The final selection of 12 Queens of Beauty, each to represent one of the Industries contributing most adornment at. the Women's ympla in November, was made this week. The selection committee consisted of a. sculptor, a painter, two women and, of course, Mr. C. 'B. Cochran, For weeks before: hand potential queens had been weeded out, from hundreds "of Bhotographs, down to a few dozen. Each in turn, dressed to represent, some particular adornment—silk-wear knitwear, stockings, millinery, Jcosmetics—smiled and curtseyed het [way past the committee in a room at the Park Lane hotel.
It had been impressed on the girls that mere beauty of face would count for less than a pleasing manner and copartment. But even election, committees" are human and. the queens are a lovely lot. For the next two months they will go through jan intensive training In how to walk, sit, speak and wear all manner of frocks. Each one will receive £50 for her work during the exhibition. But what will become of her afterwards nobody seems to bother.
What does become of all these queens"? Since some girl was asked leave the convent school where she was a pupil because she was billed to appear in public as Lady Godiva, there has been a perfect boom th Godivas, Recently we hav had the pictures of all the "Miss various countries of Europe who are to compete with American beauties for the title of Miss Universe. The only beauty queen whose career T know lof is Clara Bow, who after winning beauty contest in California at 16, Iwas taken up by Hollywood, proved complete dud, had the sense to retire ana work hard at lin techni-Jque, returned and became a star, and then married and settled on a ranch with a cowboy film star husband and in due course two vigorous sons, jond up so sanely?
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