Dakota State University - Trojan Yearbook (Madison, SD)

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l 1 l i M, . -E il 1 Y is AT LEFT: The ten semi-finalists appear before the judges during the swim suit Quarter Tum 5003. BELOW: Victoria Trautman displays her talent by rendering her version of George Gershwln's Rhapsody in Blue. BELOW, LEFT and BOTTOM: Kathy Casey, Miss GBSC gf 1967 and Sally Jo Iverson Miss South Dak t v 0 3, 1967, lend their talent, charm and beauty to th 1 ' e 968 Miss General Beaclle Pageant. After the second night's opening production number, Miss America Mainstreet, in which all twenty girls participated, the ten semi-finalists were announced. Then they were again judged for talent and appear- ance and poise in all three divisions. The big moment arrived following the swim suit review as the judges selected the five finalists. Heading the judges' panel waS Mrs. Nancy Sandwick Bartlett, Miss South Dakota, 1965. Also judging were Denny Oviatt, Mrs. Enola l-lar- rington, Graham Thatcher, and Dave Mclfarland. l-lonored guests for the pageant finals were Sally Jo Iver- son, Miss South Dakota, 1967, and Jane Marie Meyer, Miss Yankton College and the state's reigning Miss Congeniality. 6 91

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'T -U. 1 X' 1 1' ABOVE: From a field of thirty-one contestants, twenty beautiful and talented coeds were se- lected in preliminary competition to vie for the Miss GBSC crown. BELOW RIGHT: All twenty contestants appear before the judges in eve- ning gown competition. Having been selected in a prelimi- nary contest March 9, in which thirty-one girls were entered, twenty lovely coecls began compet- ing for the coveted crown of Miss General Beadle in the third annual Miss GBSC Pageant. For the first time, the pageant was held on a two-night basis, thereby enabling more girls to participate. The first night saw all twenty young ladies compete in the tradi- tional evening gown, swim suit, and talent competition. It was then the job of the five judges to select ten semi-finalists to compete again the 1 'F ' 3 ,Fw-ffimil E fOllOWif'lg Flight. In H: ' f Ii' W' M W .. Twenty Coeds Vie for Crown Miss GBSC Pa geant Runs Two Nights ' s U

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J-, . l l Special Honors ll Given to Four Chosen as finalists were Linda Rae Hanneman, Jolene Headrick, Helen Jane Peterson, Helen Kather- ine Peterson, and Victoria Lynette Trautman. The girls were then each given a question to test their poise and self-expression. After the questioning was com- pleted, and while the judges were tapulating their scores, awards were presented to talent winners as selected by the judges, and to Miss Congeniality, as chosen by the con- testants. Named as the most tal- ented finalist was Helen Jane Peter- son who presented a musical mono- logue, The King's New Clothes. Two vocalists, Mary Lou Olson and Susan Bulfer, were awarded most talented semi-finalist and non-final- ist respectively. Named as Miss Congeniality was l-lelen Katherine Peterson. BELOW: Winning the talent awards were Mary Lou Olson, most talented semi-finalist, Helen J. Peterson, most talented finalist, and Susan Bulfer, most talented non-finalist. BELOW RIGHT: Awarded the Miss Congeniality honor was Helen K. Peterson. M. A za' f l V vii.: ' Q X 'Qs .rv T . QQ 7 W' f , I V J vt , f , '- -' T , ,ff f -f vt . , , , X4 f I 1 I , ZX, -X . , ,g X 6... f , . .E , , 'X 'S l 542 , 92 ,, ' I ' T T Q 5, T . as ..-.. ..,,.-.., .... or t t l