MISS UNIVERSE 1926 - 1935

**bonner** Mon Mar 21, 2011 5:13 am

The International Pageant of Pulchritude, also known as the "International Beauty Contest" or the "Miss Universe Contest," was a beauty contest that began in 1926 featuring contestants from multiple nations. The contest originated in Galveston, Texas, United States. The last "Miss Universe" event of this pre-World War II era was held in Brussels, Belgium.

1926 USA -Catherine Moylan
1927 USA - Dorothy Britton
1928 USA - Ella Van Hueson
1929 Austria - Lisl Goldarbeiter
1930 (1) - USA - Dorothy Dell Goff
1930 (2) - Brazil Yolanda Pereira
1931 Belgium - Netta Duchâteau
1932 Turkey - Keriman Halis Ece
1933 - 34: no contest
1935 Egypt - Charlotte Wassef

Venue:

1926 - 1930 (1), 1931 - Galveston, USA
1930 (2) - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
1932 - Spa, Belgium
1935 Brussels, Belgium

The event in Galveston was discontinued in 1932 because of the Great Depression. "Miss Universe" events were instead held in Belgium in 1932 and 1935. After 1935 international competitions were discontinued until the modern Miss Universe contest was created in 1952 in California.

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