Tania Verstak (born c. 1942), of Australia, is Miss International 1962. Lara Quigaman (with younger brother), Miss International 2005 from the Philippines. ...

Tania was born in Tianjin to Russian couple Vladimir and Valentina Verstak. They immigrated to Australia when she was 10 years old and settled in Manly, New South Wales. In 1961, she became the first migrant to win the Miss Australia title. (Chinese: ; pinyin: Tiānjīn; Postal System Pinyin: Tientsin) is one of the four municipalities of the Peoples Republic of China. ... Manly Beach Manly is a suburb in Local Government Area of Manly Council on Northern Beaches of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ...

Even before going on to compete in Miss International, her victory in the national pageant was already seen as a small but significant shift in the traditional articulation of the Australian feminine ideal, attributed to the infusion of European values to the Anglo-Australian fabric, at a time when beauty pageants were the craze of Australia. A beauty contest, or beauty pageant, is a competition between people, based largely, though not always entirely, on the beauty of their physical appearance. ...

She went on to win the Miss International title in Long Beach, California. Thus, the victory further endeared her to the Australian public, demonstrating their pride and approval of Tania Verstak as the embodiment of perfect Australian womanhood and as the image of Australia as a modern nation, even though she was a ‘new Australian’. Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government Country State County United States California Los Angeles County Mayor Beverly ONeill (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 170. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ...

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• http://www.abc.net.au/dimensions/dimensions_in_time/Transcripts/s831921.htm
• http://www.api-network.com/articles/index.php?jas83_ustinoff_saunders