Contests, Races and Other Competitions
Donut Queen of 1951
Source.
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
Miss Los Angeles Teenager of the Year 1960
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Posted By: Paul - Thu Apr 25, 2019 -
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Category: Beauty, Ugliness and Other Aesthetic Issues, Contests, Races and Other Competitions, Regionalism, Teenagers, 1950s
Lodi Grape Festival Queen
Here is the first holder of the honor.
Read article here.
The festival continues to this day, but I find no reference to a queen.
Posted By: Paul - Fri Apr 12, 2019 -
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Category: Beauty, Ugliness and Other Aesthetic Issues, Contests, Races and Other Competitions, Food, Regionalism, 1930s, Alcohol
Wisconsin Queens
A bevy of contest winners from Wisconsin, including "Miss Wisconsin Rural Electrification."
Posted By: Paul - Fri Apr 05, 2019 -
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Category: Beauty, Ugliness and Other Aesthetic Issues, Contests, Races and Other Competitions, Regionalism, 1950s, 1960s
The Hero Thrill Show Queens
"Hero Scholarship Thrill Show Queen competitors [1969] Carolyn McNish and JoAnne Bream are crowned by Police Captain Philip Baumgardner, Fairmount Park Lt. Joseph Salamone and Deputy Fire Chief Frank Bowen."
"Northeast Regional finalists for Thrill Show queen [1974] are Denise Needham, nominated by the police department, and Sandra Hartman nominated by the fire department. Standing are John Craig, chief police inspector, and Martin Preite, deputy fire chief."
What is the "Hero Thrill Show?" Their Wikipedia page has the answer.
Posted By: Paul - Sun Mar 31, 2019 -
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Category: Beauty, Ugliness and Other Aesthetic Issues, Contests, Races and Other Competitions, Law, Regionalism, 1960s, 1970s
Miss Cinderemmy
Apparently the Emmy Awards once featured a beauty queen. The 1956 contenders first below, then the 1957 queen.
December 31, 1957. Lovely Rochelle Greenblatt, 21 year old receptionist at McCadden Studios, Hollywood, was chosen 'Miss Cinderemmy' tonight (Dec. 31) and presented at midnight to the entire television industry at the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences New Year's Eve Ball staged at Beverly Hilton. She was crowned as queen of the ball by actor Ronnie Burns, son of comedy star, George Burns, who coincidentally owns and operates McCadden Studios.
Posted By: Paul - Mon Mar 25, 2019 -
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Category: Beauty, Ugliness and Other Aesthetic Issues, Contests, Races and Other Competitions, Television, 1950s
Swat the Jinx Girl
Continuing our series of "Strange Beauty Queens.""Rose Cade, who has also been nominated Southern California's 'Swat the Jinx' girl, dressed in model of large lemon pointing to calendar dated Friday, February 13, 1920."
Original photo here.
Posted By: Paul - Mon Jan 28, 2019 -
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Category: Beauty, Ugliness and Other Aesthetic Issues, Contests, Races and Other Competitions, Superstition, 1920s
Strange Beauty Queens
This blog has a fine post with many fotos on our theme of oddball beauty contests.
Posted By: Paul - Sat Nov 03, 2018 -
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Category: Beauty, Ugliness and Other Aesthetic Issues, Contests, Races and Other Competitions, Twentieth Century
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