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Show f ;"..jjt Everglades were fc . , . ,a j p i&m mmm M S&7?XZ ' - D: their own prize , I f M fe.teU J". w in a new and un- . , :' C ' C . I Hfm-- . places the crown on . iW r s Early America. It V K- f".tn in a swimsuit. ...,. At, 4. . rzrzi si I These were the judges (left). Jack Willie, at right in the group, young son of the tribal chief, was joined by Stanley Cypress and Joe Smith. Their unanimous choice was 17-year old Dorothy Frank. ' .... vr 4 : ! ; r 1 1 f ; j I ' U7 I t Here she is (right) "Miss Seminole, 1949." Dorothy Frank, it winner, poses in front of the totem pole which is supposed to keep evil spirits away and bring good luck to the tribe. She ; von her title over a field of beauties from various Seminole set-: set-: 'rents in south Florida. The contestants seemed to enjoy the ' isolation of appearing in bathing suits. i . i : x - - i , - ' - i:; .-H ' "- , i 1 , v U r - V ( , iLr'" r ift Y- h : J ' ' I i ;lf ' V ' In their attractive, modern beauty - contest garb the hopeful Seminole Semi-nole beauties line up (left) for the start of the unique contest to show what a marked contrast was worked in appearance appear-ance as compared with t the colorful native garb i they wear in the photo below. 1 t i ? - ts i li-jf t r ..f - i t .AJer the coronation ceremony, the girls donned their trodi J""1 .S.! K c 4 they have adopted many American customs, the beauty P been seen in such revealing costumes as swimsu.ts. |
