item details
NameHer gown was a winner
ProductionNew Zealand Woman’s Weekly; publisher; 10 October 1983
Classificationclippings, articles
Materialsnewsprint, printing ink
Techniquesprinting
DimensionsApproximate: 205mm (width), 270mm (height)
Registration NumberCA001113/001/0018
Credit lineGift of Lorraine Downes, 2012
Overview
Magazine article "Her gown was a winner" written by Robyn Welsh, published by the New Zealand Woman's Weekly, 10 October 1983.
The article covers "Costume designer Dawn McGowan [who] had special reason to be excited over Lorraine Downes' Miss Universe triumph."
Dawn McGowan designed Lorraine Downes' evening gown for the Miss Universe pageant in Saint Louis, Missouri, USA, where she was crowned Miss Universe 1983.