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: Contestants 31 through 35 during the K.C. Boat, Sports and Travel Show; Contestants 31 through 35 standing in front of a yellow Snark sailboat with a white life buoy hanging from the boom with red letters around the center that say, "K.C. Boat, Sports & Travel Show." Contestant 31, to the far left with a water ski to her right, wears a one-piece white crocheted swimsuit and holds her contestant card in her left hand down by her left hip. Contestant 32, to the left of Contestant 31, wears a brown bikini with beige polka dots and knee-high, lace-up, black boots. Contestant 33 stands in the middle of the group wearing a black and white one-piece swimsuit holding her contestant card in her right and by her right hip and the back of the card is to the photographer. Contestant 34 stands to Contestant 33's left and wears a pink and white bikini and holds her contestant card in her left hand but in the center of her body down by her hips. Contestant 35 is farthest to the right. She wears a black white and tan one-piece swimsuit and holds her contestant card in her right hand by her right hip with the back of the card to the photographer., January 26 - February 4, 1973, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., Located with Scrapbooks in Box 48, Folder 5 - 6

: Contestants 31 through 35 stand by the sailboat and a pair of water skis during the K.C. Boat, Sports & Travel Show; Contestants 31 through 35, wearing one piece swimsuits and holding their contestant number cards in their left hands down by their left hips, stand in front of a Snark sailboat and a pair of Riviera water skis during the K.C. Boat, Sports & Travel Show, held in Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. The centerboard is visible between contest 32's legs., 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

: Contestants 31 through 40 during the K.C. Boat, Sports & Travel Show; Miss Boating 1976 contestant (31) through 40 stand 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. Contestant 31 is farthest to the left and wears a red one-piece swimsuit with a white floral pattern and white pumps. To her left, contestant 32 wears a red and white gingham one-piece swimsuit and black open-toed pumps. She holds her contestant card in both hand in the center of her body. To her left, contestant (34), Kathy Denton, wears a black one-piece swimsuit and black pumps. She holds her contestant card in her right hand by her right hip but the number is not visible. To her left, contestant 35 also wears a black one-piece swimsuit and black character shoes. She holds her contestant card in her right hand by her left hip. To her left, African American contestant 36 wears a white one-piece swimsuit and white sandals with heels. She holds her contestant card in her left hand by her left hip. To her left, African American contestant 37 wears a kelly green one-piece swimsuit and green open-toed pumps. She holds her contestant card in her left hand by her right hip. To her left, contestant 38 wears a white one-piece swimsuit and red open-toed pumps. She holds her contestant card in her right hand in the center of her body. To her left, contestant 39 wears a black one-piece swimsuit that laces up the center of the front and black character shoes. She holds her contestant card in her right hand by her right thigh. To her left, contestant 40 wears a one piece teal one-piece swimsuit with flowers and white sandals with heels. The swimsuit has the sides cut out. She holds her contestant card in both hands in the center of her body., 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

