beauty contestants, November 26, 1923
beauty pageant
contestants in the ‘Miss America’ pageant pose in a line, with their arms around each other, Atlantic City, NJ, 1927
Miss Myrtle Christine Valsted, 17, circa July 11, 1927. Valsted became Miss Chicago 1927 after the original winner, Estelle Kosloff, was found out to be married. Valsted competed in the Atlantic […]
swimsuit contest in Redondo Beach, August 10, 1924
Miss Coney Island says hello!
Mary Benoit, representing Sears Roebuck, took third place in the Miss East Side beauty contest. Held on August 15, 1929, the beauty contest was part of a picnic at Jantzen […]
Lola Knutson, representing the Bagdad Theatre, smiling and posing with one hand on her hip as others look on in the background. She is wearing heels, a sash with the […]
Margaret Knight, right, and two other girls participate in the 1926 Miss Chicago contest
candidates to the Miss Venus de France 1935 beauty contest parading on the catwalk in Paris, France on February 1, 1935
Anne Lee Patterson (Miss Northern Kentucky) won her title Miss United States 1931 in Galveston, Texas. Actress Dorothy Lamour was her first runner-up. She then went on to take second place in […]