The way we were...The Great Orange Bowl Pageant Fix of 1949

1950 Orange Bowl Queen, La Dene Van Wagoner.(Photo via Shorpy.com)


La Dene Van Wagoner, a 23 year-old blonde stewardess for National Airlines was chosen as the 1950 Orange Bowl Queen in late December 1949.....back when these sorts of events were really big news in Miami.


How big?

The Miami Daily News sent four photographers and a reporter to cover the festivities at the Coral Gables