Program, Miss Black Teenage Pageant, 1973
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The cover and one inside page of the 1973 Miss Black Teenage Pageant of Maine that was held in Portland.
The pageant was the second held in Maine, following one in 1971, and was sponsored by the Maine Association for Black Progress.
Karlene Carter, 16, of Bangor was the winner.
The other contestants, pictured on an inside page of the program, were Joni Clark, 15, Hermon; Karen Cummings, 13, Portland; Belinda Dashiell, 16, Auburn; Diana Johnson, 16, Brunswick; Judith Searcy, 15, Gorham; Joyce Young, 16, Portland; and Kathy Young, 15, Portland.
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- Title: Program, Miss Black Teenage Pageant, 1973
- Creation Date: 1973
- Subject Date: 1973
- Town: Auburn, Brunswick, Gorham, Portland
- County: Androscoggin, Cumberland
- State: ME
- Media: Ink on paper
- Local Code: Coll. 2192
- Object Type: Text and Image
For more information about this item, contact:
Maine Historical Society
489 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04101
(207) 774-1822
http://www.mainehistory.org
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LC Subject Headings
Maine--Social life and customs--10th century
African American teenage girls--Maine
Pageants--Maine
Beauty contests--Maine
People
Carter, Karlene
Clark, Joni
Cummings, Karen
Dashiell, Belinda
Johnson, Diana
Searcy, Judity
Young, Joyce
Young, Kathy
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