22 Strange Beauty Pageant Contests That (Luckily) No Longer Exist

Ah, the good ol' days of beauty pageants. Once a great time-honored American tradition, today, beauty contests have lost their luster. It's easy to see why...

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    Miss Earth,1952

    Musical instrument - sEARTA
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    Miss Sausage Queen. Sponsored by the Zion Meat Company during National Hot Dog Week, 1955…

    Headpiece - ZION
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    Miss Lemon, 1920

    Abdomen - FEBRUARY 13 FRIDAY Rose CADE S135-4
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    Miss Correct Posture ,1956

    Photograph
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    Miss Idaho Potato, 1935

    Face
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    Miss Control Tower, 1952

    Photograph - CONTROL TOWER WOMEN MEN PAY HERE CA Miss CONTROL TOWER
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    Miss Lovely Eyes, 1930s

    Majorette (dancer)
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    National Catfish Queen – 1954

    Fish
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    Miss Gasoline Station, 1951

    Photograph - TEA VICE ARS ARVICE MISS GASOLINE STATION (ASSOCIATED)
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    Miss Orange Queen, 1930s

    Plant
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    Miss Blueberry Queen, 1955

    Bathtub
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    An entry from London England– The Miss Fat and Beautiful Contest, circa 1960.

    Photograph - TIS PATHE r Einda e
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    Yes, Miss Diaper Queen at a convention for the Diaper Service Institute of America, Chicago, 1947

    Leg
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    Donut Queen, 1948

    Photograph - 1948 DONUT QUEEN
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    Miss National Laugh Queen ,1961

    Snapshot - APRIL 1 SATURDAY A 1961 ATIONEN
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    Miss Mink ,1960

    Black-and-white
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    Miss Atomic Bomb, 1957

    Photograph
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    Miss Magic Marker, 1954

    Leg - M M MISS magic marker 1954
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    Miss Radio Queen, 1939

    Photography
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    Meet Ann Coffee Harrison, 1968’s Miss Nebraska Stock Grower.

    Poster - NEBRASKABEEF 1968 Miss CH THE ALL-AMERICAN SIOCKONG Nebraska
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    Miss Indoor Health Queen, 1967

    Photograph - 657-0OR HEALTH QU
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    Miss Sweater Queen – 1952

    Black-and-white - ATER GIRL 1972 WEATER GIRL 1952
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