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Toronto picks its prettiest, At beauty pageants Saturday, Estia Club's 17-year-old Darlene Ballis (left) was crowned Miss Greek Community, and 19-year(...)
Toronto picks its prettiest, At beauty pageants Saturday, Estia Club's 17-year-old Darlene Ballis (left) was crowned Miss Greek Community, and 19-year(...)

Toronto picks its prettiest, At beauty pageants Saturday, Estia Club's 17-year-old Darlene Ballis (left) was crowned Miss Greek Community, and 19-year(...)

Date5/5/1968
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Original Toronto Star caption: Toronto picks its prettiest; At beauty pageants Saturday; Estia Club's 17-year-old Darlene Ballis (left) was crowned Miss Greek Community; and 19-year-old Margaret Tonna (right) was picked as Miss Ontario; to compete for the Miss Canada title in Montreal.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0020132F
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