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1968 Ebony Magazine cover presented 48 years later
Mar 20, 2015 - 1:50:42 PM

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McMahon Campbell, Founder, Kamalamee Organization surprises former Miss Bahamas, Elizabeth Bridges nee Knowles with a large presentation of the Ebony cover from 1968.

The Kamalamee Organization unveiled a vintage 1968 Ebony Magazine with the then Miss Bahamas Elizabeth Bridges nee Knowles as the Cover Girl recently.

The 48 year old Magazine took 3 years to acquire with a value of $970.00 due to hiring auction agents and shipping cost.

After the honour, Mrs Knowles wrote to founder of the Kamalamee Organization, McMahon Campbell: "To my dear amazing friend, McMahon, thank you for creating such an incredible moment in my life! When you told me you had a portrait for me to unveil I could not imagine what you had in mind. But I should have known that, in your usual grand style, you were up to something spectacular! The instant of unveiling was indescribable. Memories I hadn't visited for so many years flashed through my mind. I remembered so clearly the photo shoot in downtown Nassau with the Ebony production crew. Being a young 18-year old, reigning Miss Bahamas, this experience was the beginning of a very exciting time in my life."

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Former Miss Bahamas (1968), Elizabeth Bridges nee Knowles

"McMahon, I wish to say 'Thank You' for giving me this beautiful, unforgettable gift. I appreciate everything you did to make this moment happen. Nothing you did was in vain, and nothing about the event went unnoticed. God has blessed you with phenomenal talent, and I count it an honour to be your friend!"

"You are doing a great work in recognizing the efforts of men and women who have made a significant contribution, not only to Grand Bahama, but the entire Bahamas. I pray a blessing pressed down, flowing over on you and the Kamalamee Organization! May you have success upon success as your organization goes from strength to strength!"

The Kamalamee Honours continues to celebrate everyday people who have changed The Bahamas. Let’s celebrate all of our Hero’s known and unknown to us; then and now, we honour them, we thank them, we owe them!

Photos courtesy of The Kamalamee Organization.



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