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Blair Lancaster, a 19-year-old retail fashion student from Burlington, is the new Miss Canada
Blair Lancaster, a 19-year-old retail fashion student from Burlington, is the new Miss Canada

Blair Lancaster, a 19-year-old retail fashion student from Burlington, is the new Miss Canada

Date11/5/1973
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Original Toronto Star caption: Blair Lancaster; a 19-year-old retail fashion student from Burlington; is the new Miss Canada. She attends Sheridan College; sells cosmetics part-time; and enjoys gymnastics; golf; skiing and swimming. I feel pretty super; she said.
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0020202F
      Picking lucky winners, Miss Canada, Blair Lancaster of Burlington, reaches into box held by Olympic Trust president Walter Halder to pick winners of O(...)
      Picking lucky winners, Miss Canada, Blair Lancaster of Burlington, reaches into box held by Olympic Trust president Walter Halder to pick winners of O(...)
      Darrell, Dick
      12/12/1973
      Miss Teenage Canada, Miss Teenage New Brunswick, 16-year-old Jean Anne Blair, of Riverview, N
      Miss Teenage Canada, Miss Teenage New Brunswick, 16-year-old Jean Anne Blair, of Riverview, N
      Goode, Jeff
      4/19/1971
      Teen queen from Windsor, Miss Teen Canada 1976, chosen last night from 28 finalists, is Shelley Lynn Homick, 1 16-year-old Windsor high school student who wants to be a fashion designer and model
      Teen queen from Windsor, Miss Teen Canada 1976, chosen last night from 28 finalists, is Shelley Lynn Homick, 1 16-year-old Windsor high school student who wants to be a fashion designer and model
      Bull, Ron
      3/9/1976
      A young smiling Asian woman wearing a tiara holds a bouquet of flowers and a trophy.
      Miss Chinatown, Hilda Jay, a 19-year-old University of Toronto nursing student, is Miss Toronto Chinatown
      Beaty, Keith
      27 August 1972
      The new Miss Canada, 17-year-old Montreal student Marie-France Beaulieu, gets kisses from two of the finalists in contest, Karen Hegland (left) who wa(...)
      The new Miss Canada, 17-year-old Montreal student Marie-France Beaulieu, gets kisses from two of the finalists in contest, Karen Hegland (left) who wa(...)
      Goode, Jeff
      11/11/1968
      The new Miss Canada, Miss Canada, chosen last night, is 20-year-old Sylvia McGuire, a Dalhousie University student who was Miss Nova Scotia
      The new Miss Canada, Miss Canada, chosen last night, is 20-year-old Sylvia McGuire, a Dalhousie University student who was Miss Nova Scotia
      Brennan, Pat
      11/3/1975
      Miss Burlington, Linda Van Tassell, A bouquet of roses from 6-year-old Gina Malone
      Miss Burlington, Linda Van Tassell, A bouquet of roses from 6-year-old Gina Malone
      Brennan, Pat
      10/3/1971
      Miss Caribana begins her reign, Junie Samuel, a 19-year-old typist from Antigua, is robed in the crimson mantle of Miss Caribana '72 last night by Mrs(...)
      Miss Caribana begins her reign, Junie Samuel, a 19-year-old typist from Antigua, is robed in the crimson mantle of Miss Caribana '72 last night by Mrs(...)
      Bull, Ron
      8/4/1972
      Moments after she won the Miss Teen Canada crown, 15-year-old Nancy-Jane Newburn is Kissed by her 11-year-old brother, Timothy. Grade 10 student from (...)
      Moments after she won the Miss Teen Canada crown, 15-year-old Nancy-Jane Newburn is Kissed by her 11-year-old brother, Timothy. Grade 10 student from (...)
      Darrell, Dick
      3/7/1977
      Miss York, chosen at the borough celebrations, is 19-year-old Corinne Rathan, who came to Canada with her family four years ago. Her prize: a trip to Trinidad
      Miss York, chosen at the borough celebrations, is 19-year-old Corinne Rathan, who came to Canada with her family four years ago. Her prize: a trip to Trinidad
      Dinsmore, Ted
      7/2/1972
      Canada's Centennial Queen, Vancouver's Barbara Kelly, 19, brown-haired, blue-eyed student, won Miss Canada 1967 title last night. The 1966 queen, Dian(...)
      Canada's Centennial Queen, Vancouver's Barbara Kelly, 19, brown-haired, blue-eyed student, won Miss Canada 1967 title last night. The 1966 queen, Dian(...)
      Lennon, Frank
      11/7/1966
      Barbara Casault, who came to Toronto as Miss Edmonton Eskimo and leaves as Miss Grey Cup is shown with her proud mother after the 19-year-old Universi(...)
      Barbara Casault, who came to Toronto as Miss Edmonton Eskimo and leaves as Miss Grey Cup is shown with her proud mother after the 19-year-old Universi(...)
      Darrell, Dick
      11/29/1968