item details
NameLorraine Downes, Miss New Zealand 1983 at the Miss Universe 1983 pageant
ProductionUnknown; photographer; circa 1983
Classificationcolour photographs
Materialsphotographic paper, photographic gelatin, mounting board, adhesive
Techniquesphotographic processes, gluing
DimensionsApproximate: 280mm (width), 356mm (height)
Registration NumberCA001113/001/0014
Credit lineGift of Lorraine Downes, 2012
Overview
This photograph depicts Lorraine Downes, 'Miss New Zealand', listening to music on a walkman, during the lead up to the Miss Universe pageant held in Saint Louis, Missouri.
Contestants arrived in St Louis three weeks before the actually pageant to attend a wide range of functions around the city, including charity events, and to attend an intensive series of rehearsals for the show.