Subiaco Stories...Ann Gallagher, Beauty Queen (1955).
The article is from Trove, the database at the National Library of Australia. No copyright infringement intended.
Mirror, 15 January 1955.
This Beats The Office
During the week Ann Gallagher, of Subiaco, works hard in a Murray-st office — but on the weekend she leaves files, foolscap and typewriters far behind to hurry to the beach. And, as this morning, she makes a very pretty picture when she arrives there. For students of grace and beauty: the hair is blonde, the skin creamy smooth and the measurements 33in., 23in., 34in.
Mirror, 27 November 1954.
Perth's First Calendar
Girl Is Dr's Wife
Nicest surprise in store for local art-lovers this New Year is the calendar to be distributed by a Perth advertising agency. Calendar features for the first time a Perth girl in glamorous poses usually reserved for Hollywood film stars, Sydney models or the creations of famous
overseas artists. Proving that Perth girls can rival or surpass any of the imported models in material appeal is luscious, green-eyed blonde Ann Gallagher of Subiaco. Ann, charming in wispy nylon (charming at right, too), has just what it takes to make Perth calendar-conscious. She makes us wonder why local talent was not chosen for this so very important job years ago.
Hailing originally from Toowoomba (where she married her doctor hubby seven months ago) the lass has the healthy vitality, the clear skin, the wide eyed vivacity which we like to think typical of WA girls. She seems certain to be the forerunner of a long line of home-grown calendar girls. Perth advertising impressarlo Billy Heaton is one who thinks Ann is exactly what was needed to make 1954 a memorable year for the walls of Perth offices and factories. 'The kid has EVERY THING,' says Billy enthusiastically. 'The calendar photos of her make me wonder why we ever bothered going out of WA for our eye-catchers. Nobody will forget the date next year.' Crack Perth commercial photographer who select ed Ann for the calendar assignment says that she is a perfect model with lovely figure and very mobile face. Which is all a little sur prising to a demure, young (22) married woman who neither drinks nor smokes and never imagined her self the material out of which 'pin-ups' are made. 'I was always interested in photography and model ling,' Ann told The Mirror this morning. 'But when these calendar poses were suggested to me I was quite sure I wouldn't be nearly good enough.
'However, I discussed the matter with my husband (Dr. C. Gallagher, resident at a big city hospital) and when he approved, decided to have a try. 'I am glad everybody likes the pictures and now intend to do as much modelling as I can in Perth.' She added that she had sent copies of the calendar pictures to her mother in Toowoomba and was pleased to report proud parental endorsement of them. Shy about her contours (5ft. 2hin., 7st. 51b., 33in., 23in., 34in.) Ann said that she had done a lot of ballet work as a schoolgirl in Toowoomba, been a member of their famous 'Jantzen Girls' water-ballet for four years. Her favorite sports in WA are swimming and golf. Her reactions to life here are 'extremely favorable just like Queensland.' Perth's reaction to Ann is likely to be even more extreme and most vociferously favorable. Just wait till you see that calendar.
