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At the suggestion of actress Audrey Meadows, who was married to Continental’s president Robert Six, hostesses received pearls upon their graduation as worn with this uniform issued from 1967 to 1970. #WomenInAviation See more uniforms from #Continental on display, in "#FashionInFlight: A History of Airline Uniform Design", located, pre-security, in the Aviation Museum and Library and the Main Hall of the International Terminal. http://bit.ly/fashioninflight
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