Drum Magazine social history photographs, Golden City Post 576

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Author	Drum Social Histories
Copyright	© The Drum Archive
Credit	Drum Magazine photographer / Drum Social Histories / Bailey's African History Archive / african.pictures
Description	South Africa, 1954. A Day With Africa's Queen! – Ruth Bosman Mofolo: Miss Africa 1953. Waiting at a Sophiatown bus stop for her husband, her dazzling smile and personality made her stand out in a dull crowd. They went to a movie when he arrived. The Editor said, "On Sunday, you and Bob Gosani must take the Beauty Queen out. Take her to the Zoo, to the Park, and anywhere else she orders you to take her". I held my breath and wanted to jump for joy. I wanted to say, "Chief, there is no need for you to say we MUST. A chance like that was too good to miss".
City	Johannesburg
State / Province	Gauteng
Country	South Africa
Filename	APN32297.jpg
File Type	JPG
File Size	7 MB
Dimensions	4000 × 3918 px
Date Created	2 May 1954
Date Uploaded	9 October 2025

Drum Magazine social history photographs, Golden City Post 576

South Africa, 1954. A Day With Africa's Queen! – Ruth Bosman Mofolo: Miss Africa 1953. Waiting at a Sophiatown bus stop for her husband, her dazzling smile and personality made her stand out in a dull crowd. They went to a movie when he arrived. The Editor said, "On Sunday, you and Bob Gosani must take the Beauty Queen out. Take her to the Zoo, to the Park, and anywhere else she orders you to take her". I held my breath and wanted to jump for joy. I wanted to say, "Chief, there is no need for you to say we MUST. A chance like that was too good to miss".

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Drum Magazine social history photographs, Golden City Post 576

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