the golden mermaid trophy was the grand prize for winning the first ever miss america.
the golden mermaid trophy was the grand prize for winning the first ever miss america.
grand prize for winning the first ever miss america?
the golden mermaid trophy
atlantic city is the home of the miss america competition, however it was moved to las vegas for seven years before returning. the miss america competition originated on september 7, 1921, as a two-day beauty contest, and it included state contestants as well as women from various cities around the country. the event that year was called the "atlantic city pageant", and the winner of the grand prize, margaret gorman, took home the 3-foot golden mermaid trophy. gorman was not called "miss america" until 1922, when she re-entered the pageant and lost to mary campbell. the pageant was initiated to extend the tourist season after the labor day weekend. the pageant has been nationally televised since 1954. it peaked in the early 1960s, when it was repeatedly the highest-rated program on american television. it was seen as a symbol of the united states, with miss america often being referred to as the female equivalent of the president. the pageant's longtime emcee, bert parks, hosted the event from 1955 to 1979. at the atlantic city convention center, there is a interactive statue of parks holding a crown. when a visitor puts their head inside the crown, sensors activate a recorded playback of his ""there she is..."" line through speakers hidden behind nearby bushes.
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gabriella gatehouse (born 21 october 1994) is a brazilian-british model and beauty queen, best known for modelling for nova chiu at london fashion week in 2013,the first ever miss teen galaxy england 2011, the first ever miss teenager england 2012 the first ever miss teen royal dynasty 2012 and winning miss earth england 2014 which gives her the right to represent england in miss earth 2014 pageant.









































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gabriella gatehouse