The Times

Local girls enter pageant

Miss Miami hopefuls gather on the sands of Crandon Park. They're, kneeling, left to right, Lisa Bohn and Nathalie Sydor; standing, from left, Lisa Wilson and Lisa Saul. All are Coral Gables or South Dade girls, ex-cept for Miss Saul, who's from the Beach. They're among 12 contestants who will compete for the Miss Miami title, begin-ning at 8 p.m., May 8, at Gusman Cultural Center. Eight Coral Gables and South Dade girls are among 12 contestants who will com-pete for the crown of Miss Miami beginning at 8 p.m. Saturday, May 8, at Gusman Cultural Center. Nineteen-year-old Nathalie Sydor,who stands five feet, seven inches tall and weighs 118 pounds, is a junior at the University of Miami working toward a Bachelor of Arts degree. She is the daughter of Dr. Paul and Dr. Julia Sydor, of Glen Ellyn, Ill. She enjoys cheerleading, ballet, snow skiing, tennis and swimming. Nathalie hopes to go to law school and specialize in in-ternational law for a career with the State Department. She speaks Russian, Ukrani-an, Spanish, French and En-glish. Lisa Wilson, also 19, is the daughter of Jack and Peggy Wilson of 5350 SW 76th St. She is five feet, seven inches tall and weighs 115 pounds. Lisa, who was a finalist for the '75-'76 Orange Bowl Queen Contest, spends her free time dancing, swimming and bicycling. After complet-ing her AS degree in fashion merchandising at Miami-Dade Community College, she plans to study public re-lations at the University of Florida. Lisa Bohn, 21, is the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Richard H. Bohn, 540 Casu-arina Concourse, Coral Ga-bles. She stands five feet four inches tall and weighs 105 pounds. She enjoys water skiing and tennis. Lisa graduated from Coral Gables High, and from the University of Miami magna cum laude. She is working as a secretary to help pay for law school at the UM. Other South Dade contest-ants are Yohanna Traylor, Julianne Cooper, Hope Mor-ris, Marlene Barry and Laura Larson. Competition is in swim suits, evening gowns and tal-ent, with the winner rep-resenting Miami in the Miss Florida Pageant this summer. The Miss Florida winner goes on to the Miss America Pag-eant in Atlantic City, N.J. Tickets for the Greater Miami Jaycee sponsored con-test are $2 and $3.50. They can be purchased at Gusman Hall the night of the pageant.

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Gables grad fiddled way to Miss U of F beauty title

By JAMES J. LEUSNER Correspondent Coral Gables' Pamela Ann Marsh has been taking violin lessons for the past eight years. Last Saturday the les-sons finally paid off. Miss Marsh's violin medley of the songs "If" and the "Summer of '42" helped her to sweep the competition in the 1976 Miss University of Florida Pageant. "It's really an honor," said the 19-year-old sophomore, who has also played piano for the past 10 years. "All of those violin lessons finally paid off. Maybe it was just beginner's luck." The five-foot-five, 110-pound brunette excelled in the evening gown, talent and swimsuit categories. Each of the 16 contestants were also interviewed before the pag-eant. The win enables Miss Marsh to go on to the Miss Florida Pageant June 26 in Orlando and possibly the Miss U.S.A. Pageant. Miss Marsh wore a two-piece white knit gown with a "V" back for the evening gown category and a pink cocktail pantsuit during her violin performance. In the swimsuit competition, she wore a one-piece aqua suit with a scooped back and two "T" straps. A '74 graduate of Coral Gables High School, Pam ("My initials spell my name") is currently a public relations major at the Uni-versity of Florida. She is a member of the University Symphonic Orchestra, a "batgirl" for the baseball team and a little sister at a fraternity. "I love to be around peo-ple. That's why I changed my major from music to pub-lic relations," says Pam, a former member of the All-Miami Youth Symphony and a two-year participant in the All-State Orchestra. "That's why I'm also in-volved with four different organizations. And that's why I chose the University of Florida — there are a lot of people and there's always something to do." Also a member of the Zeta Tau Alpha sorority, Pam is following in the footsteps of her mother — also a ZTA. "My mom was a ZTA, but I didn't let the that influence me when I went to choose a sorority," says Pam. "It just so happened to be a nice place — and I love it." The pageant win is not the first major honor for Pam. "I won third place in the Dade County Typing Contest in high school," laughs Pam. Looking forward to the Miss Florida Pageant in June, Pam believes she has a good chance of winning. "I look at it positively. I'll be myself and I want to be judged on the real me. Hope-fully, I can so do as well as I did at the Miss University of Florida Pageant," said Pam, crossing her fingers. "And my parents will be there — it really meant a lot to have my parents at the pageant — we're very close." The daughter of Mrs. and Mrs. Robert W. Marsh of Coral Gables, Pam claims she still has "many miles to go" in life. "After all," said Pam, "I'm just a baby."

Pam Marsh

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