The Road To 50

Our First Miss World
Miss world 1963, Carole Joan Crawford leading the Independence Festival Float Parade through the street
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Most Jamaican
The New Yorker float passes the hugh appreciative crowd at South Parade, depicting a giant Doctor Bird surrounded by the national flower lignum vitae. On the float at left is Miss Manchester Jean Donnegan.
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Out on the street
Some of the floats and some of the thousands that watched the parade through the streets of the city on Independence Day 1964. 
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Flags Flying
Festival Queens in the 1964 Parade celebrate Jamaica's second aniversary
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On top of the world
A 1963 Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS Co) float depicts their mascot on top of a globe
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Saluting the Nation
This float full of beautiful ladies was sponsored by local business, Hanna & Sons Ltd
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Farmers on Parade
This float from the first Independence parade was made and mannered by local farmers - if you look closely you can see the pick-up truck under all that float and fruit
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Jamaica at 10
Miss Independence 1972, Rita Faye Chambers (left), steps happily down the gangway of the cruise-liner 'Steward' at Montego Freeport at the end of a week's cruise, her main prize for winning the Miss St. James Beauty Contest
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On the way
On the way to the Stadium for the Grand Gala, the parade of floats and bands made a colourful spectacle on Half Way Tree Road in Kingston
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To the Grand Gala
The 1984 Grand Gala taking place at the National Stadium
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30 years old in 1992
Celebrating 30 years of Independence with an international flavour as two Harrier Jump Jets from the Royal Airforce fly over the National Stadiumbelow, below effigies of the nation's leaders past and present at the Grand Gala.
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Cruising in the Drop-top
This festival queens get driven around in classic convertibles in the 2010 parade
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Revellers
Decked out in their black, green, and gold, these young people join the 2010 Independence parade
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