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MISS UNIVERSE 1930
Tidus Wed Dec 03, 2008 6:25 pm
Before the 1952 reboot of the Pageant we know there were pageants held in the middle 20s and early 30s Named Miss Universe, here is a pic from the first pageant won by Dorothy Goff Dell of New Orleans. She would go on to star on Broadway in the Ziegfield Follies and then Hollywood came a calling. She appeared in four films before dying tragically in an auto accident in 1934. .
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These are the Top 10 out of the 39 contestants in that year's Miss Universe pageant.
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These are the Top 10 out of the 39 contestants in that year's Miss Universe pageant.
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Re: MISS UNIVERSE 1930
Tidus Wed Dec 03, 2008 6:33 pm
Complete story
Between 1920 and 1925, the city of Galveston, Texas, organized the Annual Bathing Girl Revue. In 1926, international contestants began to compete, so the pageant became known as the International Pageant of Pulchritude, with the winner named Miss Universe. It became so popular that every year 150,000 people gathered to view the bathing suit parade on Galveston Boulevard.
In 1927 began the contest to select Miss United States who would compete against the foreign participants in the next night's finals, though the rest of the American contestants were eligible to vie for the final prizes.
The pageant was discontinued in 1932 for three reasons:
1) The Great Depression;
2) Bishop C. E. Byrne had long waged a fight against the "leg show on the sea wall"; and
3) Chewing gum magnate Colonel W. E. Easterwood complained that the home girls of Texas were discriminated against, and that the foreign contestants wore enough makeup "to paint the Washington Monument".
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Between 1920 and 1925, the city of Galveston, Texas, organized the Annual Bathing Girl Revue. In 1926, international contestants began to compete, so the pageant became known as the International Pageant of Pulchritude, with the winner named Miss Universe. It became so popular that every year 150,000 people gathered to view the bathing suit parade on Galveston Boulevard.
In 1927 began the contest to select Miss United States who would compete against the foreign participants in the next night's finals, though the rest of the American contestants were eligible to vie for the final prizes.
The pageant was discontinued in 1932 for three reasons:
1) The Great Depression;
2) Bishop C. E. Byrne had long waged a fight against the "leg show on the sea wall"; and
3) Chewing gum magnate Colonel W. E. Easterwood complained that the home girls of Texas were discriminated against, and that the foreign contestants wore enough makeup "to paint the Washington Monument".
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Tidus- FORUM ADMINISTRATOR
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Favourite Miss : Lalaine Bennett (Philippines Universe 1963 - From our Town Bayombong)
Rachel Smith(Miss USA 2007)
Angela Martini (Miss Albania Universe 2010)
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Re: MISS UNIVERSE 1930
bonner Fri Dec 26, 2008 12:59 pm
Dess wrote:Interesting Post!!!
super interesting my friend..only it is not part anymore in the miss universe history
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bonner- FORUM ADMINISTRATOR
- Number of posts : 122837
Age : 35
Location : Makati City, Philippines
Favourite Pageant : Miss Universe
Bb Pilipinas
Favourite Miss : Lalaine Bennett (Philippines Universe 1963 - From our Town Bayombong)
Rachel Smith(Miss USA 2007)
Angela Martini (Miss Albania Universe 2010)
Registration date : 2008-11-17
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