NAME OF FEATURE | THE GLEANER | SUNDAY, JULY 31, 2022 28 INDEPENDENCE SPECIAL: JAMAICA @ 60 AND B YOND F ATURE | THE GLEANER | SUNDAY, JULY 31, 2022 Finger neber say “look here”, him say “look yonder”. TRANSLATION: Finger never says “look here”, he says “look yonder”. EXPLANATION: People do not usually point out their own faults. OLE TIME PEOPLE USED TO SAY ... jamaica at UNIQUELY JAMAICAN LIKKLE BUT TALLAWAH! Published Monday, July 23, 1962 MISS JAMAICA 1962 was chosen early on Sunday morning at the Myrtle Bank Hotel. She was 19-year-old Marlene Murray, who wore the ‘Miss Flamingo’ sash in the contest. Runners-up were Nolia Skipton, Miss Issa’s, and Barbara DeCasseres, Miss Austin. Poised and radiant,the 5’5½” queen who tips the scales at 1261b, was elegant in a Flossie Thomas creation of ivory peau-de-soie which accentuated every inch of her 36-25-37 figure. Her ‘Enchantment Gown’, re-embroidered with Alencon lace, and heavily studded with sequins, ended in a very lowcut back. A draped peplum at the back of the floor-length skirt ended in a sweeping train. A diamante tiara added sparkle to her bouffant hairdo. Second-prize winner Nolia Skipton chose a white gown of hand-clipped guipure lace embroidered with bugle beads, pearls and sequins, with a flurry of heavily shirred organza from the hipline to the ankle. At the hipline she wore three satin roses. A diamante tiara highlighted her bouffant hairdo and she wore white, elbow-length gloves. DIFFICULT Barbara DeCasseres was resplendent in a Joyce creation of white peau-de-soie appliqued in Moussllline de sole. The gently moulded bodice had scooped neckline. The sheath skirt had a full-length overskirt, which swirled gracefully in a slight train and was decorated with a pattern of seed pearls and sequins. Barbara, who was the only contestant without a tiara, wore white, elbow-length gloves. To background music supplied by Lennie Hibbert and his combo, the 14 contestants paraded individually on the T-shaped platform, which was decorated with cloth of the colours of the national flag and plaques of the Jamaica coat of arms. The crowd of over one thousand cheered their favourite contestants, while Messrs Gordon Brandon, Keith Forbes, Raymond Jackson and Garth Moody helped the girls on and off the stage. MCTony Verity had a difficult time keeping the impatient crowd quiet while the judges deliberated for 38 Marlene Murray – Miss Jamaica 1962 Miss Jamaica 1962 Marlene Murray (Miss Flamingo Hotel), flanked by her runners-up, Skipton (Miss Issa’s) (right) and Barbara DeCasseres (Miss Austin) at the Coronation Ball, held at the Myrtle Bank Hotel on Saturday, July 21, 1962. THE GLEANER ARCHIVES PLEASE SEE MURRAY, 30
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