: Contestants 31 through 40 during the K.C. Boat, Sports & Travel Show; Contestants 31 through 40 stands on stage with a flag of the United States of America and a tall plant behind them an to their right sides during the K.C. Boat, Sports & Travel Show, held in the Little Theater of the Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. Contestant 31 is farthest to the left in front of the flag and wears a white one-piece swimsuit and white pumps with red and blue accents. She holds her contestant card in her left hand by her left thigh. To her left, contestant 32 stands in front of the plant and wears a one piece scoop-neckline swimsuit that is yellow from the neck to the drop waistline and tiny horizontal yellow and black stripes on the bottoms. Red piping outlines the neckline and the drop waistline. She also wears brown sandals. She holds her contestant card in both hands in the middle of the body. To her left, contestant 33 wears a gold, orange, and white circle print bikini with orange/brown character shoes. She holds her contestant card in her right hand by her right side. To her left, contestant 34 wears a pink one-piece swimsuit with lavender and gold patches printed on it. It laces up the front and the sides are cut out. She also wears yellow pumps. She holds her contestant card in her left hand and it is somewhat obscured by the next contestants card. To her left, contestant 35 wears a denim blue one-piece swimsuit with large white outline of two butterflies one in the middle of her chest and one over her front right hip. She also wears white pumps. She holds her contestant card in her right hand over her right hip. To her left, contestant 36 wears a pink one-piece swimsuit and white shoes. She holds her contestant card in her left hand with the number facing her left thigh. To her left, contestant 37 wears a shamrock green one-piece swimsuit and white shoes. She holds her contestant card in her left hand in the center of her body. To her left, contestant 38 is mostly obscured by contestant 40 except for her face and chest. She wears a deep pink swimsuit. The top of the head of contestant 39 is all that is visible behind contestant 40. Contestant 40 is farthest to the right and wears a pink one-piece swimsuit. She holds her contestant card with both hands in the center of her body., 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 31 through 40 during the K.C. Boat, Sports & Travel Show; Contestants 31 through 40 stand on stage during the K.C. Boat, Sports & Travel Show, held in the Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. A flag of the United States of America stands on the back of the stage to the contestants' right sides. Contestant 31 stands farthest to the left wearing a one-piece white swimsuit and white pumps. She holds her contestant card with both hands in the middle of her body. To her left is contestant 32 who wears a pink bikini, brown sandals, and holds her contestant card in her right hand by her right hip. To her left is contestant 33 who wears a one-piece black swimsuit with white piping across the bottom and over a split over the right thigh. There are four white buttons, two vertically on each side of the split. She holds her contestant card in her left hand by her left hip and wears black pumps. A microphone is visible in front of her that stands on the floor in front of the stage. To her left is contestant 34 who wears a black lace one-piece swimsuit over a beige undercloth. The neckline of the swimsuit comes up to her neck. She wears white pumps and holds her contestant card in her right hand by her right hip. To her left, contestant 35 wears a black and white vertically striped one-piece swimsuit with white pump shoes and holds contestant card in her left hand by her left hip. To her left, contestant 36 wears a white one-piece swimsuit with silver print pattern that buttons up the center of the bodice. She wears white pumps and holds her contestant card in her left hand by her left hip. To her left, contestant 36 wears a red one-piece swimsuit where the bodice laces up with a white cord. She wears white pumps and holds her contestant card in her right hand in the center of her body. To her left, contestant 38 wears a red and white patterned one-piece swimsuit that has a keyhole over the sternum. She wears white pumps and holds her contestant card in her right hand by her right thigh. To her left, contestant 39 wears a gold bikini and knee-high black boots, and holds her contestant card with her right hand by her right thigh. To her left, contestant 40 wears a green velveteen one-piece swimsuit where the neckline comes up to neck, white pumps, and holds her contestant card in her right hand by her right hip., 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 34, 31, 29, and 26 during the K.C. Boat, Sports & Travel Show; Miss Boating 1976 finalists, contestants 34 31, 29 and 26 during the K.C. Boat, Travel and Sports Show which was held in the Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. Contestant 34 is farthest to the left and wears a black one-piece swimsuit with black pumps. She holds her contestant card in her left hand in the center of her body. To her left, contestant 31 wears a red one-piece swimsuit with a white floral pattern all over and white pumps. To her left, contestant 29 wears a black one piece swimsuit and black character shoes. She holds her contestant card in both hand, low in the center of her body. To her left, contestant 26 wears a pink, green, and white one-piece swimsuit in a fleur-de-lis pattern and white pumps. She holds her contestant card in her left hand and low in the center of her body., 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

