Beauty, Ugliness and Other Aesthetic Issues
Every Day is Miracle Day
Man, that's a big claim to make for beauty parlors!Here's the source, where you can magnify the text.
Posted By: Paul - Thu Jan 11, 2024 -
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Category: Beauty, Ugliness and Other Aesthetic Issues, Excess, Overkill, Hyperbole and Too Much Is Not Enough, 1930s
Miss Bay Beach
Better photos below the article.
Posted By: Paul - Sat Jan 06, 2024 -
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Category: Awards, Prizes, Competitions and Contests, Beauty, Ugliness and Other Aesthetic Issues, Oceans and Maritime Pursuits, 1950s
Queen of Azusa Golden Days
Posted By: Paul - Sat Dec 23, 2023 -
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Category: Awards, Prizes, Competitions and Contests, Beauty, Ugliness and Other Aesthetic Issues, Parades and Festivals, 1950s
Miss Flame
There appear to be literally dozens of different "Miss Flames" across the USA. I can't sort them out. But I will say that it's rather odd to bear a title that represents the enemy of the group--firemen--conferring the title!
Posted By: Paul - Mon Dec 18, 2023 -
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Category: Beauty, Ugliness and Other Aesthetic Issues, Contests, Races and Other Competitions, Destruction, Firefighting, Arson, Wildfires, Infernos and Other Conflagrations
Miss Tall International
Instead of "Miss Tall International," I prefered the old name for this contest, per this 1952 entry."Miss California Tip Topper of '52": Sonia Smevik, 18, 6'1 3/4" crowned by Actor John Hubbard. L to R background: Peggy Mcconnell; Pat Hostetter; Marlize Schrad; Toby Guthrie; Joan Wark; Pat Hart; Phyllis Foresberg".
Posted By: Paul - Mon Dec 04, 2023 -
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Category: Awards, Prizes, Competitions and Contests, Beauty, Ugliness and Other Aesthetic Issues, Excess, Overkill, Hyperbole and Too Much Is Not Enough, Human Marvels, Twentieth Century, Twenty-first Century
USC’s Helen of Troy Contest
The University of Southern California used to elect a woman as "Helen of Troy."
Finalist for Helen of Troy (University of Southern California), 10 November 1960. Mary Elinor Memory; Lynne Helene Hunsucker; Marcia Anne Northrop; Barbara Louise Stephens; Linda Eleanor Scott.; Caption slip reads: "Photographer: Miller. Date: 1960-11-10. Assignment: Finalist for Helen of Troy. L to r: Mary Elinor Memory; Lynne Helene Hunsucker; Marcia Anne Northrop; Barbara Louise Stephens; Linda Eleanor Scott".
Posted By: Paul - Mon Nov 20, 2023 -
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Category: Awards, Prizes, Competitions and Contests, Beauty, Ugliness and Other Aesthetic Issues, Regionalism, Historical Figure, Twentieth Century
Miss Tramp Steamer
Posted By: Paul - Fri Nov 10, 2023 -
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Category: Awards, Prizes, Competitions and Contests, Beauty, Ugliness and Other Aesthetic Issues, Oceans and Maritime Pursuits, 1950s
Recc Queens: 1957-1991
What does RECC stand for? "Rural Electric Cooperative Corporation." Bringing electricity to the sticks.Read a short history here.
And what would any self-respecting organization be without crowning a queen? The photos here start in 1957 and go to 1991.
Posted By: Paul - Fri Oct 27, 2023 -
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Category: Awards, Prizes, Competitions and Contests, Beauty, Ugliness and Other Aesthetic Issues, Hillbillies, Country Bumpkins, Ruralism and Flyover Country, Technology, Twentieth Century
Twiggy Lookalike Contest
Searching the historical record for 1967 reveals numerous Twiggy Lookalike contests scattered around the USA and elsewhere. Here's the best one, at least photo-wise.
Posted By: Paul - Thu Oct 05, 2023 -
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Category: Awards, Prizes, Competitions and Contests, Beauty, Ugliness and Other Aesthetic Issues, Celebrities, Fashion, 1960s
Mystery Girl of 1947
Pulp International reveals:The Mystery Writers of America, which was founded in 1945 in New York City and soon expanded to other locations, in its early years used to throw what they called a Clues Party. In November 1947 the party was in Chicago, and the MWA awarded the title of Mystery Girl to the woman who performed best in a scream test—as opposed to screen test. Four contestants—Marybeth Prebis, Betty Rosboro, Bobby Jo Rodgers, and Portia Kubin—let fly with their most bloodcurdling screams, and the winner was Kubin, above.
Posted By: Paul - Sat Sep 23, 2023 -
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Category: Awards, Prizes, Competitions and Contests, Beauty, Ugliness and Other Aesthetic Issues, Literature, Books, 1940s, Screams, Grunts and Other Exclamations
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