CALIFORNIA WAS CREATED FOR THE MISS SYDNEY EVENT AND SHE WAS SEEN IN HAUGHT DOLL MAGAZINE AS THE WINNER FOR THE BEST CULTURAL COSTUME. MADE OUT OF WHITE AND BLACK SILK WITH BLACK LACE IMPORTED FROM ITALY AND HAND BEADED. THE ORIGINAL GOWN WAS TRIMED WITH BURGANDY ROSES, BUT JUST BEFORE SHE WAS MAILED FOR THE COMPETITION I HAND PAINTED FLOWERS TO LOOK LIKE THE CALIFORNIA POPPY! MODELED BY CALIFORNIA.