: Contestants 36 through 39 during the K.C. Boat, Sports & Travel Show; Miss Boating contestants 36 through 39 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. Farthest to the left, contestant 36 wears a white one-piece swimsuit with a keyhole in the center and white character shoes. She holds her contestant card in her right hand by her right side. To her left, contestant 37 wears a red, white, and blue checked one-piece swimsuit and white character shoes. She holds her contestant card in her right hand by her right hip. To her left, contestant 38 wears a purple with pink polka-dots one-piece swimsuit that is a skirt around the bottom and brown sandals. She holds her contestant card in her left hand by her left hip. To her left, contestant 39 wears a slate, blue, green and pink large paisley design one-piece swimsuit and open-toed shoes. She holds her contestant card in her right hand by her right hip., 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 36 through 40 stand by the sailboat and a pair of water skis during the K.C. Boat, Sports & Travel Show; Five contestants, wearing one piece swimsuits except contestant 37 who is wearing a bikini, all holding their contestant number cards in their left hands down by their left hips, stand in front of a Snark sailboat and a pair of Riviera water skis during the K.C. Boat, Sports & Travel Show, held in Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. The visible numbers on contestant cards are 36, 37, 38, and 39. The centerboard is visible by contestant 37's legs., 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

: Contestants 37, 39 and 40 watch as the beauty queen gets crowned during the K.C. Boat, Sports & Travel Show; The K.C. Boat, Sports & Travel Show beauty queen closes her eyes while she's being crowned by the master of ceremonies during the K.C. Boat, Sports & Travel Show, held in Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. The master of ceremonies stands with his back to the photographer as he reaches up with both hands to place the crown on the queen's head. He wears a blue jacket and gray pants with black oxford shoes. The queen wears a black one-piece swimsuit, dark sheer hosiery and black sandals as she holds a bouquet of roses. Contestants 39 and 40 are standing to the queen's right. Contestant 39 wears a white one-piece swimsuit and white pump shoes. Contestant 40 wears a brown one-piece swimsuit and also wears white pump shoes. Contestant 37 is mostly out of the photograph on the left side. The contestants stand in front of a yellow Snark sailboat., January 26 - February 4, 1973, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., Located with Scrapbooks in Box 48, Folder 5 - 6

