Krystyna Farley is a 91-year-old senior beauty queen in the US state of Connecticut

Krystyna Farley is a 91-year-old senior beauty queen in the US state of Connecticut. Krystyna grew up in Poland during World War Two and was interned in a Russian labour camp.

She reveals her life-affirming philosophy and the part the contests play in her life.

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