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Crowned Miss Italia-Canada Sunday at Maple Leaf Gardens, Josephine Biondi, 19, of Hamilton, won trip for two to Rome
Crowned Miss Italia-Canada Sunday at Maple Leaf Gardens, Josephine Biondi, 19, of Hamilton, won trip for two to Rome

Crowned Miss Italia-Canada Sunday at Maple Leaf Gardens, Josephine Biondi, 19, of Hamilton, won trip for two to Rome

Date10/14/1968
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Original Toronto Star caption: Crowned Miss Italia-Canada Sunday at Maple Leaf Gardens; Josephine Biondi; 19; of Hamilton; won trip for two to Rome.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0020134F
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