This vintage press photo features two pretty teenage girls lying half in and half outside of a tent. They have beautiful smiles. The caption for this photograph is attached to the reverse of the photo. The following is a rough translation of the caption into English. “At the camping, caravanning and sports fair, which was held at the Port of Versailles Exhibition Center, the election for ‘Miss Camping’ and ‘Miss Caravanning’ took place this afternoon.” The caption continues and identifies “Miss Camping” as Miss Gisele Candy, a sixteen year-old high school student, and “Miss Caravanning” as Miss Liliane Dupont, a nineteen year-old secretary. This photograph was published by Universal Photo of Paris, France, in 1965. SOLD
The pretty young woman seen in this vintage real photo postcards is a contestant in the 1931 Miss Europe beauty contest. She represented Spain in the competition. Her name was Ermelina Carreno (1912-1999). She became Miss Spain when she won the competition representing the region Castilla-La Mancha. A book about her was written by Enrique Sanchez Lubian and published in 2009. The book was entitled “Ermelin: The Beauty That Gave Birth To The Republic: Origins Of The Misses Contests In Spain, 1929-1932”. The Miss Europe contest was established by a French journalist in 1927. Most of the women in this event had won their own country’s national beauty contest, and used the Miss Europe contest as a warm-up for the Miss World pageant. This postcard was published by the well known and acclaimed photographer, Alfred Noyer. His Paris studio operated between 1910 and the 1940’s. Miss Carreno’s portrait was photographed by St Mano studio. This vintage postcard is in very good condition (see scans)..
This vintage photo postcard features three contestants in the 1930 Miss Europe contest. Most of the women in the competition had won national beauty contests in their own country and progressed to the Miss Europe contest as a warm-up to competing for the Miss World title. This photographic postcard presents Miss Russia, Miss Austria, and Miss Holland. The three contestants are beautiful and marvelously dressed. This postcard was published by Alfred Noyer. His Paris studio operated between 1910 and the 1940’s. He was very talented and well respected. (SOLD)
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