Six Try For State Fair Queen Title
VICTORIA FAE JOHNSON
Sponsored by Malanuska Telephone Association
LINDA JANE COPE
Sponsored by Matanuska Maid. Inc.
MARTHA LOUISE LINNEBUR
Sponsored by Matanuska Valley Chamber of Commerce
TERRY LUCILLE NIEMANN
Sponsored by Matanuska Electric Association
The six young women pictured on this page
are finishing a busy month as good will ambas
sadors and particularly charming salesgirls for
the Alaska State Fair, Inc.
They entered the fair queen contest in late
July and early August knowing that they were
faced with weeks of selling (350 raffle tickets
in order to qualify for the contest), long hours,
lack of sleep, tired feet—but, balancing the other
side of the ledger, was the knowledge that there
would be fun of meeting new people, trips, to
other cities, TV and other public appearances,
training in poise and developmen of talent.
The girls still face the most difficult test of
all—the Miss Alaska State''Fair pageant, in which
each must compete against the others in three
categories—bathing suit, talent, and ball gown.
Rehearsals are scheduled today and tomor
row, and on Saturday the girls will be entertained
together with the judges at a luncheon at the
LDS church. The judges, all of whom will have
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COLLEEN SHARON KENDALL
Sponsored by Bert’s Drug, Inc., Anchorage
had no previous acquaintance with any of the
contestants, will have an opportunity to talk with
the girls, but will not be introduced to them by
name.
The pageant will be at 7 p.m. in Central
School Auditorium. The contest entrants will be
judged according to the rules of the Miss America
Pageant, and the winner will represent the Alaska
State Fair in the Miss Alaska pageant next sum
mer.
She will be crowned by last year's contest
winner, Erika Kalwies, who has carried the title
of Miss Matanuska Valley of 1962, at a midnight
ceremony during the Coronation Ball. Her prize
will be an all-expense-paid tour through several
European countries, or, if she prefers, she may
choose a $1,000 scholarship to the college of her
choice. The second place winner will represent
the Alaska State Fair in the preliminary contest
held annually at Fairbanks for the Miss Universe
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JOYCE ANN PATTERSON
Sponsored by Kitty's Koffee Mill and Gus Scheele Excavating
pageant. Miss Congenially, chosen by the girls
themselves, will be the representative of the fair
at the 1963 Fur Rendezvous in Anchorage.
The queen and her court will reign over the
fair for its final two days, and Miss Alaska State
Fair will officiate at the drawing for the boat,
motor, and boat trailer outfit, scheduled for the
final day of the fair. The winner of the drawing
has the option of accepting $500 in cash in lieu
of the boat outfit.
Although the contest entrants qualified by
Aug. 25, they have continued to sell tickets this
week. All tickets will be called in by 5 p.m. Satur
day, then will be reissued to the girls for the final
two days of the fair.
Members of the Alaska State Fair queen
committee are Mr. and Mrs. Joe Lentz, Mrs. Sam
Cotten, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Evans, Mrs. William
Kucera, Mrs. Larry Vasanoja, Mrs. Ben Wattum,
and Mrs. Willard Johnson. Erika Kalwies has
acted as advisor to the contestants.