress at the throat, during the Miss Blue Springs Beauty Pageant as she walks across the stage., No date; likely 1970s, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., Located with Scrapbooks in Box 47, Folder 14 - 16

: contestant wears a light yellow evening gown as she smiles directly at the photographer during the Miss Blue Spring Pageant; A contestant smiles directly at the photographer, during the Miss Blue Springs Beauty Pageant, wearing yellow tear-drop earrings, a light yellow, empire waist, long-sleeved, turtleneck evening gown with a ruffle and three buttons from the throat to the top of the bodice. The bodice is an inset of white with green and yellow floral outlines embroidered on the white background. The bodice is outlined with olive green floral bric-a-brac. The sleeves are white translucent with solid white cuffs. She holds a trophy in her right hand., No date; likely 1970s, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., Located with Scrapbooks in Box 47, Folder 14 - 16

: contestant wears a navy blue suit with white piping as she stands on stage during Show-a-rama; A contestant stands on stage wearing a gold chain necklace, rings on both hands, a navy blue suit with white piping around the jacket and sleeve edges, a solid skirt, a white belt around the waist, a white blouse underneath, and black high-heeled sandals at Miss Show-a-Rama at Crown Center in Kansas City, Missouri. The audience stands around the stage behind the contestant., March 1980, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., Located with Scrapbooks in Box 47, Folder 14 - 16.

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