View of "Miss Skyway" Contestants

(Original Caption) Thirteen of the twenty-one air stewardesses who are competing for the "Miss Skyway" Award pose on the Biltmore Hotel roof against the familiar New York skyline. The finalists were chosen from more than 300 entrants from American-owned airlines. It marks the first time that one girl from the stewardess service will be singled out for such an honor. The candidates left to right are: Patricia Caldwell of London, England; Celestine Johnson, Seattle, Washington; Beverly Ann Evans, Seattle; Marilyn Kleinpeter, Inglewood, California; Muffett Webb, Dallas, Texas; Lorrie Campbell, Billings, Montana; Mary Lou Price, Minneapolis, Minnesota; Donna J. Henderson, Salt Lake City, Utah; Lucy Love Wallace, Dallas; Ann L. Adam, Seattle, Washington; Barbara Ann Horvath, Indianapolis, Indiana; Joan Claire Nelson, Hollywood, Florida; and Dee Terry Rhodes, Albuquerque, New Mexico.
(Original Caption) Thirteen of the twenty-one air stewardesses who are competing for the "Miss Skyway" Award pose on the Biltmore Hotel roof against the familiar New York skyline. The finalists were chosen from more than 300 entrants from American-owned airlines. It marks the first time that one girl from the stewardess service will be singled out for such an honor. The candidates left to right are: Patricia Caldwell of London, England; Celestine Johnson, Seattle, Washington; Beverly Ann Evans, Seattle; Marilyn Kleinpeter, Inglewood, California; Muffett Webb, Dallas, Texas; Lorrie Campbell, Billings, Montana; Mary Lou Price, Minneapolis, Minnesota; Donna J. Henderson, Salt Lake City, Utah; Lucy Love Wallace, Dallas; Ann L. Adam, Seattle, Washington; Barbara Ann Horvath, Indianapolis, Indiana; Joan Claire Nelson, Hollywood, Florida; and Dee Terry Rhodes, Albuquerque, New Mexico.
View of "Miss Skyway" Contestants
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