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Miss Toronto 1923...yeah, yeah, yeah. BUT WHo is she hanging onto? I'm told she was really tight with the Disney family and made a movie with Rudolph Valentino (ok it was a long commercial, but I digress) Did anyone in the Disney family look like anyone in this picture? She wouldn't flirt with just ANYBODY you know! That woman had an EGO until she was 90! I had to call her 'Aunt Marjory'...she was 70...I was 11.

Grandma was Miss Toronto 1923. She later became a hand model. I'm told my dad, Jerry, was the Philip Morris call boy in Canada. I have three photos of him in his uniform and hat, but they look like proofs. He has performed his "call" a million times over the years. Has anyone ever seen Jerry as the Philip Morris call boy?
Miss Los Angeles is pointing to Grandma (Miss Toronto 1923). They sure look like they could cause some trouble!
The original photo is about 24 inches long. Only half the line up is in this scan. Grandma cut out one of the contestants on the far left (not pictured here) I'd LOVE to know what ticked her off so much! Grandma Marjory is the lady to the right of the center crease.