Title: "The prize-winners in the 'Herald' Beauty Competition".
M/S of seven young women in hats and coats standing on a rooftop, pan along to show more women. C/U of a girl - one of the winners - laughing into the camera, she tucks a stray bit hair behind her ear. C/U of a girl in a large hat...
Title: "The prize-winners in the 'Herald' Beauty Competition".
M/S of seven young women in hats and coats standing on a rooftop, pan along to show more women. C/U of a girl - one of the winners - laughing into the camera, she tucks a stray bit hair behind her ear. C/U of a girl in a large hat - she fiddles nervously with a ring on her finger and laughs. C/U of a girl looking over her shoulder, she turns to face the camera with her hand on her hip. C/U of a girl in a fur coat.
Intertitle: "A competitor from Cork".
C/U of a girl wearing a string of beads, she stairs into the camera and the wind blows the collar of her dress up.
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