The 2nd annual Miss Afro America Beauty Pageant (1968)
About This Item
KPIX-TV news footage from July 27, 1968 with reporter Ed Arnow featuring scenes of contestants in the 2nd annual Miss Afro America Beauty Pageant taking part in a fashion show in San Francisco's Union Square and posing on a bus in swim suits. Also includes an interview with the pageant's organizer, who explains this event represents: "A social and cultural contribution ... by focussing attention on the beauty, intelligence and talent of outstanding negro girls." She goes on to share this pageant will be held on Saturday 3 August at 9:00pm in the Fairmont Hotel's Terrace Room. Opening graphic designed by Carrie Hawks.
This film reversal print was remastered in 4K (4096 x 2970) using a Lasergraphics ScanStation film scanner, in October 2022.
- Date
- 1968
- Format
- 16mm b&w reversal print, with co-magnetic soundtrack
- Digital Format
- mp4 video file
- Genre
- local TV newsfilm
- Copyright Holder
- CBS5 KPIX-TV
- Duration
- 2:07
- Identifier
- KPIX 36188
- Views
- 1283
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