: Contestants 4 through 7 with 10, 11 and 13 during the K.C. Boat, Sports & Travel Show; Contestants 4 through 7 along with contestants 10, 11 and 13 stand on stage in one piece swimsuits and holding their contestant cards during the K.C. Boat, Sports & Travel Show, held at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. Contestant 4 is mostly out of the photograph on the left side but wears a multi-colored print swimsuit and holds her contestant card in her left hand down by her left hip. Contestant 5 stands to Contestant 4's left wearing a yellow swimsuit and white shoes. She holds her contestant card in the center of her body. Contestant 6 stands to the left of Contestant 5 and wears a gold lamé swimsuit and black sandals as she holds her contestant card in the center of her body. Contestant seven is in the center of the group wearing a white two-piece swimsuit with polka dots and white pump shoes. She holds her contestant card over the center of her body. Contestant 10 is to the left of Contestant 7 and wears a yellow swimsuit with large pink and white flowers and white sandals. She holds her contestant card in the center of her body. Contestant 11 is to the left of Contestant 10 and wears a black swimsuit with black pump shoes. She holds her contestant card in her right hand by her right hip. Contestant 13 is farthest to the right and wears a white swimsuit with black character shoes and holds her contestant lower centered by her hips. The back of a man's head and shoulder is visible in the foreground of the photograph., 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 4, 5, 7, 15 and 18 during the K.C. Boat, Sports & Travel Show; Contestant 4, 5, 7, 15, 18 and unknown walk to their right sides off of the stage during the K.C. Boat, Sports & Travel Show, held at the Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. All wear one-piece swimsuits. Contestant 4 wears a floral swimsuit and holds her contestant card in her left hand by her left hip. Contestant 5 wears a yellow swimsuit and holds her contestant card in her left hand by her left hip. Contestant 7 wears a white swimsuit with black polka dots that appears to be a two piece held top to bottom with white rings over her tummy. She holds her contestant card in both hands in front of her tummy. Contestant 15 wears a yellow swimsuit with white hash marks and holds her contestant card in her left hand by her left hip. Contestant 18 wears a brown suit and holds her contestant card in her right hand down by her right hip. The next contestant's card is mostly out of the right side of the photo but has a "2" on it. She wears a white swimsuit that has a high neckline. A flag of the United States of America is visible on the stage behind contestant 5., 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 4, 7, 15, 18, 31, 33 43, 45 and 48 during the K.C. Boat, Sports & Travel Show; Contestants 4, 7, 15 18, 31, 33, 43 45 and 48 stand on stage during the K.C. Boat, Sports & Travel Show, held in the Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. Contestant 4 is farthest to the left wearing a pink and purple print over white one-piece swimsuit. She holds her contestant card in her left hand down by her left hip. To her left is contestant 7 who wears a two piece white swimsuit with possibly black polka dots. She holds her contestant card in both of her hands in the middle of her body. To her left is contestant 15 who wears a yellow one-piece swimsuit with white hash marks. She holds her contestant card in her both of her hands over the middle of her body. To her left is contestant 18 who wears a brown one-piece swimsuit and holds her contestant card in her right hand down by her right thigh. She looks over her right shoulder toward the photographer. To her left is contestant 31 who wears a white one-piece swimsuit and holds her contestant card in her right hand down by her right thigh. A microphone is visible in front of her on the stage. To her left is contestant 33 who wears a one-piece black swimsuit with white piping across the bottom and around a split over her right thigh. Four buttons vertically accent the split with two on each side. To her left is contestant 43 who is an African American contestant that wears a one-piece black shiny swimsuit and she holds her contestant card in her left hand down by her left thigh. To her left is contestant 45 wearing a gold shiny one-piece swimsuit and holds her contestant card in her left hand down by her left thigh. To her left is a contestant (48) that is mostly out of the right side of the photograph. She wears a white one-piece swimsuit., 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 40 through 45 during the K.C. Boat, Sports & Travel Show; Miss Boating contestants 40 through 45 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 40 is farthest to the left wearing a white one-piece swimsuit; contestant 41 is wearing a pink one-piece swimsuit and black sandals with heels. She holds her contestant card in her right hand in the center of her body. To her left, African American contestant 42 wears a dark pink one-piece swimsuit and black block heels. She holds her contestant card in her right hand by her right hip. To her left, contestant 43 wears a burnt orange one-piece swimsuit with white buttons down the center front and burnt orange pumps. She holds her contestant card in her left hand by her left hip. To her left, contestant 44 wears a blue and white one-piece swimsuit and white character shoes. She holds her contestant card in her right hand by her right hip. To her left, contestant 45 wears a burgundy, orange, white, and green hash mark one-piece swimsuit and white sandals with heels. She holds her contestant card in her right hand by her right hip; image of contestant 40 is from a separate photo and placed next to the larger photo of contestants 41 to 45., 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 41 through 50 during the K.C. Boat, Sports & Travel Show; Contestants 41 through 50 stand holding their contestant cards in their left hands by their left hips on stage with the flag of the United States of America and a tall plant behind them to their right sides during the K.C. Boat, Sports & Travel Show, held in the Little Theater of the Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. Contestant 41, farthest to the left, stands in front of the flag as she wears a white one-piece swimsuit and white pumps. To her left, contestant 42 wears a yellow bikini and white sandals. The tall plant is visible between contestant 42 and 43. Contestant 43 wears a black one-piece swimsuit with a high neckline and black pumps. To her left, contestant 44 wears a black and white polka dot one-piece swimsuit with a white collar outlining the "V" neckline and black character shoes. Contestant 45 wears a yellow bikini and yellow sandals. To her left, contestant 46 wears a brown one-piece swimsuit with a high neckline and white piping around the neckline and down the sides. She also wears white pumps. To her left, contestant 47 is mostly obscured by a man standing, wearing a brown suit jacket, with his back is to the photographer. She wears a shiny, navy blue one-piece swimsuit. Contestant 48 is completely obscured by the man except for her blond hair and a peach strap of her swimsuit over her left shoulder. To her left, contestant 49 is mostly obscured by contestant 50, except for her face, part of her bikini top, and her torso. She wears a brown, white and yellow horizontally striped bikini top. To her left and partially in front of contestant 49 is contestant 50 from her left side. She wears a blue gingham bikini with white lace around the top of the bottoms and across the top of the bodice. She also wears black heels., 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 above photograph, "Fourth group of contestants above. Below fifth group of contestants."

