"Miss California Junior" contest, 1953

5 images. "Miss California Junior" contest, 5 July 1953. Jane Ray Ruble -- 4 years (winner); Joan Kelly; Jerri Miller; Mary Jane Fisher -- 5 years; Cheryl Somesan; Kim Haulman; Delaine Saunders; Carol Jean Fountain. ; Supplementary material reads: "Gershon. Caption: Long Beach--Bixby Park annual picnic. 1-2: Jane Ray Ruble, 4, blows a kiss to her admirers after winning title 'Miss California Jr.'. 3-4: Jane Ray Ruble, 4, crowned 'Miss Calif. Jr.' by Joan Kelly, 1953 'Miss Welcome Long Beach', and being handed a trophy by Jerri Miller, 1952 'Miss Welcome Long Beach'. 5: Miss Calif. Jr. (with crown), and her court, L to R: Mary Jane Fisher, 5, Long Beach; Cheryl Somesan, 5, Long Beach; Kim Haulman, 4, Lakewood; Delaine Saunders, 5, LB; Carole Jean Fountain, LB."