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37 WTF & Bizarre Beauty Contests From History's Vault

Featured 12/17/2017 in wow

If there was a contest for the most bizarre contest these would probably be the winners.

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1. Miss Idaho Potato, 1935
2. NRA babes, Miami, 1930s
3. A pageant sometime in the 30s, at the National Tobacco Festival in Virginia
4. 1937 Miss Cigar Queen contestants
5. "Miss Lovely Eyes" (I guess the faces were too distracting, but the bathing suits weren't). Sometime in the 30s.
6. Ankle contest judged by a policeman, 1930s
7. Radio Queen, 1939
8. The female judges of a Miss Lovely Legs contest, sometime in the 30s or 40s in New York
9. Miss Psywar, 1942 (psychological warfare is right!)
10. A huge Miss War Worker competition in Toronto, Canada, 1942
11. Date unknown, "Miss Quality Printing"
12. Miss Beautiful Legs contestants in Paris, 1946
13. Donut Queen Pat Marlowe, 1947
14. The Diaper Queen! Betty Barrett won big at the Diaper Service Institute of America convention, 1947
15. A 1947 perfect figure contest
16. Los Angeles, 1951. The Muller Brothers auto shop held a beauty pageant in honor of their 3 millionth car wash, picking winners for each branch of their business. The following couple of pics are from that contest.
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19. Sweater Queen, 1952
20. Miss World contestants in 1953, on the wing of an airplane (look at all their faces, they're so happy!)
21. Miss Magic Marker 1954 (obviously)
22. Gail Hooper, 18-year-old Miss National Catfish Queen, 1954
23. Geene Courtney, Queen of National Hot Dog Week 1955, a pageant sponsored by (shocker) the Zion Meat Company
24. Blueberry Queen, 1955
25. Miss Correct Posture, 1956
26. Miss International Posture Queen with her x-ray, 1957. They really had a thing for postures. And x-rays.
27. New York City Donut Queen, 1957
28. Miss Atomic Bomb, 1957
29. A Marilyn Monroe-lookalike test at a resort, 1958
30. DO YOU HAVE WHAT IT TAKES? Chart published in a 1959 newspaper to show how Miss Worlds were chosen
31. Queen of the Circus, 1959
32. Miss Space, 1959
33. Miss Fat and Beautiful, London, 1960. The winner was pronounced "Britain's most glamorous fatty."
34. Mean, lean Queen of Cuisine
35. National Hot Rod Queen, 1969
36. Miss Tall San Fernando Valley, 1970, who later went on to win Miss Tall Universe
37. Miss Beautiful Ape, 1972. Dominique Green (number 2) won the prize and a small role in the movie "Battle for the Planet of the Apes." Pretty wild!

1. Miss Idaho Potato, 1935
2. NRA babes, Miami, 1930s
3. A pageant sometime in the 30s, at the National Tobacco Festival in Virginia
4. 1937 Miss Cigar Queen contestants
5. "Miss Lovely Eyes" (I guess the faces were too distracting, but the bathing suits weren't). Sometime in the 30s.
6. Ankle contest judged by a policeman, 1930s
7. Radio Queen, 1939
8. The female judges of a Miss Lovely Legs contest, sometime in the 30s or 40s in New York
9. Miss Psywar, 1942 (psychological warfare is right!)
10. A huge Miss War Worker competition in Toronto, Canada, 1942
11. Date unknown, "Miss Quality Printing"
12. Miss Beautiful Legs contestants in Paris, 1946
13. Donut Queen Pat Marlowe, 1947
14. The Diaper Queen! Betty Barrett won big at the Diaper Service Institute of America convention, 1947
15. A 1947 perfect figure contest
16. Los Angeles, 1951. The Muller Brothers auto shop held a beauty pageant in honor of their 3 millionth car wash, picking winners for each branch of their business. The following couple of pics are from that contest.
17.
18.
19. Sweater Queen, 1952
20. Miss World contestants in 1953, on the wing of an airplane (look at all their faces, they're so happy!)
21. Miss Magic Marker 1954 (obviously)
22. Gail Hooper, 18-year-old Miss National Catfish Queen, 1954
23. Geene Courtney, Queen of National Hot Dog Week 1955, a pageant sponsored by (shocker) the Zion Meat Company
24. Blueberry Queen, 1955
25. Miss Correct Posture, 1956
26. Miss International Posture Queen with her x-ray, 1957. They really had a thing for postures. And x-rays.
27. New York City Donut Queen, 1957
28. Miss Atomic Bomb, 1957
29. A Marilyn Monroe-lookalike test at a resort, 1958
30. DO YOU HAVE WHAT IT TAKES? Chart published in a 1959 newspaper to show how Miss Worlds were chosen
31. Queen of the Circus, 1959
32. Miss Space, 1959
33. Miss Fat and Beautiful, London, 1960. The winner was pronounced "Britain's most glamorous fatty."
34. Mean, lean Queen of Cuisine
35. National Hot Rod Queen, 1969
36. Miss Tall San Fernando Valley, 1970, who later went on to win Miss Tall Universe
37. Miss Beautiful Ape, 1972. Dominique Green (number 2) won the prize and a small role in the movie "Battle for the Planet of the Apes." Pretty wild!

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