Bizarre beauty contests from back in the day

#1 Miss Idaho Potato, 1935 (demonstrating how Idahoans bathe)

#2 NRA babes, Miami, 1930s

#3 A pageant sometime in the 30s, at the National Tobacco Festival in Virginia

#4 1937 Miss Cigar Queen contestants

#5 NOT Miss KKK, but "Miss Lovely Eyes" (I guess the faces were too distracting, but the bathing suits weren't). Sometime in the 30s.

#6 Ankle contest judged by a policeman, 1930s

#7 Radio Queen, 1939

#8 The female judges of a Miss Lovely Legs contest, sometime in the 30s or 40s in New York

#9 Miss Psywar, 1942 (psychological warfare is right!)

#10 A huge Miss War Worker competition in Toronto, Canada, 1942

#11 Date unknown, "Miss Quality Printing"

#12 Miss Beautiful Legs contestants in Paris, 1946

#13 Donut Queen Pat Marlowe, 1947

#14 The Diaper Queen! Betty Barrett won big at the Diaper Service Institute of America convention, 1947

#15 A 1947 perfect figure contest

#16 Los Angeles, 1951. The Muller Brothers auto shop held a beauty pageant in honor of their 3 millionth car wash, picking winners for each branch of their business. The following couple of pics are from that contest.

#17 A dubious honor, but she's working it

#18 ow ow, Miss New Car Department

#19 Sweater Queen, 1952 (with the future Sweater Queen; gotta start 'em young!)

#20 Miss World contestants in 1953, on the wing of an airplane (look at all their faces, they're so happy!)

#21 Miss Magic Marker 1954 (obviously)

#22 Gail Hooper, 18-year-old Miss National Catfish Queen, 1954

#23 Geene Courtney, Queen of National Hot Dog Week 1955, a pageant sponsored by (shocker) the Zion Meat Company

#24 Blueberry Queen, 1955

#24 Miss Correct Posture, 1956