"Do You Agree?" 1932

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Full title reads: "Spa, Belgium. 'Do You Agree?' The Jury elects Mlle K. Ahalis - 19 year-old Turkish girl - World's Beauty Queen."

Spa, Belgium.

A smartly dressed man walks to a microphone at the front of a stage with a succession of young women and introduces them to the audience....

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Cataloguer:
Mark
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
5089
Sort Number:
32/062
Time in/Out:
01:39:59:00 / 01:41:17:00
Canister:
32/62
Film ID:
679.28
Issue Date:
04/08/1932

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0:010:020:030:04

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  • Despite the title card, it seems that this lady's name was Keriman Halis, (not Ahalis).

    The competition she is seen winning here was the snappily titled "International Pageant of Pulchritude". The date of the contest was 31 July 1932.

    Ms Halis died in 1912, just short of her 99th birthday. Here's some more information on her......

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerim
    an_Halis_Ece

    jamied 19th Jun 2012
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  • Further to my earlier comment, it seems that by 1932 the competition had changed its name to "Miss Universe", (unconnected to the modern-day Miss Universe contest).

    A photo of Ms Keriman in a 1930s magazine article on this attachment refers to her as "Miss Universe"....

    www.elanecdotario.com/2008/abr
    08/17/abr17ai.htm

    jamied 19th Jun 2012
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