Looking for Miss Arcadia 1969

The Marines may be looking for a few good men but Nickerson Research is looking for the few good women who apparently rode the Arcadia float in the Tournament of Roses parade in 1969, specifically, Cindy Clark, Cindy Harms, Debbie Lewis, Janis Thompson, and Jacquie Wicken. The company is trying to locate the Queen and Princesses from the 1969 Arcadia Tournament of Roses Royal Court about the potential use of a photograph of them for a Chevrolet commercial, for which they would be financially compensated. The women, or anyone with information about how to contact them, should call or e-mail Susan Nickerson at Nickerson Research, 323-965-9990 or susan@nickersonresearch.com. Click here to see a sample of recent Nickerson Research commercial projects.

Miss Arcadia 1969 (on roof) and her Royal Court. Photo courtesy of the Ruth and Charles Gilb Arcadia Historical Museum.

The photograph (at right) features the five women riding on a gold Chevrolet Impala with a white roof and white sidewall tires down Baldwin Avenue in what was apparently a showcase of the women chosen by the Association prior to the Rose Parade. Miss Arcadia Cindy Clark is perched precariously on the roof of the car wearing a yellow musical note on her red dress, with Royal Court members Jacquie Wicken, Debbie Lewis, Cindy Harms, and Janis Thompson sitting on the hood and the trunk, one of them wearing a red majorette (baton twirler) outfit with white boots. In the background of the photo is the Quick Clean retail center at 1035 South Baldwin Avenue, operated by Edward Kieser and Henry Danowsky.

— By Scott Hettrick