Comments | vintagephoto: Miss America Part 1: 1921

missedith17 in vintagephoto

Miss America Part 1: 1921 - 1940

Jan 22, 2009 19:14

In honor of the Miss America pageant that will be airing this Saturday I decided it would be nice to look at some of the history of the pageant ( Read more... )

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missedith17 January 23 2009, 01:07:15 UTC

nahhh, no need to shake sticks at these queens, I'll save that for the new Miss America.

jetsetxheart January 23 2009, 03:07:39 UTC

i love your icon

illhumanaughty January 23 2009, 01:53:35 UTC

So much more class and beauty than the tramps that win these days.

missedith17 January 23 2009, 03:26:54 UTC

iawtc

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missedith17 January 23 2009, 03:26:22 UTC

Occasionally my urge to gamble forces me to make the drive down to AC & every time I hate myself for going there. I would love to see your grandparents photos if you ever decide to post them.

topazera January 23 2009, 02:35:21 UTC

What beautiful women! I especially love the looks of Miss 1924 and Miss 1938. <3
Thanks so much for sharing!

missedith17 January 23 2009, 03:09:17 UTC

21 & 24 are my person favourites

topazera January 23 2009, 04:40:54 UTC

With the hair and the seashell, '24 really reminds me of a mermaid. I dig that look! It really is a shame that pageants have reversed themselves from the natural beauty these girls had. I'm curious, did you also look at the later years of the pageant? I wonder how gradually it shifted towards the overly made-up look we think of "beauty queen"...

missedith17 January 23 2009, 04:46:37 UTC

That is the exact reason why 24 is a favourite, I'm a bit of a sucker for mermaids. And her hair reminds me of mine, and anyone who can tame that sort of hair into something that looks good is a hero of mine.

I did a second post going up to 1955, but didn't look any further than that, going past the mid 1940s I start to veer out of my vintage time frame. I had a suprisingly hard time dealing with the girls in the 50's since they already started to veer into that perfect "Barbie" type look. 1946 - 1947 is when I feel it starts to go into the overly made-up look of today in my opinion.

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joyful_sinner January 23 2009, 03:11:31 UTC

The trophy in the last one is surreal - I love it!

missedith17 January 23 2009, 03:25:18 UTC

I really like that 24 & 38 got clam shell trophies, it makes sense with the pageant being on the seashore, but it's still funny. 1940's is very unique though, lol.