Winnipeg's willowy, blond Lenore Johannesson, 17, had been chosen as the "typical" Canadian girl, and her specifications were published for all to read. The details: hips, 36 in., bust 36, waist 26, calf 14, ankle 8½. She is 5 ft. 8½ in. tall, weighs 127 Ibs.
To find a Miss Canada for its September cover, the Canadian Home Journal, Toronto's folksy magazine, had a group of high-school boys look over 175 photographs of teen-age school beauties. They came up with a dozen selections, among them pert, poised Lenore, top-ranked because they thought that she combined the best facial features...
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