Our Little Miss– Debbie Kennington (LA) Miss La Petite– Jill Lott (TX) Talent Winner– Deanne Shutter (NY). First World winner, Debbie Smith (a Hollywood starlet for Disney Studios), was a guest star Television pilot via closed circuit TV. Mister Lynn named “Lifetime Pageant Host.” Our Little Miss Joleen Troop (TX) Miss La Petite– Dana Janae Cook (CA) Talent Winner– Debbie Kamman (IL).ġ967– Dallas, Texas at Apparel Mart (136 participants from 33 states, 11 major cities, 6 foreign countries).
Endorsed by Children’s Wear Board of Governors. Pageants systematized with staging handbook and judging procedure.ġ966– Dallas, Texas at Apparel Mart (123 participants from 33 states, 10 major cities, 6 foreign countries). Under new president, Carl Dunn, staging plan was developed, including the first “total” pageant kit. Our Little Miss– Susan Taylor (LA) Miss La Petite –Roanne Green (LA) Talent Winner– Betty Irene Pope (LA).ġ965– Pageant sold to Universal Productions & Publications, Inc. $1, 500 in college scholarships initiated through the International Scholarship Foundation. Our Little Miss-Debbie Smith (CA) Miss La Petite-Connie Munson (LA) Talent winner-Debbie McDonald (LA).ġ964– Biloxi, Mississippi (66 participants from 23 states). Winner given $1,000 prize trip to New York and Washington, where she was presented at the Congressional Ball. First pageant in Louisiana.ġ963– World pageant held in New Orleans, Louisiana at Roosevelt Hotel (48 participants from 22 states). Manufactured trophy figurine of the official silhouette. as “first” international children’s beauty and talent pageant. Trademark applications made in Washington, D.C.