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This is the Useless Information Podcast.

I am Steve Silverman.

Useless Information. So before I tell today's story I just wanted to mention there may be some

content that may not sit well with some of my listeners. And that's because it deals with a controversial

topic of beauty pageants, you know, which seems not only at a step with today's norms, but there's

some quotes commenting on a woman's physique that are incredibly inappropriate

and certainly would never make it into print today. But I did opt to include these quotes simply

because they're representative of the time period. I should also

point out that the story is quite US-centric but I do think the bulk of the story has

universal appeal. Now the judging of beauty both male and female has

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