Patricia Stevens Collection

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: Contestant 8 during the Miss Boating 1982 pageant; Contestant 8 of the Miss Boating 1982 pageant stands in front of contestant 7 who stands in front of a Patricia Stevens agency banner that hangs behind them on silver lamé drapes wearing one-piece swimsuits. Contestant 8 wears a red, v-neck swimsuit with a rainbow from right body top to low body left with a white swan swimming on the navy blue water below the rainbow and a gold necklace. Her contestant number badge (8) is attached to her swimsuit on her right hip. The show was held at the Kansas City Trade Mart in the downtown airport, Kansas City, Missouri. This photograph was taken at the Patricia Stevens Studio., January 27, 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 8 wearing a summer outfit during a beauty pageant at Patricia Stevens Career College, Talent Agency, and Dress Shop; Contestant 8 smiles down slightly and wears a matching light yellow t-shirt and shorts with gold piping around the collar and leg openings and an embroidered sunrise scene on the chest, small earrings, a gold chain necklace, and a ring as she holds her contestant number card (8) mid-waist in her right hand and stands in front of a Patricia Stevens agency banner that hangs behind her on silver lamé drapes during a beauty pageant at Patricia Stevens studio., No date; likely between 1971 and 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 8 wearing a summer outfit during a beauty pageant at Patricia Stevens Career College, Talent Agency, and Dress Shop; Contestant 8 wears a matching light yellow t-shirt and shorts with gold piping around the collar and leg openings and an embroidered sunrise scene on the chest, a gold chain necklace, a ring, and black open-toed shoes as she holds her contestant number card (8) mid-waist in her right hand and stands in front of a Patricia Stevens agency banner that hangs behind her on silver lamé drapes during a beauty pageant at Patricia Stevens studio., No date; likely between 1971 and 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 8 wearing a summer outfit during a beauty pageant at Patricia Stevens Career College, Talent Agency, and Dress Shop; Contestant 8 wears a matching light yellow t-shirt and shorts with gold piping around the collar and leg openings and an embroidered sunrise scene on the chest, a gold chain necklace and a ring as she holds her contestant number card (8) mid-waist in her right hand and stands in front of a Patricia Stevens agency banner that hangs behind her on silver lamé drapes during a beauty pageant at Patricia Stevens studio., No date; likely between 1971 and 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 8 wearing a summer outfit during a beauty pageant at Patricia Stevens Career College, Talent Agency, and Dress Shop; Contestant 8 wears a matching light yellow t-shirt and shorts with gold piping around the collar and leg openings and an embroidered sunrise scene on the chest, a ring, and black open-toed shoes as she holds her contestant number card mid-waist in her right hand. She stand in front of silver lamé drapes during a beauty pageant at the Patricia Stevens studio., No date; likely between 1971 and 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 8 wears a swimsuit during the Miss Boating 1981 contest; Contestant 8 wears a shiny steel blue, scoop-neck one-piece swimsuit and black open-toed shoes during the Miss Boating 1981 contest. She holds her contestant number card down by her leg in her right hand. Her eyes are closed. Silver lamé drapes are behind her. This photograph was taken at the Patricia Stevens studio., No date; likely January 1981, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., Located with Scrapbooks in Box 47, Folder 14 - 16.

: Contestant 80 during the K.C. Boat, Sports & Travel Show; Contestant 80 stands on the floor in front of the stage wearing a white, red, pink, and yellow bikini and white sandals 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 left hand by her left hip. The flag of the United States of American and a plant are visible behind her on the stage that has a art deco metal grid around it., 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 9 during the Miss Boating 1982 pageant; Contestant 9 of the Miss Boating 1982 pageant stands in front of a contestant who stands in front of a Patricia Stevens agency banner that hangs behind them on silver lamé drapes wearing one-piece swimsuits. Contestant 9's eyes are closed as she faces left and smiles and wears a black swimsuit with spaghetti straps that meet in the middle of the bodice and form a "V" up to the shoulders. The show was held at the Kansas City Trade Mart in the downtown airport, Kansas City, Missouri. This photograph was taken at the Patricia Stevens Studio., January 27, 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 9 wearing a summer outfit during a beauty pageant at Patricia Stevens Career College, Talent Agency, and Dress Shop; Contestant 9 wears a coral t-shirt and shorts and taupe open-toed shoes as she holds her contestant number card mid-waist in her right hand. She stand in front of silver lamé drapes during a beauty pageant at the Patricia Stevens studio., No date; likely between 1971 and 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 9, Melanie Derr, contestant 22, and contestant 17, Sandi Byrd stand on stage together wearing swimsuits during the Miss Boating 1981 contest; Contestant 9, Melanie Derr, wears pink, white and purple square-necked swimsuit of which the stripes outline the neckline and the bodice is a raspberry color, a gold chain necklace, and a ring during the Miss Boating 1981 contest. To her left, contestant 22 wears a black, one-piece swimsuit with one spaghetti strap attached to the center of the bodice, black and white horizontal stripes across the bodice, and black pumps. Farthest to the right, contestant 17, Sandi Byrd, wears a red, one-piece, v-neck swimsuit with a bow over the left hip, earrings, a necklace, a wrist watch, and clear plastic shoes with red bows over the toes. They hold their contestant number cards mid-waist in their right hands. Silver lamé drapes are behind her. This photograph was taken at the Patricia Stevens studio., No date; likely January 1981, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., Located with Scrapbooks in Box 47, Folder 14 - 16.