: Contestants 41 through 50 during the K.C. Boat, Sports & Travel Show; Contestants 41 through 50 stand on stage wearing one-piece swimsuits during the K.C. Boat, Sports & Travel Show, held in the Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. A flag of the United States of America is on the back of the stage to the contestants' right sides. Contestant 41 stands farthest to the right wearing a white crocheted swimsuit with a pink ribbon woven through the crochet to create a belt tied in a bow. She wears white pumps and holds her contestant card in her right hand down by her right hip. To her left is contestant 42 in a swimsuit that is harvest gold on the top. There is red piping around the neckline and at the dropped-waist belt line. The bottom has tiny black horizontal stripes across the harvest gold. She wears brown sandals and holds her contestant card in her right hand at the middle of her body. To her left is an African American contestant number 43 that wears a shiny black swimsuit and black shoes. She holds her contestant card in her left hand down by her left hip. To her left is contestant 44 wearing a aqua swimsuit and white pumps. She holds her contestant card in her left hand down by her left hip. There is a microphone in front of her setting on the floor in front of the stage. To her left is contestant 45 who is wearing a shiny gold swimsuit and brown pumps. She holds her contestant card in her left hand down by her left hip. To her left is contestant 46 who wears a white swimsuit, white shoes with red shoestrings, and holds her contestant card in her left hand by her left side. To her left is contestant 47 who wears a swimsuit with a dropped-waist mock belt held with a red-ring and white pumps. She holds her contestant card in her left hand by her left hip. To her left is contestant 48 wears a white swimsuit and white pumps. She holds her contestant card in her left hand by her left hip. To her left is contestant 49 whose card is mostly obscured by contestant 48. She wears a brown print swimsuit that laces up the middle of the bodice, and black pumps. To her left is contestant 50 who wears a purple swimsuit and white pumps. She holds her contestant card in her left hand by her left hip., 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 46 through 50 during the K.C. Boat, Sports & Travel Show; Contestants 46 through 50 stand in front of a small yellow sailboat holding their contestant cards in their right hands by their right hips during the K.C. Boat, Sports & Travel Show held in the Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. Farthest to the left, contestant 46 wears a purple and white floral one-piece swimsuit and white open toed shoes. To her left, contestant 47 wears a one-piece swimsuit wear the top above the waist is red and black plaid and the bottom below the waist is black. She wears white sandals with heels. To her left, contestant 48 wears a gold one-piece swimsuit that mimics a two-piece swimsuit except for a piece of laced cloth down the center front that joins the top and the bottom together. She wears gold high-heel sandals. To her left, contestant 49 wears a navy blue one-piece swimsuit with white stars that mimic polka dots and white pumps. To her left, contestant 50 wears a black one-piece swimsuit with a high neckline that has a wide white collar on it and white heels., 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 47, 65, 68, 41, and 32 during the K.C. Boat, Sports & Travel Show; Miss Boat Show beauty queen, contestant 47, stands in front of four other finalists wearing a tiara and holding a bouquet of flowers during K.C. Boat, Sports & Travel Show, held in the Little Theater of the Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. She wears a navy blue one-piece swimsuit and white pumps. Behind her, contestant 65, Pam White, is farthest to the left. She wears an olive green one-piece swimsuit with a white and mustard green "V" inset at the waist and white pumps. To her left, contestant 68, Susan Morris, stands wearing a red one-piece swimsuit with a wide black belt around her waist and white pumps. She holds her contestant card under her left arm. To her left, contestant 41 wears a white one-piece swimsuit and white pumps. She holds her contestant card behind her right leg. To her left, contestant 32 wears a one-piece swimsuit that is golden yellow from the neck to the drop waist waistline. A red stripe runs around the waistline with two gold buttons about 4 inches apart. The bottom of the swimsuit are tiny horizontal black and yellow stripes. She wears brown sandals and holds her contestant card behind her right leg., 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 below photograph, "Kansas City 1970 Boat and Sports Show Competition Held January 9th 1970 in the Little Theater At the Municipal Auditorium."

