Bizarre beauty contests from back in the day

#26 Miss International Posture Queen with her x-ray, 1957. They really had a thing for postures. And x-rays.

#27 New York City Donut Queen, 1957

#28 Miss Atomic Bomb, 1957

#29 A Marilyn Monroe-lookalike test at a resort, 1958

#30 DO YOU HAVE WHAT IT TAKES? Chart published in a 1959 newspaper to show how Miss Worlds were chosen

#31 Queen of the Circus, 1959

#32 Miss Space, 1959

#33 Miss Fat and Beautiful, London, 1960. The winner was pronounced "Britain's most glamorous fatty."

#34 Mean, lean Queen of Cuisine

#35 National Hot Rod Queen, 1969

#36 Miss Tall San Fernando Valley, 1970, who later went on to win Miss Tall Universe

#37 Miss Beautiful Ape, 1972. Dominique Green (number 2) won the prize and a small role in the movie "Battle for the Planet of the Apes." Pretty wild!