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...roses surrounded the members' enclosure at the All England Club. The tournament attracted record crowds, while the nation talked of virtually nothing else. True to form, the top seeds in the singles competition-Bjorn Borg and Martina Navratilova-moved relentlessly into the denouement of the fortnight-long pageant...
...diaries speak for themselves. They record the memorable experiences of Goodfriend's life in a multimedia pageant. In his Harvard diary, for instance, there are sketches of familiar scenes--Elsie's, Harvard Square, faculty teas. There are documents--his admission to Harvard, academic forms, Widener's entries for books he has written in his varied career, and more. There are mementoes and reminders of events--programs from The Game and the Head of the Charles and other activities, and newspaper clippings, postcards,--all swirled together with water colors and magic markers into a vivid collage...
...them and climbs the stairs. Inside, the advance woman is pacing nervously. There are two men and three pimply teenagers in light blue tuxedos with too-red-to-be-real roses pinned to their lapels. A sign outside the auditorium reads, "The First Annual Ms. Senior Sweetheart Pageant." No kidding--a senior citizens' beauty contest. Anything for a vote...
That would once have been a problem. But now the Miss America Pageant, Inc., officially discourages a va-va-va-voom image. The long strut past the judges in abbreviated beach costume is primly referred to as "swimsuit." But it still counts for one-sixth of the total points in the contest. And Christine will still have to put on a highly structured coral-hued number and parade in high heels before a fully clothed audience and a panel of judges. "I always said I'd never do it," she admits, "but it's really no big deal...
...Charles has headed off for Atlantic City, where he will harness his zeal by acting as associate producer of the Miss America Pageant. An interior designer by profession, he is one of 250,000 people who work hard for the system each year without pay. "Just say the pageant is my golf game," explains Charles when asked why he does it. From Atlantic City, too, comes intriguing word about some of the other contestants. Miss Mississippi, Christine learns, was a twirler in her band at "Ole Miss" and a fraternity sweetheart, and is the proud owner of a poodle named...