Alma Cavagnaro, Miss Winnipesaukee 1925
Here is the information I have uncovered so far on the first Miss Winnipesaukee (1925), Alma F. Cavagnaro.
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From the August 12, 1925 issue of the Boston Globe:
“Winnipesaukee Beauty Prize Carried off By Boston Girl”
Miss Alma F. Cavagnaro Selected as Winner – Trophies Awarded in Dancing Contest
The Weirs, NH Aug 11 – Miss Alma F. Cavagnaro of Boston was selected as Miss Winnipesaukee when she won the beauty contest at Irwin’s Winnipesaukee Gardens last night. More than 3000 persons were present at the contest and the 10th annual official championship contest of ballroom dancing.
The old-fashioned waltz contest was won by Thomas Loughlin and Miss Catherine Peters of Dover, and a dancing contest won by Mr. And Mrs. Alfred Davis of Lakeport. The winners were awarded silver trophies, following the contests there was a grand march led by the winners of the contests.
The judges for the dancing were George Pirrie and Nick Boland, and for the beauty contest James R. Irwin, Roscoe Wright of Tilton and Edward Dorn of Boston.
Miss Cavagnaro, who is 21 years old, is the daughter of Police Inspector and Mrs. Joseph Cavagnaro of Boston. She is a typical blonde, 5 feet 6 inches tall, weighs 130 pounds and has classical features. She is a summer resident of Lake Winnisquam.
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The Miss Winnipesaukee Scholarship Program
A Lakes Region Tradition since 1925
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