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 1956 Seattle Miss Chinese Community Pageant
DATE:  July 22
VENUE:  Chong Wa Hall
NUMBER OF ENTRANTS:  5
 
 
Miss Chinese Community
伍惠蓮 Elinore Eng
 
 
Princesses
伍美華 Ruby Eng
 
駱定貴 Anne Locke*
 
駱美蘭 Vicki Locke*
 
黃美英 May Wong
 
 
Elinore Eng was crowned the 7th Miss Chinese Community.  One of the princesses Ruby Eng is Elinore's cousin.  Ruby would enter the pageant again in 1958 and win.
 
Elinore went on to compete with 38 other princesses at the
1956 Miss Seafair pageant which was won by Dixie Jo Thompson.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
[Images from the Seattle Times]
Queen
 

 
Elinore is also a member of the Seattle Girls' Drill Team.
The Contestants
 
From left front: Anne Locke / Elinore Eng / Ruby Eng
From left rear: May Wong / Vicki Locke

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