Miss Anthracite
No chance of this beauty queen title being reinstated in today's, ahem, "climate."
I find a reference to Miss Anthracite as early as 1928.
A few years later, there was a controversy.
She soldiered on through the 1940s.
The fifties saw no lack of interest in the contest.
The seventies certainly saw a stunning winner. But after that references peter out, as the romance of coal tapers off.
I find a reference to Miss Anthracite as early as 1928.
A few years later, there was a controversy.
She soldiered on through the 1940s.
The fifties saw no lack of interest in the contest.
The seventies certainly saw a stunning winner. But after that references peter out, as the romance of coal tapers off.
Comments
What made someone think her hips were too low? They reach to her waist.
Posted by Virtual in Carnate on 11/30/22 at 11:23 AM
Her problem was that her legs were too short.
Posted by KDP on 11/30/22 at 03:32 PM
Shame the contest ended just as bikinis weee coming into fashion…
Posted by Brian on 12/01/22 at 12:24 PM
The headline writer may have given away the secret of the winner in Philidelphia - she doffed her uniform, rather than donning it.
Posted by Mike H on 12/01/22 at 02:33 PM
With the "weee bikini," Brian has slipped into the rare Scottish Freudian typo.
Posted by Virtual in Carnate on 12/02/22 at 09:55 AM
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