On this date ...
1972: The 41 contestants for Miss Clovis Baby Doll 1972 were preparing to compete. The competition was to be held at the Marshall Junior High Auditorium. “(C)ontestants will appear in both dress and sportswear attire and will be asked to respond to one question,” the Clovis News-Journal reported.
Miss Clovis Baby Doll contestants were between the ages of 3 and 6.
A winner and two runners-up would receive prizes from local merchants.
Miss Clovis Pageant judges would also judge the Baby Doll contest.
Tickets for the afternoon pageant were $1.25 for adults, 75 cents for students. Pre-school children were admitted free. Tickets could be purchased at London Britches, Montgomery Ward or Taco Box.
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