Miss America - 1924

Ruth Malcolmson (1906 - 1988) was crowned Miss America in 1924. In an article published shortly after the pageant, Miss America 1924 shared her secrets to becoming beautiful and desirable:

1. Get up early 2. Have a hearty breakfast 3. Exercise 4. Don't drink alcohol 5. Don't smoke 6. Spend a lot of time in nature 7. Don't overeat at dinner 8. Eat a heavy dinner 9. Go to bed early 10. Get plenty of sleep

Let's add from ourselves: how has changed what we call female beauty over the past 100 years.

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Source: Journal/foto-history

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Keywords: 20s | Girls | Beauty pageant | USA

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