The Icelandic Canadian - 01.09.1964, Side 37

THE ICELANDIC CANADIAN
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ported Elisabeth from Iceland and
lleana del Carmen Rojas Arana from
Nicaragua said the feeling was “most”
mutual.
Pounds thinner than she was last
year, Gudrun Bjarnadottir, last year’s
International Beauty, relinguished her
crown with mixed feelings. She ad-
mitted her prize of $10,000 was still
in the bank “collecting interest” and
that she has been taking dramatic les-
sons. However, it was quite evident
that her heart is in Paris where she is a
highly-paid photographer’s model.
Iceland, a late-comer to the annual
beauty pageant in Long Beach has
sent eight lovely girls. Six of them
have reached the semi-finals, one took
second place, one third and, of course,
last year The Icelandic representative
walked off with the crown and $10,000.
The first two entries have married and
have children. The others are working,
either “at home” or in New York.
—Rhuna Emery
Janet Kristine Maddin
A THLETE
OF THE
YEAR
Janet Kristine Maddin, member of
Winnipeg’s Flying M Track Club,
daughter of Charles A. and Mrs. Fler-
dis Maddin of Winnipeg, may prove
to be Canada’s athlete of the year.
Fifteen years old Jan, as she is
known among sports writers, made
records in this years Canadian age-
class track and field championships
which were held at Sargent Park on
August 28 and 29, which for one
sports meet, will undoubtedly stand
for many years. Lloyd Percival, one of
Canada’s most notable track author-
ities said:
“With a year or two of weight train-
ing she could easily become the best
female sprinter in Canada.”
Sports writers at the meet paid glow-
ing tributes to Janet. Terry Fraser
said:
“Maddin’s performance was excep-
tionally noteworthy because this is the
first year in which she has seriously
trained for track.”
Jan Maddin’s triumph won her the