: Contestant 9, Melanie Derr, wears a swimsuit during the Miss Boating 1981 contest; Contestant 9, Melanie Derr, wears pink, white and purple square-necked, one-piece swimsuit of which the stripes outline the neckline and the bodice is a raspberry color, a gold chain necklace, a tiger-eye ring, and open-toed shoes during the Miss Boating 1981 contest. She holds her contestant number card in her right hand at the center of her body. Silver lamé drapes are behind her. This photograph was taken at the Patricia Stevens studio., No date; likely January 1981, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., Located with Scrapbooks in Box 47, Folder 14 - 16.

: Contestant 9, Melanie Derr, wears a swimsuit during the Miss Boating 1981 contest; Contestant 9, Melanie Derr, wears pink, white and purple square-necked swimsuit of which the stripes outline the neckline and the bodice is a raspberry color, a gold chain necklace, a tiger-eye ring, and open-toed shoes during the Miss Boating 1981 contest. She holds her contestant number card mid-waist in her right hand. Silver lamé drapes are behind her. This photograph was taken at the Patricia Stevens studio., No date; likely January 1981, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., Located with Scrapbooks in Box 47, Folder 14 - 16.

: Contestant Nathalie Willis wears referee clothing during the talent portion of the Miss Raytown 1971 pageant; Contestant Nathalie Willis stands behind a microphone wearing a long-sleeved referee shirt, whistle, black shorts, and white, knee-high boots during the talent portion of the Raytown Miss America 1971 Pageant., 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 Teresa Mohr dances during the talent portion of the Miss Raytown 1971 pageant; Contestant Teresa Mohr wears a black sequined leotard, black elbow length gloves, and black knee high boots during the talent portion of the Raytown Miss America 1971 Pageant. She holds her left arm high in the air with her left leg and toe pointed extended to point to the ground., 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 eight during the K.C. Boat, Sports & Travel Show; Contestant eight stands on the floor in front of the stage wearing a pink one-piece swimsuit and gold character shoes 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 with both hands centered in front of her hips. Art deco metal grids along the sides of the stage are visible behind her legs. Part of the flag of the United States of America and a plant are visible on the stage behind her., 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 number 4 in an animal print swimsuit during the K.C. Boat, Sports & Travel Show; Contestant number 4 smiles as she stands in front of the stern of a yellow Snark sailboat wearing a one-piece animal print swimsuit during the K.C. Boat, Sports & Travel Show, held in Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri., February 1-10, 1974, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., Located with Scrapbooks in Box 48, Folder 5 - 6

: Contestant number 44 during the K.C. Boat, Sports & Travel Show; Contestant number 44 smiles as she stands in front of the bow of a yellow Snark sailboat wearing a one-piece swimsuit of blue, purple, green geometric shapes and a bow in the center, white pump shoes and holding her contestant card in her left hand with the number 44 printed on it during the K.C. Boat, Sports & Travel Show, held in Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri., February 1-10, 1974, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., Located with Scrapbooks in Box 48, Folder 5 - 6

