Beauty, Ugliness and Other Aesthetic Issues
Miss Cactus of 1953
Posted By: Paul - Wed Mar 26, 2025 -
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Category: Awards, Prizes, Competitions and Contests, Beauty, Ugliness and Other Aesthetic Issues, Nature, 1950s
Miss Optometry of 1957 and 1958
Some eight years ago, WU presented you with Miss Optometery of 1956. But now, advances in newspaper archives have allowed us to find two more winners of this coveted title.NOTE: Miss 1958 is "Nan" Peterson, not "Man."
Posted By: Paul - Tue Mar 18, 2025 -
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Category: Beauty, Ugliness and Other Aesthetic Issues, Contests, Races and Other Competitions, 1950s, Eyes and Vision
Miss Concrete Pavement
Last year, Alex gave us a UK Concrete Queen. Let it never be said that the Yanks could not keep up!
Posted By: Paul - Fri Mar 14, 2025 -
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Category: Awards, Prizes, Competitions and Contests, Beauty, Ugliness and Other Aesthetic Issues, Highways, Roads, Streets and Traffic, 1960s
Miss Paper Cup
Posted By: Paul - Sat Mar 08, 2025 -
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Category: Beauty, Ugliness and Other Aesthetic Issues, Contests, Races and Other Competitions, 1950s
Who Was the Real Anatomic Bomb?
The publicist's phrase "The Anatomic Bomb" has been applied to several women. Without googling, can you guess who claims the most number of hits associating her with this moniker?Answer after the jump.
Brigitte Bardot?
Linda Christian?
Sophia Loren?
Silvana Pampanini?
Lili St. Cyr?
Marilyn Monroe?
More in extended >>
Posted By: Paul - Fri Feb 21, 2025 -
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Category: Beauty, Ugliness and Other Aesthetic Issues, Atomic Power and Other Nuclear Matters, 1950s, 1960s
The Hi Neighbor Queen
Hi Neighbor Queen candidates, June 27, 1951. Neva Milligan; Ginger Smith; Carolyn Rennick; Ruth Phillips; Ellyn Lederer; Suzanne Cook; Ginger De Lisio; Jeanne Darr; Helen Rizio.
(Not sure why we have ten candidates and only nine names.)
Posted By: Paul - Mon Feb 10, 2025 -
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Category: Awards, Prizes, Competitions and Contests, Beauty, Ugliness and Other Aesthetic Issues, Regionalism, 1950s
AAU Beauty Queens
I was unaware that the Amateur Athletic Union was in the habit of choosing beauty queens, but aparently it's been going on for decades.
Posted By: Paul - Sun Feb 02, 2025 -
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Category: Awards, Prizes, Competitions and Contests, Beauty, Ugliness and Other Aesthetic Issues, Sports
Miss Giftware of 1952
Posted By: Paul - Mon Jan 20, 2025 -
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Category: Awards, Prizes, Competitions and Contests, Beauty, Ugliness and Other Aesthetic Issues, Gifts, Presents, Tributes, and Other Honoraria, 1950s
Tin Can Fashion Beauty Contest
Posted By: Paul - Sun Jan 05, 2025 -
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Category: Awards, Prizes, Competitions and Contests, Beauty, Ugliness and Other Aesthetic Issues, 1940s
The Citrus Queens
Posted By: Paul - Thu Dec 26, 2024 -
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Category: Awards, Prizes, Competitions and Contests, Beauty, Ugliness and Other Aesthetic Issues, Food, 1940s
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