Long Beach float contest, 1951

2 images. Long Beach float contest, 8 December 1951. Carol Kodama; Janet Makiyama; Yvonne Iwamizu; Emmie Takeda; Alice Nakagawa; Helbi Tudeberg; June Romero; Viive Klein.; Supplementary material reads: "Early Monday release. Picture shows girls who will compete for the honor of riding on Long Beach's $10,000 float in the Tournament of Roses Parade in a contest at the municipal Auditorium in Long Beach on Wednesday evening, Dec. 12, starting at 7:30 p.m. The contest is unique in that it is open only to girls of foreign descent. The girls are sponsored by Southern California nationality clubs and will wear costumes of more than a dozen foreign countries. 1: Left to right: Helbi Tudeberg, 21, Estonia; June Marie Romero, 19, Mexico; Viive Klein, Estonia, 16. 2: Left to right: Carolyn Kodama, Janet Makiyama, Yvonne Iwamizu, Jeanne Wakatsuki, Emmie Takeda, Alice Nakagawa, all American Japanese girls".两张历史照片。1951年12月8日长滩花车竞赛参赛选手合影，涉及选手包括Carol Kodama、Janet Makiyama、Yvonne Iwamizu、Emmie Takeda、Alice Nakagawa、Helbi Tudeberg、June Romero、Viive Klein。 补充说明如下：本次图片将于周一早些时候对外发布，照片中的女孩们将参与一场选拔赛，以争夺搭乘长滩价值1万美元的花车参加玫瑰花车游行（Tournament of Roses Parade）的资格。该选拔赛于1951年12月12日周三晚7时30分在长滩市政礼堂举办。本次赛事独具特色，仅面向外国血统女性开放，参赛选手由南加州各国族俱乐部赞助，将身着覆盖十余个国家的传统服饰登场。 1. 从左至右依次为：21岁的爱沙尼亚选手Helbi Tudeberg、19岁的墨西哥选手June Marie Romero、16岁的爱沙尼亚选手Viive Klein。 2. 从左至右依次为：Carolyn Kodama、Janet Makiyama、Yvonne Iwamizu、Jeanne Wakatsuki、Emmie Takeda、Alice Nakagawa，上述选手均为日裔美国女孩。