Evening star., 1960-08-07
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IS and two 49, the highest percentage of teenagers
among District nalists in recent memory Only three
of the nine girls have reached their twenties.
And the teen-agers match for the older girls
in talent too," one contest official says.
Competition for the District is keener this
year than in many day" says Norman Reed, WWDC
34ce president.
Every year the caber of the young ladies who seek
the local title and to vie in the New Jersey pageant
seems to improve" he says.
More and more-perhaps because they give away
such valuable scholarships officials are placing
emphasis talent and the type of girls whom might
call All American the type with style and breeding yet
down to earth in attitude" Mr.. Reed continues.
To emphasize the point Mr.. Reed has informed the
contestants that talent this year. for the first time will
count so per cent at Atlantic City Correspondngly the
contestants talent rounes have played big role in the
judges selection of the nine local fnalsts.
What will the Miss Washington be like?
Judges cannot be second guessed, but thing Is
certain She'll have brown hair There isn't blond or
brunette among the fnalstS.
In addition to the majority being teen-agers, most of
them (six) also singers. One Dances one twirls
baton and does skit. Also, four live in nearby
Maryland, three in Virginia and two in the District
The finalists listed alphabetically, are:
GEORGE LYNN CROSBY, 10, 7423 Piney Branch
road Silver Spring, Nd who sings Just You Wait Henry
Higgins" from my Fair Lady" She graduated from
Montgomery Blair High School in 1859 and plans to
enroll at the University of Maryland in the fall to study
dramatics She brown hair hazel eyes, and meas
ures S4-22-34.
ANDREA DOWNIN, 90 s4Oe Rosemary lane,
Hyattsvlle Md, who sings "Adeaide's Lament" from
"Guys and Dolls" She graduated from North
western High School in 1858 and would like to have
career in musical comedy. She has light brown hair,
blue eyes, and measures 36-23-35.
MATTE GRANGER, 22 Arlington Towers, Arling-
ton Va who does skit entitled problems Of Miss
Washington Contestant" Graduated from high school
in 1857 she is hostess at the Gasght Club here She
has brown hair, brown eyes, and measures 36-24-S6.
FRANCES CLARKE LITTLE, 1S, Meridian Hill
Hotel Sixteenth street NV. who does a modern jazz
routine to isle of Capri student at Marjorie Webster
Junior College here her home is in Richmond, Va She
would like to become q professional model she mas
brown hair, brown eyes, and measures 36-24-S6
JERI MONTGOMERY, 20, Upper Marlboro Md,
who sings 1.-THE Nearness of You" She was graduated
from Frederick Sasscer High School, Prince Georges
County, in 1858 and is now secretary at Municipal
Court here She wishes to study dramacs at the college
level She has brown hair, blue eyes, and measures
S9-24S9.
RUTH REA, 18, AIS Ridge street, Chevy Chase,
Nd who sings "A Little Brains, Little Talent, from
Damn Yankees Graduated from Bethesda Chevy Chase
High School this year. she has enrolled as freshman at
the University of Maryland where she plans to study the
arts including dramatics She would like career on
the stage She has brown hair brown eyes, and meas
ures 36-24-36.
SANDRA LEE SCHILLINGER, Is, 702 West Glebe
road Alexandria, Va, who twirs a baton. Graduated
from George Washington High School in 1885, she now
q sophomore at Mississippi University where she Is
preparing to become high school teacher She has
brown hair brown eyes, and measures 33-22-33
SCARLETT JEAN SHINAULT, 18, 1908 New Hamp-
shire avenue Silver Spring. who sings Il Can't Say No.
Graduated from High Point High School, Betsville No.
this year she plans to model but would like TO
take a college secretaria course also She has light
brown hair green eyes, and measures S5A-2S 2-SS12,
driv