Miss Gas-O-Rama

I wonder if being named Miss Gas-O-Rama doomed Bobbie Amos to a lifetime of flatulence jokes.

Cocoa Tribune - July 9, 1962

Orlando Sentinel - July 11, 1962

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Posted By: Alex - Sun Jun 18, 2023
Category: Awards, Prizes, Competitions and Contests | Flatulence | 1960s

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In the second newspaper clipping, it notes that one of the judges was Miss Merry Christmas of 1961. I did a newspapers.com search for that contest using Cocoa, Florida, as the location, and found many results. Most were in the early 60's, although there was one from 1947.

Posted by Fritz on 06/18/23 at 04:44 AM

Also, there's a Miss NoNox in there, who could also have name problems.

Posted by Virtual in Carnate on 06/18/23 at 08:49 AM

Gulftane was a low octane gasoline (below 87), so Miss Gulftane might have been mocked as well.

Posted by ges on 06/18/23 at 12:25 PM

Still, better than being Miss Gasometer.

Posted by Richard Bos on 06/25/23 at 03:24 AM

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