Beauty, Ugliness and Other Aesthetic Issues
Miss Putt-Putt
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Posted By: Paul - Fri May 17, 2024 -
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Category: Awards, Prizes, Competitions and Contests, Beauty, Ugliness and Other Aesthetic Issues, Recreation, Sports, 1960s
Firmatron Facial
"literally shocks your age away"
"A model is given a 'Firmatron' facial by an operator wearing special gloves to transmit electrical impulses to facial nerves." New York Journal-American - Dec 2, 1960
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - June 28, 1961
Chicago Tribune - Apr 9, 1961
Posted By: Alex - Thu May 02, 2024 -
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Category: Beauty, Ugliness and Other Aesthetic Issues, Inventions, 1960s
Tobacco Queen
Posted By: Paul - Sun Apr 14, 2024 -
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Category: Awards, Prizes, Competitions and Contests, Beauty, Ugliness and Other Aesthetic Issues, Smoking and Tobacco, 1940s
Miss Brick Throw of 1959
We've looked at the humor of DJ Rege Cordic at Radio Station KDKA in a previous post.The home page of Rege Cordic.
But here's a stunt not covered there.
He decided to stage a gag beauty contest for "Miss Brick Throw of 1959."
It was announced in 1958 in BILLBOARD.
Eventually a winner was chosen, "Miss Twerpie Walker," and a fake magazine was printed for the occasion.
Listen to three minutes of the gag here. NOTE: sound file begins to play automatically.
Posted By: Paul - Thu Apr 11, 2024 -
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Category: Awards, Prizes, Competitions and Contests, Beauty, Ugliness and Other Aesthetic Issues, Humor, Pranks, Radio, Regionalism, 1950s
The Venice Surfestival
This celebration ran for a number of years. And of course, there had to be a queen each year.
Posted By: Paul - Fri Mar 22, 2024 -
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Category: Beauty, Ugliness and Other Aesthetic Issues, Oceans and Maritime Pursuits, Parades and Festivals, Regionalism, Twentieth Century
Miracle Face-Bra
"the newest way to make lastex yarn work for you"
Radio and Television Mirror - July 1948
Posted By: Alex - Sun Mar 17, 2024 -
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Category: Beauty, Ugliness and Other Aesthetic Issues, Advertising, 1940s
Electric Vibro Chin Massager
House Beautiful - Oct 1966
Posted By: Alex - Tue Mar 12, 2024 -
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Category: Beauty, Ugliness and Other Aesthetic Issues, 1960s
Miss Moon Maid of 1965
More fotos and text at the link.
Posted By: Paul - Sat Mar 09, 2024 -
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Category: Awards, Prizes, Competitions and Contests, Beauty, Ugliness and Other Aesthetic Issues, Comics, Space Travel, 1960s
The Rival Miss Fairmonts
Posted By: Paul - Wed Feb 28, 2024 -
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Category: Awards, Prizes, Competitions and Contests, Beauty, Ugliness and Other Aesthetic Issues, Rivalries, Feuds and Grudges, 1930s
Miss Grey Cup
Read about this beauty queen title here, with lots more pictures.What's great though is the local titles of the individual beauty queens competing for the overall title. Nothing evokes femininity like "Winnipeg Blue Bomber" or "Calgary Stampeder."
CANADA - NOVEMBER 25: In training: Entrants in the Miss Grey Cup contest worked out at the Toronto Women's Club yesterday. Left to right are Miss B.C. Lion Debbie Kushner; Miss Calgary Stampeder Sherri Brooks; Miss Hamilton Tiger Cat Angie Balogh; Miss Montreal Concorde Lynda Mercier; Miss Winnipeg Blue Bomber Kim Walls; Miss Saskatchewan Roughrider Leslie McNaughton; Miss Toronto Argonaut Suzanne Housego and Miss Edmonton Eskimo Betty Jandewerth.
Posted By: Paul - Sun Feb 18, 2024 -
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Category: Awards, Prizes, Competitions and Contests, Beauty, Ugliness and Other Aesthetic Issues, Odd Names, North America, Twentieth Century
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