1/61Paul Tracey meets Miss Indy in 1995.
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2/61Jason Bright with Miss Indy Girls in 2000.
3/611998 Miss Indy beauty contest winner, Kelly Hart.
4/612006 Miss Indy winner Sarah Buller (centre) with Tina Wallmann and Rachel Donald. Picture: Glenn Hampson
5/61The Bartercard Miss Indy Dream Team in pit row. (L-R) Sara Zaina, Maria Hawkes, Emily Caunt, Sarah Buller, Tina Wallmann and Maddy Kyle.
6/61Michelle Brookman in 2001.
7/61Gold Coast. Miss Indy Ali Mutch in 1997.
8/612000 Miss Indy winner Amy Erbacher of Isle of Capri (C) with L-R Leanne Hinton and Catherine Gobby.
9/611998 Miss Indy Kelly Hart (C) with Alex Emeljanow (L) and Wendy McMahon.
10/611998 Miss Indy Ali Mutch, 21.
11/612000 Bartercard Miss Indy finalist Leanne Hinton.
12/612001 Bartercard Miss Indy Gold Coast Australasian Finalists Rebecca Lund (L) and Romarn Charters(R).
13/611998 Playboy Magazine’s Miss November 1997 Inga Drozdova trackside.
14/61Miss Indy 2001 Contest Launch. Amy Erbacher.
15/611998 Amanda Perkham and Tess McVicker.
16/61Emma Pit in the chequered shorts and Chloe join in the fun in 2000.
17/611996 Launch of the Miss Indy Calendar L TO R: Felicity Cook, Lisa Watt, Tanya Young, Nina Baker, Melissa Stevenson Photographer: Richard Webb
18/611998 Miss Gold Coast Indy Kelly Hart with Peter Beattie.
19/61Gold Coast Indy in 1998.
20/61Nicole Rossetto Miss Indy 2011.
21/61Marcia Clarke, Miss Indy contestant in 2001.
22/61Bartercard Miss Indy finalist Sophie Turner
23/612000 Bartercard Miss Indy winner Amy Erbacher.
24/61Carmen Balan, Michelle Vanalphen and Haley Rich.
25/612000 Bartercard Miss Indy winner Amy Erbacher.
26/61Sonia Colemand and Belinda Capasso.
27/611997 Meter Maids Jade Tam 21 and Megan Hill 21 at Indy.
28/61Model Carmen Balin,18, of /Jimboomba in the pit area.
29/612002 Miss BarterCard Indy Sara Chrismas
30/612000 Miss Indy winner Amy Erbacher
31/61Christie-Ann Kidd,18, 2nd runner up to Miss Indy, Indy Driver Gil de Ferran with Miss Indy Sara Chrismas 21 from /Toowoomba and 1st runner up in the Miss Indy contest Bronte Kok.
32/61Miss Indy Girls - 3rd Place Leanne Hinton (L), winner Amy Erbacher (C) and 2nd Catherine Gobby (R) in pit lane.
33/61Romarna Charters.
34/612000 Meter Maids Cheryl Ambler, Vinice Sanders and Michelle Brookman.
35/611998 Ali Mutch with driver Greg Moore.
36/612002 Bartercard Miss Indy Sara Chrismas 21.
37/611998 Miss Indy finalist Kelly Hart.
38/612000 Bartercard Miss Indy finalist Angela Mogridge.
39/61Angela De Groot with fire marshall Greg Piggott.
40/61Misty McDonald. Picture: Fiona Harding
41/612000 Bartercard Miss Indy winner Amy Erbacher.
42/61Miss Indy Canada Lynne Kushnirenko 25.
43/611996 Miss Indy entrants Cherie Bray-Taylor, Nina Baker and Tanya Burroughs.
44/61Indycar driver Luiz Garcia in the pit area with meter maids Vinice Sanders (L) Michelle Brookman.
45/61Indy grid girls Leane and Tamika.
46/611998: Emma Parker, Kate Richards and Ana Andre.
47/612000 Bartercard Miss Indy finalist Catherine Gobby.
48/61Misty McDonald. Picture: Fiona Harding
49/611998 Miss Indy Ali Mutch.
50/61Emma Pit in the chequered shorts and Chloe join in the fun in 2000.
51/61Miss Indy 2002 Lauren Lillie in pit lane.
52/61Amy Erbacher Miss Indy 2000 at the Gold Coast.
53/61Miss Indy Canada Lynne Kushnirenko 25 on the Gold Coast.
54/61Miss Indy 1999 Kyly Boldy (18).
55/612000 Promotional girls.
56/612000 Bartercard Miss Indy winner Amy Erbacher (22).
57/61Brazilian Alex Zanardi recives a kiss from the 1998 Miss Indy Kelly Hart.
58/611996 The first Miss Indy Race Team finalist Angela Croft 20.
59/611996 Miss Indy Nina Baker Perth (left), Tony Cochrane IMG and Miss Indy entrant Lisa Cleave.
60/61Ali Mutch with driver Greg Moore.
61/61Lisa Gleeve (19) of Currumbin poses for photographers after being named Miss Indy at 1996.
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