shifted position that his eyes followed my every move, it was an- other thing that Edwina had taught me that was very effective. the interview ended, I felt that I had made quite an impression and this was confirmed just as I was leaving the room, when he asked me for a date after the contest. I replied that I would consider it a privilege to date such a handsome man, and would look forward to it. I thus left feeling that there was at least one judge who would be in my corner during the contest.

The next afternoon, Edwina and I went down to the dressing room where all the girls were preparing for their debut in formals. We arrived carrying all of our stuff, it was 80 much that we could hard- ly see around it to our table. We finally found our place and I quickly stripped down to my unmentionables. Edwina handed me a diff- erent bra, "Here take this, it'll hold you up better. Then she dressed me up in a complete change of lingerie saying, "You'll do better if you feel good from the skin out." I said "It's a shame to cover this lovely lingerie with clothes, but for the sake of fashion I'll sacrifice myself. "You're sure you want to make this sacrifice, smiled Edwina, "After all its only a $500 formal." "Well I guess I'd better put it on, after all people would be shock- ed if all the other girls came out in their formals and I came minc- ing down the stage clad only in lingerie. Then I stepped in the formal, while Edwina fastened it on, then I whirled around in front of the mirror. As I looked into the mirror I said to myself, can this lovely creature that I see in the mirror really be me, it does- n't seem possible. All the girls were then lined up and handed num- bera before their entrance. I noticed that they were all such lovely girls, and that it would be a long, tough road to the crown. Then one by one they were ushered onto the stage, and finally it was my turn. As the spotlight hit me I turned on my 1000 watt smile and glided out on the stage propelled by some unknown force. In the middle of the stage I stopped and posed for the people in the crowd and the photographers, then I glided over the other end of the stage. As I reached the wings, I heard a deafening roar of applause and I wondered if it was for me. The results were not posted so all of us girls spent a few nervous hours preparing for the finals.

I could hardly wait to get into my bathing suit, but Edwina made me pose for her in my formal until she was satisfied. Then finally she relented and I began to put the bathing suit on. Be- lieve me, it was a supreme thrill to first draw the elastic garment up my girlish shaven, tanned legs, then stretch it up from the