In this image, Phebe Anne Porras, a Seattle woman who graduated from Immaculate High School, is crowned Miss Filipina American by John Cherberg, lieutenant governor of Washington State, during Philippines Week at the Seattle World's Fair (Century 21 Exposition). The coronation ceremonies took place on the International Mall and included an exhibition by the Princessa Drill Team of the Filipino Youth Actives of Seattle.
Caption information source: "Miss Filipino American to Get Crown Sunday," The Seattle Times, July 6, 1962, p. 37. Caption information derived from captions written by Post-Intelligencer staff and attached to the back of the photograph.
Physical Description: 1 photographic print : b&w ; 8 x 10 in.
Additional Information: Digital copy of this item available thanks to funding from a 2016 Institute for Museum and Library Services grant. Metadata updated as part of a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services administered by the Library Services and Technology Act, through the Washington State Library, a division of the Office of the Secretary of State.
Credit: MOHAI, Seattle Post-Intelligencer Collection, 2000.107.062.03.04, photo by Tom Carson
