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Jewel Mcavany, 16, a grade 11 student at Montreal's Royal George high school broke down and cried last night after being crowned Miss Teenage Canada a(...)
Jewel Mcavany, 16, a grade 11 student at Montreal's Royal George high school broke down and cried last night after being crowned Miss Teenage Canada a(...)

Jewel Mcavany, 16, a grade 11 student at Montreal's Royal George high school broke down and cried last night after being crowned Miss Teenage Canada a(...)

Date4/7/1969
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Original Toronto Star caption: Jewel Mcavany; 16; a grade 11 student at Montreal's Royal George high school broke down and cried last night after being crowned Miss Teenage Canada at the Queen Elizabeth theatre; Exhibition Park. She won a $2;000 scholarship; a spring wardrobe; luggage; fur coat; a pearl ring set with sapphires and diamonds.
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CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0020288F
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