Miss NZ 1938

A beauty contest for Miss New Zealand, sponsored by the Woman’s Weekly, is held in Palmerston North, November 1938. Elaborately decorated floats carry the contestants from the Square to the Showgrounds.

Marching girls lead the way for the many floats carrying contestants through streets lined with spectators; Scottish pipe band follows behind the ‘Hawkes Bay, Miss Manawatu, Taranaki’ float as it enters the showgrounds (carrying Miss Leslie Morris, sponsored by Premier Drapery Co.); following are floats of Miss Canterbury (Miss Leonora Sorrell, sponsored by D.I.C.); Miss Otago (Miss Leila Murdock, sponsored by Woolworths); Miss Wellington (Miss Davie, sponsored by McKenzies); Miss South Canterbury (Miss Phyllis Faith, sponsored by Woollen Mills).

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