1955 Spring Fashion show benefits March of Dimes in New York City
Models on runway in Waldorf-Astoria Hotel Grand Ballroom / Grace Kelly follows 1955 March of Dimes poster child Mary Kosloski down steps, Mary is on crutches and Kelly stoops to assist her / Kelly and Kosloski at March of Dimes wishing well off-stage, Mary admires KellyÍs dress / Mary turns to camera and smiles / WS models return to stage from runway /VS Arlene Francis on runway wearing Charles Gelatt gown / VS Gypsy Rose Lee on runway in gown by Charles James she removes one glove / at end of runway she tosses rose into audience / Margaret Truman on runway in dress by Harvey Berin, she twirls around / Elsa Maxwell clowns on runway wearing maid uniform by Ceil Chapman / Grace Kelly on runway in gown by Leslie Morris of Bergdoff Goodman / line of models return to stage from runway / hi-shot spotlights sweep ballroom / models on stage with Van Heflin as curtains close
Grace Kelly judges Miss America 1955 contest
Contestants walk on a runway with state sashes, bathing suits, heels / Grace Kelly with glasses on and male judge look up / WS Miss America 1955 Lee Ann Meriwether and her court as 1954 Miss America Evelyn Ay sets crown on Meriwether's head / cutaway clapping audience / Kelly leaning over wishing well lettered Fight Infantile Paralysis with young girl , Mary Kosloski, standing by well with crutches on both arms and leg braces
Celebrities model gowns at 1955 March of Dimes fundraising fashion show in New York City
Title card: "Fashion Show for March of Dimes" superimposed over WS crowd in attendance / actress Grace Kelly and March of Dimes poster girl Mary Kosloski examine a wishing well labeled "Fight Against Paralysis" as they open the event to benefit the fight against polio / attendees sit at round table / burlesque entertainer Gypsy Rose Lee walks on runway past camera wearing a strapless gown, then pauses at runway end to toss flower from her bouquet into the audience / Eleanor Searle Whitney, aka Mrs Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney, models a strapless evening gown as she walks on runway towards camera / Whitney turns at end of runway and smiles as she continues walking / reaction shot spectators at table applaud / Mrs. Palmer Dixon walks on runway as she models a black and white gown / reaction shot spectators applaud / Mrs. Dixon walks on runway and turns / actress and singer Julie Wilson walks along runway wearing a striped and floral evening dress, pauses to twirl, and continues walking on runway / WS celebrities walk past wishing well on stage and put money in it as Van Johnson and Joan Fontaine stand nearby / WS curtain conceals celebrities and performers on stage as it closes
Pres. Dwight Eisenhower launches the 1955 March of Dimes campaign against polio with the help of poster girl Mary Kosloski
Title: "Portrait of Courage - March of Dimes Poster Girl" superimposed over Pres. Dwight Eisenhower and Mary Kosloski, 1955 March of Dimes poster girl / EXT Kosloski, a polio survivor wearing braces and using crutches, arrives at the White House / INT Kosloski walks toward Eisenhower / VS Mary holding poster and Eisenhower signing autograph book for her / CU pan from Mary holding poster to Eisenhower signing autograph book / VS Eisenhower shakes hands with Mary, points to the flower Mary wears on her wrist
Fashion show in Waldorf-Astoria Hotel Grand Ballroom in NY City to raise money for March of Dimes
Title "Style parade for March of Dimes" superimposed over overhead shot of women modeling clothes on runway / actress Grace Kelly walking behind Mary Kosloski, March of Dimes poster girl, who is walking down steps from runway on crutches / two shots of Kelly and Kosloski standing together and talking at March of Dimes wishing well, Kosloski reaches over and touches gown Kelly is wearing / Kosloski smiling as she holds gown / wide overhead shot of women modeling dresses on runway / two shots of radio and TV celebrity Arlene Francis modeling gown on runway / three shots of exotic dancer Gypsy Rose Lee modeling bustle dress on runway / two shots of Margaret Truman, daughter of former President Harry Truman, modeling gown on runway / gossip columnist/professional hostess Elsa Maxwell modeling dress / two shots of Kelly modeling evening gown / overhead shot of women modeling dresses on runway and gathering on stage / overhead shot of women gathered on stage / closer shot of women gathered on stage as curtain closes / Note: exact day not known