: Contestants 5 through 9 wear evening gowns as they stand on stage during the Miss Raytown 1973 pageant; Contestants 5 through 9 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, Pamela Ann Shiel (5), wears a white, sleeveless, scoop-neck evening gown with a tiny black belt at the empire waistline that ties in a bow at the bottom of the bodice. To her left, Constance Pickett (6) wears a yellow, long-sleeved, v-neck evening gown with a translucent floral overlay of yellow, orange, and purple. To her left, Victoria L. Mueller (7) wears a aqua, sleeveless, keyhole neck evening gown with silver lace outlining the collar, keyhole, and around the empire waistline. To her 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. Farthest to the right, Mischell Dutton (9) wears a white with black polka dots, long-puffed-sleeved, scoop-neck evening gown with a broad black empire waistband. 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

: Contestants 5, 7, 15, 17 and 18 during the K.C. Boat, Sports & Travel Show; Contestants 5, 7, 15, 17, and 18 walk in a line to the left holding their contestant cards during the K.C. Boat, Sports & Travel Show, held in Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. One contestant in the foreground walks to the right wearing a silver velveteen one-piece swimsuit and a ribbon in her hair. Contestant 5 to the extreme left wears a yellow one-piece swimsuit and white pumps with a strap. Contestant 7 is next wearing a white two-piece swimsuit with black polka dots and white pumps. The bottoms have two rings on the sides. Contestant 15 in the center of the photograph wears a yellow hash-mark one-piece swimsuit and yellow pump shoes. Contestant 17 wears a multi-colored small floral print bikini and is barefoot. Contestant 18 to the extreme right of the photograph wears a brown one-piece swimsuit and black character shoes. She holds her neck stiffly with her face turned slightly to the left., 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 5, 7, 9, Melanie Derr, and 17, Sandi Byrd stand on stage wearing swimsuits during the Miss Boating 1981 contest; Contestants, 5, 7, 9, Melanie Derr, and 17, Sandi Byrd, stand on stage during the Miss Boating 1981 contest. Farthest to the left, contestant 5 wears a purple, one-piece, scoop-neck swimsuit, a gold chain necklace, and pumps. To her left, contestant 7 wears a one-piece strapless swimsuit with teal side-panels and floral center, and also a gold chain necklace. To her left, contestant 9, Melanie Derr, is caught with her eyes closed as she 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. Farthest to the right, contestant 17, Sandi Byrd, wears a red, one-piece, v-neck swimsuit with a bow over the left hip, earrings, and a wrist watch. 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.

: Contestants 5, 7, 9, and 11 wearing swimsuits during the Miss Boating 1981 contest; During the Miss Boating 1981 contest, contestants 5, 7, 9, and 11 stand in front of silver lamé drapes. Farthest to the left, contestant 5 wears a purple, one-piece, scoop-neck swimsuit, a gold chain necklace, and pumps. To her left, contestant 7 wears a one-piece strapless swimsuit with teal side-panels and floral center and a gold chain necklace. To her left, 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 and a gold chain necklace. Farthest to the right, contestant 11 wears a shiny, teal, one-piece swimsuit with one strap over the right shoulder, a gold chain necklace, a tiny gold belt, and matching teal open-toed shoes. She holds her contestant number card in her right hand over her right hip. They all hold their contestant card numbers in their right hands. 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.

