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Sherri Lane Bowman, Miss Iowa, 1985, signs autographs before her fashion show Thursday night at Midlands Mall. The show was a send-off for Bowman, who will leave Davenport for Atlantic City on Sept. 6. Nonpareil photo by Dan Koenig.
Miss Iowa
Arnolds Park, June 29 - Miss Iowa - Twenty-two-year-old Kay Nielson, daughter of Dr. And Mrs. L.C. Nielson, Council Bluffs, was chosen Miss Iowa last night. She will represent her state in the Miss Universe contest at Long Beach, Calif., late in…
Miss Iowa Boards Plane For Long Beach Contest
Dressed For Comfortable Traveling . . . Miss Kay Nielson leaves her home to seek the glory of being "Miss Universe."
Miss Iowa calmed by thoughts of students
Sherri Bowman
[Wearing crown]
[Wearing crown]
Miss Iowa Receives Flowers
Long Beach, Cal., July 22, 1959 - Miss Iowa, pretty Kay Nielson, stands by a wreath of flowers she received today as a good luck wish from friends in Omaha, Neb., where she worked as a TV program hostess. Miss Nielson is one of the fifteen…
Miss Iowa taking new role seriously
Sherri Lane Bowman, the newly-crowned Miss Iowa, sits on her bed amidst congratulatory cards and letters and newspaper clippings. Bowman was home last week before heading out to her job as an "ambassador" for the state. Nonpareil photo by Steve…
Miss Iowa Visits City Council During Permit-Granting Session - Plans Personal Appearance Tour
Council Visitor . . . Kay Nielson, Miss Iowa of 1960, gets a smiling introduction to government proceedings from Mayor Gordon Brown.
Miss Universe Beauty Pageant
Airman Recruit Robert M. Christie of Inglewood, California aids lovely Kay Nielson, "Miss Iowa" on her float in the recent Miss Universe Parade held Sunday July 19th. Christie is attending the 85-Day Accelerated Training School at the Naval Air…
Miss Universe Beauty Pageant
A fitting reward for a summer's hard training was delegated to Airman Recruit Bud Strassberg of Los Angeles, California. Strassberg aided lovely Kay Nielson, "Miss Iowa," in the Miss Universe Pageant in Long Beach. Strassberg, who is attending the…
Miss Universe Hopeful
Arnold's Park, Iowa - June 29 - Miss Universe Hopeful - Kay Nielson of Council Bluffs, a former Miss Nebraska, is Iowa's candidate for Miss Universe honors. She won over 16 other hopefuls last night. In 1957 Kay, at the time a University of Nebraska…
Sherri Bowman is Miss SWI
Sherri L. Bowman
Sherri Lane Bowmen[sic]
Sherri Lane Bowmen[sic]
Vacation Visitors
Visiting Her Parents . . . Dr. and Mrs. LC Nielson is Mrs. Harvey L Goth and daughters, Lori, 5, and Dana, 2, of Palos Verdes Peninsula, Calif. Mr. Goth joined his family in Council Bluffs for a weekend and they all visited his parents, Mr. and Mrs.…
Welcome Home, Miss Iowa
Sherri Bowman, Miss Iowa for 1985, speaks Wednesday night to a crowd of about 50 that welcomed her home at a reception in Griswold, the town where she won the Miss Nishna Valley title that qualified her for the state pageant. Bowman, 24, of Council…
Will to win is within Bluffs' Miss Iowa
Below, some of the 13 ensembles the mall gathering saw.
[Sherri Bowman wearing full skirt, belted shirt, and boots.]
[Sherri Bowman wearing full skirt, belted shirt, and boots.]
Will to win is within Bluffs' Miss Iowa
Bowman gave the audience a chance to hear the Gershwin medley she'll be performing in the pageant, during Thursday of pageant week. The talent competition provides 50 percent of the points on which the contestants are judged.
Will to win is within Bluffs' Miss Iowa
Bowman told her parents they were most responsible for her success. Bob Bowman is employed with Metropolitan Life Insurance; Betty Bowman is a marketing representative with Council Bluffs Savings.
Will to win is within Bluffs' Miss Iowa
Gegttng in some runway practice, Bowman models an outfit for he Midlands Mall crowd.
Will to win is within Bluffs' Miss Iowa
Preparing for her final appearance in the trunk show, wearing the formal gown she'll wear Sept. 14, Bowman applies the finishing touches of make-up.
Will to win is within Bluffs' Miss Iowa
Below, some of the 13 ensembles the mall gathering saw.
[Sherri Bowman wearing formal gown.]
[Sherri Bowman wearing formal gown.]