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Help50s teen beauty pageant contestants
Some interesting names from a beauty pageant in a 1959 teen magazine. Even though this was a pretty small list of girls, maybe 50, it was interesting how many similar names & different spellings there were.
Antje, Amaryllis (wearing a smirk and cat glasses)
Beverly, Bonita
Carol, Karyl, Carolyn & Caroline
Candy, Cheryl Ann, Cora Jean, Chris (a bleach blonde wearing huge earrings :)
Daphne, Donna Jo, Darlene
Gay
Jan, Jane, Janet & Janice
Judy, Judi, Judith, Judylee AND Judy Lee
Joyce, June, Johnnie, Jackie, Jerilyn
Karen
Linda, Lynda, Lyn, Lynn & Lynne
Maxine (the only girl of color), Markita, Margery
Penny, Paulette, Phyllis, Patricia, Pat & Patty
Queta
Regina
Sammy, Susan, Sandra & Sondra, Shirley, Sharon
Teri & Teri Ann
Thelma
Vicky
Yovonne (I have to assume this was a misprint of Yvonne…)
Antje, Amaryllis (wearing a smirk and cat glasses)
Beverly, Bonita
Carol, Karyl, Carolyn & Caroline
Candy, Cheryl Ann, Cora Jean, Chris (a bleach blonde wearing huge earrings :)
Daphne, Donna Jo, Darlene
Gay
Jan, Jane, Janet & Janice
Judy, Judi, Judith, Judylee AND Judy Lee
Joyce, June, Johnnie, Jackie, Jerilyn
Karen
Linda, Lynda, Lyn, Lynn & Lynne
Maxine (the only girl of color), Markita, Margery
Penny, Paulette, Phyllis, Patricia, Pat & Patty
Queta
Regina
Sammy, Susan, Sandra & Sondra, Shirley, Sharon
Teri & Teri Ann
Thelma
Vicky
Yovonne (I have to assume this was a misprint of Yvonne…)
This message was edited 10/29/2024, 3:30 PM
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Both the Bonitas I've met were scary.
I like Gay, but I'm aware it might not be the best for a child nowadays.
My favorites are
Amaryllis
Caroline
Cora Jean
Darlene
Jane
Janet
Judith
June
Linda
Lynda
Markita
Penny
Phyllis
Regina
Thelma
Yvonne
I dislike:
Pat, Patty, Shirley, Candy, Donna Jo, Judylee, Sammy, Teri
I like Gay, but I'm aware it might not be the best for a child nowadays.
My favorites are
Amaryllis
Caroline
Cora Jean
Darlene
Jane
Janet
Judith
June
Linda
Lynda
Markita
Penny
Phyllis
Regina
Thelma
Yvonne
I dislike:
Pat, Patty, Shirley, Candy, Donna Jo, Judylee, Sammy, Teri
This message was edited 10/30/2024, 3:56 AM
Interesting. I don't really like many of them. Would there have been pageants in which all or most participants were people of colour, back then? Not a compulsory requirement, but perhaps by mutual consent?
Names I do like:
Caroline, Daphne, Jane, Judith, Joy (not Joyce though), Karen, Linda, Margery, Penny (nn only), Shirley, Vicky.
Names I do like:
Caroline, Daphne, Jane, Judith, Joy (not Joyce though), Karen, Linda, Margery, Penny (nn only), Shirley, Vicky.
A smirking Amaryllis in cat glasses? Swoon!