A beauty contest in New Jersey, United States. Girls with their faces covered with pillow cases walk down the ramp. Girls wearing swim suits during the contest at Palisades Park. A man measures the width of their legs. Cecile Joseph, the winner, uncovers her face.
The Papoose beauty contest being held in Salem, Oregon. People gather to watch the show. Women wearing indigenous dresses. Women carry children wearing different Native American Indian clothing. A nurse inspects a baby held by a Native American woman during the contest. Children displaying their attire. A white woman inspecting the facial features of a Native American child. Native American women wearing elaborate indigenous clothing. A Native American woman holds a baby in a cradleboard. A baby in a cradleboard smiling.
Beauty pageant contestants compete for “Miss Cuba” contest. Cuban beauty pageant contestants walk along a garden path and pose in their swimwear attire. Contestant number one is chosen as the winner of Miss Cuba- Cuba’s representative at the International Beauty Pageant in Miami, Florida. Male judges stand around her as Miss Cuba smiles and a woman takes her measurements with a tape measure.
The prettiest legs contest in Palisade Park, New Jersey (Cliffside Park-Fort Lee, New Jersey, U.S). A girl shows off her legs with her upper body behind a cardboard with a cartoon on it. Contestants cover their faces with sacks and walk down a ramp. Contestants are wearing swimsuits. Boys look on from behind a fence. Audiences clap. A girl shows her legs as they protrude from a cut out. A man tears apart the cut out and girl steps in front of the cut out. The winner of the competition is shown smiling.
Contenders participate in Miss America pageant at the Boardwalk Hall (2301 Boardwalk, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States) in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Girls parade. Contenders dressed like peacocks sit on a float. A contender dressed like a butterfly holding a harness stands on a float. The contestants wave from the floats. Girls stand on the floats. The audience sit at a roadside and watch. An insignia of the United States on a float. The girls stand near it. Contenders in swimsuits stand and pose.
Young African American women models compete in Harlem Beauty Crown Contest in New York City. Contestants in swim suits stand in front of the judges. Two of the judges are in "blackface" makeup, with canes, top hats, and white gloves. Girls pose in swim suits while their waists are measured. A girl is presented the beauty contest award. A model poses.