Miss Typical

I guess it's some kind of achievement to be judged the most entirely average, but still, I don't think "Miss Typical" pageants are often held nowadays. They seem to belong to an age when conformity was thought to be more of a virtue. Rachel Reber here won "Miss Typical Freshman Coed" title back in 1941.

Marilyn Charleston was judged Miss Typical Teen of Nevada:

Reno Gazette Journal - Sep 3, 1948

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Posted By: Alex - Tue Jun 18, 2013
Category: Beauty, Ugliness and Other Aesthetic Issues | Contests, Races and Other Competitions | 1940s

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A glimpse of the PC police in their infancy!

Posted by Expat47 in Athens, Greece on 06/18/13 at 12:47 PM

My Life is Average
http://mylifeisaverage.com/best/year/

Posted by Cougar Allen on 06/18/13 at 02:13 PM

I like the way she holds that shuttlecock 🐛 :red:

Posted by BrokeDad in Midwest US on 06/18/13 at 02:38 PM

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