The Pirate Queen of the Orange County Fair

Yet another in our oddball beauty contest category.

Velda Boyd, 18, Miss Santa Ana, chosen as Pirate Queen of Orange County Fair. Princesses to reign with her are: Karen Foster, 18, Miss Newport Harbor, and Garland L. Grimsley, 18, Miss La Habra.

Original foto here.

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Posted By: Paul - Fri Jun 01, 2018
Category: Beauty, Ugliness and Other Aesthetic Issues | Contests, Races and Other Competitions | Pirates | Regionalism | 1960s

Comments

Arrrr, matey. Check out the prow on that one!

Notice the proper use of the word "reign." They had better proofreaders in those days.

Posted by KDP on 06/02/18 at 01:06 PM

In the age of "auto-correct", ANY actual proofreading is better.

Posted by John on 06/04/18 at 10:18 AM

Arrrgh! Now there’s some real pirate’s booty! (sorry)

Posted by Brian on 06/04/18 at 10:15 PM

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