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TalentTRUE ADMIERS of the genus lang-stemmed American beauty can but welcome the news that Catalina, Inc., a manufacturer of natatorial apparel, and Pan American World Airways are thinking about starting a bathing beauty contest which would compete with Atlantic City5s annual Miss America affair.Since the proposed event would be held in Hollywood, the winner, naturally, would be designated “Miss Universe.” Runners-up, we presume, would be “Miss Milky Way” and “Miss Solar System.” With that wide a range of titles to choose irom, even our Aunt Clarice might be able to sneak In as “Miss Betelgeuse.The sponsors say the reason for the new contest is that the Miss America contest has become so high-toned the girls wont’ even pose in bathing suits any more. Too much talent and not enough art, they complain, and in this we agree. It’s a sad state of affairs when a girl has to do more than look food in a bathing suit—St Louis Post-Dispatch.
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Long Beach Press Telegram
Long Beach, California, US
Mon, Mar 26, 1951
Page 12
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