Miss Cwm 1946

[cnerys]

Hi,
I have found a photograph amongst my late aunts photos, it is a one inch square black and white photo of a woman and on the back it says Miss Cwm 1946. I'm not sure if it says love Maud or Mair, which may not help at all. I'm curious just in case she is related in any way. I have tried to google but haven't managed to find anything out.
Kind Regards
Nerys

[MollyC]

There are no entries for the surname Cwm in FreeBMD.  It sounds like a nickname.

My Welsh vocabulary is nil, but I know the word is Welsh for a particular type of valley, a circular hollow high in a mountain from which a glacier starts.  The term is known to geographers, along with its Scottish equivalent corrie and the French cirque.

Added:  May be a minor placename.

[hepburn]

Is it something to do with a beauty contest..

[Cas (stallc)]

Boundary/County changes for Cwm

County before 1974 is Flintshire
County 1 Apr 1974 - 31 Mar 1996 in Clwyd
County 1 Apr 1996 - Denbighshire
Civ Reg District St. Asaph

https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/Cwm,_Denbighshire,_Wales_Genealogy

https://www.genuki.org.uk/big/wal/FLN/Cwm

Added - I also think it sounds like a beauty title, but not sure if there would be any records for era, or where kept.

Cas

[cnerys]

Thank you for your time. I should have been more specific. I think Miss Cwm would be like a Pageant like Miss World. I was wondering if there had been a parade or such but Cwm is only a small village.
Kind Regards
Nerys

[wilcoxon]

https://dyserth.com/Dyserth%20Old%20Photos/Carnival%20Galleries/Carnival%201948/index.html


Perhaps this will help

[cnerys]

Wow, Thank you for that link, amazing photo's. I'll have to research Alwena Roberts now to see if there's a link or she was just a family friend.
Kind Regards
Nerys