: Contestants 51 through 50 during the K.C. Boat, Sports & Travel Show; Contestants 51 through 60 stand on stage with the flag of the United States of America and a tall plant behind them to their right sides during the K.C. Boat, Sports & Travel Show, held in the Little Theater of the Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. Contestant 51 is farthest to the left wearing a red and white vertically striped bikini with navy blue "V" shaped top to the top and bottoms of the suit and large white stars and white pumps. She holds her contestant card in her right hand by her right thigh. To her left, contestant 52 wears a green floral bikini and brown shoes. She holds her contestant card in her right hand by her right hip but the number is not visible. The flag is visible between contestant 52 and 53. Contestant 53 wears a one-piece swimsuit that is white on the top and the bottom is navy blue with a panel that continues up the center to a "V" neckline and is ended by a navy blue ring in the center of the bodice. She wears white sandals and holds her contestant card in her left hand by her left thigh. To her left, contestant 54 wears a gold one-piece swimsuit and white sandals. She holds her contestant card in her right hand with the number facing toward her right thigh. To her left, contestant 55 wears a pink, high-neck one-piece swimsuit and white pumps. She holds her contestant card in her left hand in front of her left thigh. To her left, contestant 56 wears a dusty rose one-piece swimsuit and yellow pumps as she holds her contestant card in her left hand by her left thigh. To her left contestant 57 wears a one-piece swimsuit that has a white high neckline and a black suit from the chest down and white pumps. She holds her contestant card in her left hand by her left thigh. To her left, contestant 58 wears a high neckline white one-piece swimsuit, a white headband, and gold character shoes as she holds her contestant card in her right hand in the middle of her body. To her left, contestant 59 wears a high neckline pink one-piece swimsuit with white and gold horizontal stripes as a drop-waist waistband and pink pumps. She holds her contestant card in her left hand by her left side. Farthest to the right, contestant 60 wears a navy-blue one-piece swimsuit with white piping and three white buttons in the center of the bodice and black character shoes. She holds her contestant card in her right hand in the center of her body., 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 below photograph, "Sixth group of contestants."

