They used to come from the modeling industry, and being a stewardess was quite the glam job! They also had height-weight requirements. I remember being a young girl and admiring them back then. They were much nicer too. And the flights cost more but it was a better quality of people all the way around.
Yep, only the occasional Cuban wanting to take the plane somewhere else.
Thanks, I didn't know that. I've always sort of wondered why things were so different back in the day (except for the Eastern Air Shuttle).