Generally Speaking: Fondly remembering Brooklyn’s Miss Norways
Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, we’re about to lose a second year of seeing a lovely and talented woman being crowned as Miss Norway of Greater New York. In addition to the popular and glamorous Miss Norway pageant held in the Arthur Nilsen Banquet Hall at the Christian Home in Dyker Heights, the winner is also viewed by thousands of spectators and participants – usually riding in a flashy convertible – at the annual Norwegian-American 17th of May Parade in Bay Ridge.
Young women of Norwegian descent fill out an application in February to join the April pageant. Sadly, we learned on the Norwegian Immigration Association website that they have decided to discontinue their sponsorship of this annual event. As we filed this week’s column, we have not been able to confirm whether a new sponsor would be stepping forward to fund the 2022 competition.
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