: Contestants 51 through 54 during the K.C. Boat, Sports & Travel Show; Miss Boating contestants 51 through 54 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 51, farthest to the left, wears a one-piece swimsuit of pink, green, black and white diagonal stripes and white sandals with heels as she holds her contestant card in her right hand in the center of her body. To her left, contestant 52 wears a black one-piece swimsuit and brown platform sandals. She holds her contestant card in her right hand by her right hip. To her left, African American contestant 53 wears a one-piece swimsuit with white vertical panels on the sides and a navy blue panel down the center and white sandals with heels. She holds her contestant card in her right hand by her right hip. To her left, contestant 54 wears a one-piece swimsuit of alternating black and gray vertical panels and white sandals with heels., 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 51 through 60 during the K.C. Boat, Sports & Travel Show; Contestants 51 through 60 stand on the stage during the K.C. Boat, Sports & Travel Show, held in the Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri with a flag of the United States of America behind them on the stage to their right sides. Contestant 51, farthest to the left wears a brown bikini, brown shoes, and holds her contestant card in her left hand over the middle of her body. To her left is contestant 52 wearing a white one-piece swimsuit with black vertical paisleys and has a white Nehru collar. She holds her contestant card in her left hand down by her left side. The number is mostly not visible to the photographer. To her left is contestant 53 who wears a shiny salmon-colored bikini and holds her contestant card in her left side down by her left hip. To her left is contestant 54 who is an African American contestant and wears a white bikini and black shoes. She holds her contestant card in her left hand and the number is not visible to the photographer. To her left stands contestant number 55, another African American contestant, who wears a black two-piece swimsuit where the two pieces are joined together over her tummy by a black ring. She wears black pumps and holds her contestant card in her left hand down by her left thigh. To her left is contestant 56 who wears a red bikini, a red choker necklace, and red pumps. She holds her contestant card in her left hand over her left hip. To her left is contestant 57 who wears a one-piece swimsuit where the top is white with a black ring in the center to meet where the black material of the bottom comes up to meet the bodice to make the top white part look like a vest over a black one-piece swimsuit. She wears white sandals and holds her contestant card in her left hand down by her left hip. To her left is contestant 58 who wears a black one-piece swimsuit that laces up the center, and silver sandals. She holds her contestant card in both hands over the center of her body. Contestant 49 is an African American contestant who wears a one-piece swimsuit where the top is white, the sewn-in belt is beige, and the bottom is likely olive green. She wears black pumps and holds her contestant card in her left hand where her arm comes over the number down by her left hip. To her left is contestant 60 who wears a white one-piece swimsuit that ties in the center of the bodice. She wears a silver necklace and white pumps as she holds her contestant card in her left hand down by her left hip., 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 6 through 10 during the K.C. Boat, Sports & Travel Show; Miss Boating contestants 6 through 10 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. Farthest to the left, contestant 6 wears a lime green bikini and white sandals with black block heels. She holds her contestant card in her right hand by her right hip but the number is mostly obscured by her right hand. To her left, contestant 7 wears a pink, burnt orange, dark pink and white one-piece swimsuit with geometric shapes and black character shoes. She holds her contestant card in her right hand by her right hip. To her left, contestant 8 wears a white one-piece swimsuit with a white belt around the waist and black piping around the neckline and black pumps. She holds her contestant card in her left hand by her left hip. To her left, contestant 9 wears a black one-piece swimsuit with black character shoes. She holds her contestant card in her right hand by her right hip. To her left, contestant 10 wears a beige and brown bikini with a ring at the hip holding the front and back together. She holds her contestant card in her right hand by her right thigh by the number is mostly obscured by her 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 6 through 10 during the K.C. Boat, Sports & Travel Show; Contestants 6 through 10, where contestants 8 and 10 wear one-piece swimsuits and contestants 6, 7, and 9 wear bikinis, while holding their contestant number cards, stand in front of a yellow Snark sailboat with a life buoy attached to the mast with red lettering around the center and a pair of blue Riviera water skis during the K.C. Boat, Sports & Travel Show, held in Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. The centerboard is visible between the legs of contestant 7., 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

: Contestants 6, 16, 25, 26 and 36 during the K.C. Boat, Sports & Travel Show; Miss Boating 1976 contestants 6, 16, 25, 26, and 36 stand on stage in front of a yellow and white sail during the K.C. Boat, Travel and Sports Show which was held in the Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. Contestant 6 stands farthest to the left wearing a purple velveteen one-piece swimsuit that laces up the front and has cutouts in the sides. She holds her contestant card in her left hand by her left thigh. To her left stands contestant 16 wearing a blue, high neckline, one-piece swimsuit with white swimmer silhouettes and brown wedge-heel sandals. She holds her contestant card in her left hand by her left hip. To her left only the face and left leg are visible of contestant 25. To her left, contestant 26 wears a pink, green and white fleur-de-lis pattern one-piece swimsuit and white pumps. To her left, African American contestant 36 wears a white one-piece swimsuit and white sandals with high 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

: Contestants 6, 32 and (33) during the K.C. Boat, Sports & Travel Show; Contestant 6 standing farthest to the left wears a lime green bikini and white sandals with heels and holds her contestant card low in the center of her body. To her left contestant 32 looks up laughing wearing a red gingham one piece swimsuit with white piping and white pumps. She holds her contestant card in her left hand near her left hip. To her left contestant (33) looks up to her right smiling and wears a purple, green, aqua, and slate geometric patterned one piece swim suit tied in the middle of the bodice and white pumps. She holds her contestant card in her left hand to the side of her left hip and the number is not visible to the photographer. Behind them is a small yellow sailboat and an oar leaning against the wall during the K.C. Boats, Sports & Travel Show held in Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri., 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

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