The paper ran a beauty competition from November 1932 to March 1933, for which readers could vote. A favourite debate in the paper during the 1930s was what constituted the "African modern girl".
The magazine ran a beauty pageant from November 1932 to March 1933, where readers could participate through voting. One of the most prominent topics of conversation in the paper throughout the 1930s was what defined the "contemporary black woman".