Pageantry Pontiacs & a president
Since 1901, the Chicago Auto Show (CAS) has annually displayed the newest automobiles and trucks to the general public. While motor vehicles are the undeniable stars of the yearly extravaganza, many personal stories come out of the show that add warmth and heart to the gathering of metal, glass and rubber. Among those tales of humanity to come out of the CAS is the story of one beauty queen’s brief encounter with fame 67 years ago.
June Marie (O’Connell) Platenka was selected by a show committee in 1954 to represent her Berwyn-Cicero neighborhoods
