Former Tournament of Roses Queens, 1956

Former Tournament of Roses Queens, 24 February 1956. Hallie Woods McConnel (05);May Scoville ('25);Muriel Cowan Moore ('35);Norma Christopher Winton ('47);Joan Culver ('56);Barbara Schmidt ('54);Maralyn Mertel ('55);Leah Leland King ('53);Virginia Goodhue Hess ('48);Margaret Huntley Main ('40);Virginia Bower Nichols ('49);Dolores Brubach Chase ('42);Treva Scott Oxford ('34);Mary Lou Waddell Thompson ('31).;Caption slip reads: 'Monday. Photographer: Olmo. Date: 1956-02-24. Reporter: Thackrey. Assignment: Beauty queens. 34 & 35: Former Tournament of Roses queens. Front row (l to r) Barbara Schmidt, '54;Maralyn Martel, 55;Leah Leland King, 53;Second row (seated) l to r;Virginia Goodhue Hess, 48;May Scoville, '25;Joan Culver, '56 and Hallie McConnel '05;Back row, Norma Christopher Winton, '47;Margaret Huntley Main, '40;Virginia Bower Nichols, '49;Dolores Brubach Chase, '42;Muriel Cowan Moore, '35;Treva Scott Oxford, '34;Mary Lou Waddel Thompason, '31. 36 and 37: Tournament of Roses beauty queens (ten year spacings) l to r;Hallie Woods McConnel, '05;May Scoville, '25;Muriel Cowan Moore, '35;Norma Christopher Winton, '47 and Joan Culver, '56. 38 and 41: Oldest and youngest of Tournament of Roses beauty Queens at Saturday night party: Hallie Woods McConnel, '05 and Joan Culver, '56 discuss Tournament Scrapbook of newspaper and magazine clippings'.. (Photo by Los Angeles Examiner/USC Libraries/Corbis via Getty Images)