: Contestant one during the K.C. Boat, Sports & Travel Show; Contestant one stands on the floor in front of the stage wearing a light yellow bikini with white lace along the waistband and black 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 out from her body in her right hand and looks over her right shoulder. Art deco metal grids along the edge of the stage are visible behind her legs. Part of the flag of the United States of America and a plant are visible on the stage behind her., 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 seven during the K.C. Boat, Sports & Travel Show; Contestant seven wears a lavender one-piece swimsuit with a white, deep purple, and aqua floral print and black shoes as she walks on the floor in front of the stage 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 left hand out away from the left side of her body. An art deco metal grid along the side of the stage is visible behind her legs. Part of the flag of the United States of America and a plant are visible on the stage behind her., 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 two during the K.C. Boat, Sports & Travel Show; Contestant 2, from her left side, wears a one-piece swimsuit with vertical white yellow and blue stripes that form a "V" along the center of her torso during the K.C. Boat, Sports & Travel Show, held in the Little Theater of the Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. She wears white pumps with beige toes and holds her contestant card in her right hand out in front of herself., 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 two during the K.C. Boat, Sports & Travel Show; Contestant 2, from her left side, wears a one-piece swimsuit with vertical white yellow and blue stripes that form a "V" along the center of her torso during the K.C. Boat, Sports & Travel Show, held in the Little Theater of the Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. She wears white pumps with beige toes and holds her contestant card in her right hand out in front of herself., 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

: Contestants (1) (5) (6) (27) (31) (32) (33), and (49) during the K.C. Boat, Sports & Travel Show; Miss Boating contestants (1) (5) (6) (27) (31) (32) (33), and (49) stand in front of a small yellow sailboat during the K.C. Boat, Sports & Travel Show held in the Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. Contestant (1) wears a black one-piece swimsuit with a keyhole at the neckline and black open-toed shoes. To her left, contestant (5) wears a lime green bikini and white sandals. To her left, contestant (6) wears a lime bikini and white sandals. To her left, contestant (27) wears a navy-blue one-piece swimsuit with red and white shapes in a design and white pumps. To her left, contestant (31) wears a black one-piece swimsuit and brown platform sandals. To her left, contestant (32) wears a red and white gingham one-piece swimsuit with white piping outlining the bodice and white pumps. To her left, contestant (33) wears a purple, green, aqua, and slate geometric patterned one-piece swim suit tied in the middle of the bodice and white pumps. Farthest to the right, contestant (49) wears a navy-blue one-piece swimsuit, with white stars to mimic polka dots, that laces up the center front and white pump shoes., January 31-February 9, 1975, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., Located with Scrapbooks in Box 48, Folder 5 - 6

: Contestants (1) (6) (5), and (27) and a photographer prepare for a photograph during the K.C. Boat, Sports & Travel Show; Miss Boating contestants (1) (6) (5) (27) and a photographer set up for a photograph in and around a small yellow sailboat during the K.C. Boat, Sports & Travel Show held in the Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. Contestant (1) stands farthest to the left and is partially out of the photograph. She wears a one-piece black swimsuit. To her left, contestant (6) wears a lime green bikini and holds the right side of a white life preserver with the words printed in large red letters, "K.C. Boat, Sports & Travel Show. Jan. 31 - Feb. 9" around the center. To her left, contestant (5) holds the left side of the life preserver as she wears a lime green bikini. Behind her and to her left and mostly obscured, the head and swimsuit of contestant (27) can be seen sitting looking down in the sailboat behind the group. A male photographer is farthest to the right facing right and looking back talking to contestant (27) and holding a camera in his left hand., January 31-February 9, 1975, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., Located with Scrapbooks in Box 48, Folder 5 - 6

: Contestants 1 and 2 during the Miss Boating 1982 pageant; Contestants 1 and 2 of the Miss Boating 1982 pageant stand in front of silver lamé drapes wearing one-piece swimsuits. Their contestant number badges are attached to their swimsuits on their left hips. Farthest to the left, contestant 1 wears a red swimsuit which gathers vertically down the center of the suit and spaghetti straps. She wears taupe sandals. To her left, contestant 2 wears a hunter green, strapless swimsuit with a white stripe across the top of the bodice and down the side seams, earrings, a small, one-gem necklace, a wrist watch, and black pumps., January 27, 1982, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., Located with Scrapbooks in Box 47, Folder 14 - 16

