One of the more exceptional photographs in Norma Niblock's archive was the image of all of the 88 contestants. I included the entire span of this image in the book but here share a clip. Norma is circled but I think some of the other contestants are interesting to notice. The original photo in her collection is about a foot and half long and has survived the years rather well. Norma is easy to spot because of the way she tips her head which is unique to her.
I learned a great deal more about Norma researching the book than I knew when I wrote Affairs Valentino many years ago and I am happy I was able to expand and fine tune to a high degree the true story of this remarkable woman.
