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Jewel cried, In the best beauty contest tradition, Jewel McAvany, a 16-year-old blue-eyed blonde from Montreal, found it impossible to smile last nigh(...)
Jewel cried, In the best beauty contest tradition, Jewel McAvany, a 16-year-old blue-eyed blonde from Montreal, found it impossible to smile last nigh(...)

Jewel cried, In the best beauty contest tradition, Jewel McAvany, a 16-year-old blue-eyed blonde from Montreal, found it impossible to smile last nigh(...)

Date4/8/1969
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Original Toronto Star caption: Jewel cried; In the best beauty contest tradition; Jewel McAvany; a 16-year-old blue-eyed blonde from Montreal; found it impossible to smile last night-so she burst into tears when the judges selected her as Miss Teenage Canada of 1969. The smile came a long time later.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0020304F
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