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Sydney Morning Herald on 2021-10-24 15:00

From the Archives, 1961: Tania Verstak is Miss Australia

Sixty years ago, 20-year-old Tania Verstak - born in China of White Russian parents - became the first “New Australian” to win the Miss Australia quest.

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