Miss Canada

Winnipeg's willowy, blond Lenore Johannesson, 17, had been chosen as the "typical" Canadian girl, and her specifications were published for all to read. The details: hips, 36 in., bust 36, waist 26, calf 14, ankle 8 1/2. She is 5 ft. 8 1/2 in. tall, weighs 127 Ibs.

To find a Miss Canada for its September cover, the Canadian Home Journal, Toronto's folksy magazine, had a group of high-school boys look over 175 photographs of teen-age school beauties. They came up with a dozen selections, among them pert, poised Lenore, top-ranked because they thought that she combined the best facial features of Cinemactresses Lauren ("The Look") Bacall and Ingrid Bergman.

More mature judges--a painter, a sculptor and a photographer--agreed that Lenore's honey-colored hair, green-grey eyes (she is nearsighted, often wears glasses), peaches-&-cream complexion were characteristically Canadian. They refrained from comment on her streamlined figure which is neither Canadian nor classic.*

Lenore, unspoiled by her sudden eminence, will begin a course in home economics at the University of Manitoba this fall.

*Scaled measurements of Venus de Milo: height, 5 ft. 4 in., bust, 37 in., waist, 26 in., hips, 38 in., calf 13 1/2 in., ankle, 7 2/3 in.

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