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

: Contestants 1 through 10 during the K.C. Boat, Sports & Travel Show; Contestants one through ten stand on stage with a flag of the United States of America behind them and to their right sides during the K.C. Boat, Sports & Travel Show, held in the Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. Contestant 1, farthest to the right, wears a one-piece black velveteen swimsuit that buttons up the front and black flat shoes. She holds her contestant card with both hands in front of the middle of her body. To her left is an African American contestant 2 wears a black shiny bikini, black shoes, and holds her contestant card with both hand in front of the middle of her body. To her left, contestant 3 wears a purple bikini, white sandals, and holds her contestant card with both hands in front and in the middle of her thighs. The number of her card is obscured by a microphone that is standing on the floor in front of the stage. To her left, contestant 4 wears a white, purple, and pink print one-piece swimsuit, white pumps, and holds her contestant card with her left hand by her left hip. To her left, contestant 5 wears a yellow one-piece swimsuit, white shoes, and holds her contestant card with both hands in front of the middle of her body. To her left, contestant 6 wears a shiny gold one-piece swimsuit with a cowl neck, black sandals, and holds her contestant card with both hands in front of the middle of her body. To her left, contestant 7 wears a white two-piece swimsuit with black polka dots where the top piece is connected to the bottom piece with two white rings over her tummy and the front of the bottoms and the back of the bottoms are connected by two rings on the side of each hip and white pumps. She holds her contestant card with both hands in front of the middle of her body. To her left, contestant 8 wears a one-piece swimsuit that has a solid black top and earth-tone pattern over black on the bottom, white sandals, as she holds her contestant card with both hands in front of the middle of her body. To her left, contestant 9 wears a kelly green one-piece swimsuit with cut-outs on the sides, black sandals, as she holds her contestant card with both hands in front of the middle of her body. The farthest to the right, contestant 10 wears a yellow one-piece swimsuit with large pink floral print, white sandals, as she holds her contestant card with both hands in front of the middle of her body., 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

: Contestants 1 through 10 during the K.C. Boat, Sports & Travel Show; Miss Boating 1976 contestants 1 through ten stand on stage in front of a small yellow sailboat during the K.C. Boat, Travel and Sports Show which was held in the Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. A red, white, and blue water ski is leaning against the wall farthest to the left. To the left of the ski, African American contestant 1 wears a pink one-piece swimsuit with side cutouts and red sandals. She holds her contestant card in her left hand by her left thigh. To her left, contestant 2 wears a white one-piece swimsuit with a green, purple, blue, and pink floral pattern and a skirt bottom. She holds her contestant card in her right hand by her right thigh. To her left, African American contestant 3 wears a slate blue and white gingham print two-piece swimsuit that has a skirt that extends from the bodice to her thighs and has a slit cut to the bottom left of the bodice with a white bow at the top of the slit to reveal matching bottoms. She also wears white sandals. She holds her contestant card in her left hand by her left thigh. To her left, contestant 4 wears a yellow one-piece swimsuit and brown sandals with block heels. She holds her contestant card in her left hand by her left hip. To her left, African American contestant 5 wears a green, yellow and pink one-piece swimsuit and red open-toed heels. She holds her contestant card in her right hand by her right thigh. To her left, contestant 6 wears a purple velveteen one-piece swimsuit that laces up the center front and has side cutouts and purple open-toed shoes. She holds her contestant card in her right hand by her right hip. To her left, contestant 7 wears a black one-piece swimsuit with pink roses and green leaves and white pumps. She holds her contestant card in her left hand by her left hip. To her left, contestant 8 wears a green and blue swirl design one-piece swimsuit with white pumps. She holds her contestant card in her left hand by her left hip. To her left, contestant 9 wears a one piece swimsuit that is aqua on the top, teal on the bottom, and has black around the waist and down her back. She holds her contestant card in her right hand in the center of her body. Farthest to the right, contestant 10 (Tina Marrs) wears a one-piece swimsuit of orange, red, pink and purple panels that run diagonally to form a "V" in the center her body and taupe heels., January 30-February 8, 1976, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., Located with Scrapbooks in Box 48, Folder 5 - 6; Tina Marrs (Svoboda) in personal communication (4/14/20 w/GLT states this contest was in 1973.

: Contestants 1 through 20 during the 1980 K.C. Boat & Sport show; Contestants one through twenty stand in two lines, the front line on a step, the back line on a stage during the Miss Boat Show contest on stage in front of silver lamé drapes at Patricia Stevens studio for the K.C. Boat, Sports, & Travel Show in Kansas City, Missouri. They all wear one-piece swimsuits and have their contestant numbers written on a circular patch attached to their lower left hip. Sandi Byrd, eventual first runner up, is farthest to the left. Above and behind Sandi, Lisa Stilfield, contestant one and the eventual winner stands on the top row. Third from the right on the front row is Suzanne Harness, eventual second runner up., No date; likely January 1980, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., Located with Scrapbooks in Box 46, Folder 13 - 14.

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