missamerica

11 photos tagged missamerica, from 4 members of Flickr Commons.

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1900

2021

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The last upload was February 2023.

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B-59 said:
Another photo or her ran in the South Bend news-times., September 11, 1921, First Section, Image 1 with the caption: "One thousand beauties passed in review before 150.000 people at the Atlantic City pageant. In that thousand none was more beautiful than Margaret Gorman, of Washington, according to a committee of judges headed by Howard Chandler Christy. She was awarded tie Golden Mermaid, a trophy valued at $5,000. She also won the bathing beauty contest." chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn87055779/1921-09-11/ed-...
B-59 said:
"Margaret Gorman (August 18, 1905 – October 1, 1995) was the first Miss America, from the year 1921." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Gorman
Hanna (LOC P&P) said:
Thanks @b-59! Great additional info find in Chronicling America! Will update the record accordingly.

swanq said:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norma_Smallwood "Norma Des Cygne Smallwood (May 12, 1909 – May 8, 1966) was the winner of the Miss America 1926 pageant. Smallwood was the first Native American to win the title."
Jon (LOC P&P) said:
Thanks swanq, we'll update the catalog record.