The Miami News - July 3, 1946
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Category: Atomic Power and Other Nuclear Matters, 1940s
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Category: Celebrities, Reformers, Do-gooders, Agitators and SJWs, Nutrition, Historical Figure, 1930s, India
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Category: Food, Coffee and other Legal Stimulants
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Category: Culture and Civilization, Music, Foreign Customs, 1940s
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Category: Name That List
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Category: Costumes and Masks, 1960s
1946: Nikki Geer
Shickshinny Mountain Echo - Nov 8, 1946
1948: Joan Smith
Opelousas Daily World - Feb 12, 1948
1949: Patricia Hunter
Zanesville Times Recorder - Jan 29, 1949
1950: Peggy Sharpe
Honolulu Star-Advertiser - Mar 19, 1950
1951: Edie Pike
Honolulu Star-Advertiser - Mar 4, 1951
1952: Miss Potato Chip-munk (with maid-in-waiting Ronda Sherwood)
Marengo Republican News - Feb 7, 1952
1953: Joan Gehan — promoted to "Miss Potato Chip of the Century" in 1954
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Pittsburgh Press - Jan 28, 1954
1955: Ruth Burkhart
Kingsport Times-News - Mar 6, 1955
1956: Elaine Kuntz
Louisville Courier-Journal - Jan 29, 1956
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Category: Awards, Prizes, Competitions and Contests, Junk Food, 1940s, 1950s
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Category: Excess, Overkill, Hyperbole and Too Much Is Not Enough, Music, 1970s
Posted By: Paul - Tue Aug 22, 2017 -
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Category: Food, Reader Recommendation, 1940s
Detroit Free Press - Dec 23, 1977
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Category: Headgear, 1970s
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