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MISS AMERICA CONTESTANTS IN FLORIDA

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Year

1962-08-29

Video Details

2:45;b&w; silent, V-234 AA494; S.828

Description

Miss America contestants pay a surprise visit to Sarasota, Florida, where they tour the Ringling Museum and pose with exotic birds at Jungle Gardens . Miss Florida presents contestants Ann Verner, Miss District of Columbia; Evelyn Ellis, Miss South Carolina; Beverly Smith, Miss Maryland; Georgia Malick, Miss New Jersey; Katherine Cross, Miss Georgia; and Paula Heims, Miss New York with certificates making them honorary Florida citizens. Produced by the Florida Development Commission.

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Florida Development Commission

Corporate Subject

Miss America (Beauty pageant)
Ringling Museum (Sarasota, Fla.)

Geographic Subject

Sarasota

Personal Subject

Cross, Katherine
Ellis, Evelyn
Heims, Paula
Malick, Georgia
Smith, Beverly
Verner, Ann

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Attractions
Beauty pageant contestants
Beauty pageants
Promotional films
Tourism

Title

MISS AMERICA CONTESTANTS IN FLORIDA

Subject

Attractions

Beauty pageant contestants

Beauty pageants

Promotional films

Tourism

Description

Date

1962-08-29

Contributor

Florida Development Commission

Color

b&w

Video Details

2:45;b&w; silent, V-234 AA494; S.828

Geographic Term

Sarasota (Fla.)

Subject - Person

Cross, Katherine

Ellis, Evelyn

Heims, Paula

Malick, Georgia

Smith, Beverly

Verner, Ann

Subject - Corporate

Miss America (Beauty pageant)

Ringling Museum (Sarasota, Fla.)

Video Time

2:45

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MISS AMERICA CONTESTANTS IN FLORIDA. 1962-08-29. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/253331>, accessed 15 November 2024.

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MISS AMERICA CONTESTANTS IN FLORIDA. 1962-08-29. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 15 Nov. 2024.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/253331>

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Florida Memory is a digital outreach program providing free online access to select archival records from collections housed in the State Library and Archives of Florida. Florida Memory digitizes materials that illuminate the state's history and culture.

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For FY2024-25, the percentage of total costs for the Florida Memory program financed with federal money is 66%; the federal dollar amount to be spent on the program is $614,955. This program does not receive any non-governmental funding.

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