It seems like in the 1950’s and early 1960’s there was a beauty pageant for everything. There was no information with this particular photo but I was able to glean a little from some other photos that look like they came from the same shoot. This appears to be from a pageant sponsored by the Florida Photographers Association in 1958. The winner was named Miss Florida Photography. The person at far left is beaches photographer Virgil Deane. I’d appreciate any help identify the other people in the photograph.
I’ve looked at this image quite a few times but just realized that her hat was decorated with photo flashbulbs. I trust the competition was held on a nice humid day as static electricity could have caused things to get really ugly with the flashbulbs.
Tags: flash bulb, model, pageant, photographer, virgil deane
