Cigarette girl is staple for Detroit's bar scene

It's not 1940 but that's no matter. It hasn't stopped Detroit's cigarette girl, Gwen Joy, from making a living as if it were 1940.

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If you've been hitting the night spots in Detroit or Hamtramck, you may have seen her: a tall, willowy, mini-skirted figure striding on 4-inch heels, balancing an over-stuffed tray hanging from a strap around her neck. She's Gwen Joy, Detroit's own version of a classic 1940s cigarette girl.

You may not hear her sing out, "Call for Phillip Morris," or coo, "Cigars, cigarettes, Tiparillos," like her counterpart in the 1964 TV commercial, but you will see her kitschy tray full of gum, candies and tobacco products. And she takes her wares seriously, stocking her customers' favorite sweets and keeping her cigars fresh in a humidor between sales forays.

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