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1954: Carol, Hazel

1955: Connie, Diane, Ione, Janet

1957: Audrey

1960: Donna

1961: Carla, Hattie

1963: Flora

1964: Cleo, Dora, Hilda

1965: Betsy

1966: Inez

1967: Beulah

1968: Edna

1969: Camille

1970: Celia

1972: Agnes

1974: Carmen, Fifi

1975: Eloise

1977: Anita

1979: David, Frederic

1980: Allen

1983: Alicia

1985: Elena, Gloria

1988: Gilbert, Joan

1989: Hugo

1990: Diana, Klaus

1991: Bob

1992: Andrew

1995: Luis, Marilyn, Opal, Roxanne

1996: Cesar, Fran, Hortense

1998: Georges, Mitch

1999: Floyd, Lenny

2000: Keith

2001: Allison, Iris, Michelle

2002: Isadore, Lili

2003: Fabian, Isabel, Juan

2004: Charley, Frances, Ivan, Jeanne

2005: Dennis, Katrina, Rita, Stan, Wilma

2007: Dean, Felix, Noel

2008: Gustav, Ike, Paloma

2009: Bill, Fred, Ida

2010: Danielle, Earl, Igor, Julia

2011: Irene

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