Contests, Races and Other Competitions
The LUX RADIO THEATRE “Most Beautiful 15-Year-old Contest”
Part of our "strange beauty contest" series.It seems highly unlikely that any company could stage this today.
Full article here.
Posted By: Paul - Thu Jul 23, 2020 -
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Category: Beauty, Ugliness and Other Aesthetic Issues, Contests, Races and Other Competitions, Radio, 1940s
T-Rex Race
Posted By: Paul - Thu May 07, 2020 -
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Category: Contests, Races and Other Competitions, Dinosaurs and Other Extinct Creatures
National Pork Queen
The National Pork Queen contest launched in 1959, with Elaine Steimel of DeKalb, Illinois chosen to be the first Pork Queen.
Marion Star - Dec 30, 1959
It ended in 1988, with Christi Lynn Bentley of Sabina, Ohio chosen as the final queen. A spokesman for the pageant said that it was being ended, in part, because national pork queens “have been subjected to remarks when they were introduced into metropolitan areas to promote pork… More and more, they’ve been thrown comments about Miss Piggy and things like that.”
Dayton Daily News - Mar 31, 1988
Perhaps the most enthuasiastic Pork Queen was 1973 winner Soo Klingaman of Waterloo, Ohio. She legally changed her first name from ‘Sue’ to ‘Soo’ so that she could identify more closely with pigs.
Sioux City Journal - Mar 26, 1973
Kay Eickmeier, 1961 Pork Queen
Posted By: Alex - Fri Apr 17, 2020 -
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Category: Contests, Races and Other Competitions
Hair Freezing Contest
Ever since 2011, the Takhini Hot Pools in the Yukon have hosted a Hair Freezing Contest. More details and pics at hairfreezingcontest.com.
Posted By: Alex - Wed Feb 26, 2020 -
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Category: Awards, Prizes, Competitions and Contests, Contests, Races and Other Competitions, Hair and Hairstyling
DIY Bikini
Posted By: Paul - Mon Feb 17, 2020 -
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Category: Beauty, Ugliness and Other Aesthetic Issues, Contests, Races and Other Competitions, Fashion, 1960s
Miss Brake Special, 1951
Posted By: Paul - Fri Jan 24, 2020 -
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Category: Beauty, Ugliness and Other Aesthetic Issues, Contests, Races and Other Competitions, Motor Vehicles, 1950s
Follies of the Madmen #452
Nothing like adding a sex element to simple juvenile love of chocolate.
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Posted By: Paul - Mon Nov 11, 2019 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Corporate Mascots, Icons and Spokesbeings, Contests, Races and Other Competitions, Sexuality, Chocolate, 1950s
Donut Queen of 1951
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Posted By: Paul - Fri Aug 02, 2019 -
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Category: Beauty, Ugliness and Other Aesthetic Issues, Contests, Races and Other Competitions, Food, 1950s
The Radio Venus of 1939
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Posted By: Paul - Fri May 17, 2019 -
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Category: Beauty, Ugliness and Other Aesthetic Issues, Communications, Contests, Races and Other Competitions, 1930s
Stoney Burke
Jack Lord AND Bruce Dern AND Warren Oates? How did this show not succeed?
Posted By: Paul - Thu May 02, 2019 -
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Category: Contests, Races and Other Competitions, Regionalism, Television, 1960s
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