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The First Miss America Pageant [1921]

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What happened next?

  • Reward for getting first place
  • A trip to the 2nd annual Atlantic City Pageant
  • was an honored guest
  • Margaret entered the "Inter-City Beauty contest"
  • (later known as Miss. America pageant)
  • public would surround each entry (get to know)
  • asked questions (about personality)
  • won first place
  • First
  • Went crazy
  • idea of Miss. America
  • each newspaper wanted to hold contest
  • similar to Washington Hearld
  • Later (1924)
  • disassociate with any trace of Miss. America pageant
  • thought (Miss. America pageant) only wanted publicity

How did "Miss. America" come about?

  • August
  • Margaret wanted to defend her title
  • by then Washington Hearld selected new Miss. Washington D.C.
  • Titles she won were "awkward" or a little "inappropriate"
  • decided to call her Miss. America

How the pageant elevated...

When did this take place?

Summer of 1921

Who was involved in the first Miss. America pageant?

  • Popularity of the "inter-city beauty pageant" increased
  • 1925
  • pageant aired via radio first time
  • Years later other nationalities could compete
  • Later (1968)
  • feminism said that the pageant was untrue to a woman's appearance
  • set a symbol to women not true
  • Margaret Gorman
  • a junior at Western High School
  • Washington D.C.

What happened?

Effect of first Miss. America Pageant

  • Margaret
  • entered in a popularity contest
  • held by Washington Hearld
  • was number one out of six other finalists
  • Miss. Washington D.C.
  • Many to follow
  • Different styles came about
  • "Mrs. America" pageant began for married women
  • first came up in 1923
  • runner-up said "Miss. America" couldn't be awarded to a married woman
  • began in 1975
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