00:00
/
00:00
Town Cryer - Beauty Queens
Television (Excerpts) – 1976
In 1976 three former Miss New Zealand winners fronted up for Max Cryer talk show Town Cryer — including a winner from the 1920s, who agreed to talk on condition her identity wasn’t revealed. The woman recalls her mother firmly turning down offers of travel to Hollywood. 1949 winner Mary ‘Bobbie’ Woodward agrees stamina was as important to the role as beauty. 1954 winner Moana Whaanga (nee Manley) was also a national swimming rep. After the show aired, Cryer heard from an earlier Māori winner, who in 1923 took away possibly the first Miss NZ title of all.
It’s such a dramatic contrast. You know, one day everything’s at your feet, and the next day you’re just one of the crowd again.– Mary Woodward, on adjusting to no longer being Miss New Zealand
Key Cast & Crew
If you liked this, you might also like...
Town Cryer
Town Cryer was New Zealand's first...
Miss New Zealand 1973
Miss NZ 70s style
The Miss New Zealand Show 1984
Legendary Miss World New Zealand telecast
Pictorial Parade No. 164 - A Home for Rare Birds/NZ Cricket Team in India/Miss World in NZ
Miss World visits NZ
Looking at New Zealand - Beauty Queens
Some 1969 Miss NZ contestants
Miss Popularity - Series Excerpts
Beauty queens let loose in the outback
A Girl to Watch Music By - Ray Columbus and Max Cryer
A famous moment for Max Cryer
10 Years Younger in 10 Days - First Episode
Reality series about retaining beauty