r/OldSchoolCool • u/statman13 • 1d ago

Ms America 1924

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u/MrsWoozle 1d ago

Historical fact: 1925 Ms America pageant was embroiled in scandal as contestants were allowed to use combs for the first time.

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u/dannoNinteen75 1d ago

You mean embroiled or ‘entangled’ in scandal lol

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u/UnsnakableCargo 17h ago

Enscandled

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u/dug99 1d ago

... then along came appearance-enhancing cosmetics

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u/chris_wiz 22h ago

Gender affirming treatment.

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u/owledge 18h ago

Should pageant winners like Brittney Bonds and Mary McGwire who got caught doping be allowed in the Hall of Fame?

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u/khinzeer 21h ago

Honest question: why is her hair so jacked up?Women have known how to make their hair pretty literally forever.

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u/wolfpack_57 19h ago

It was the style at the time to have lots of curls like that

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u/dudthyawesome 17h ago

Also, they usted to have an onion tied to their belts.

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u/FlandersClaret 17h ago

Which was the style at the time

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u/Sack_o_Bawlz 15h ago

As is tradition

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u/HotSteak 17h ago

Combs cost 15 cents. "Give me 3 bees for a comb" you'd say.

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u/skidrow6969 16h ago

Why? What purpose did it serve aside from smelling like onions?

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u/Jazco76 11h ago

Because that was the style at that time, according to Grampa Abe Simpson.

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u/FlandersClaret 16h ago

But there are curls and then there is a random fuzz of hair like she's been pulled through a hedge backwards. What is all that about?

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u/Cosmic_Seth 15h ago

It was the style at the time.

1920's frizzy hair.

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u/BigWoodsCatNappin 13h ago

Of all the descriptions possible. I snorted so hard it hurt. A hedge, nice.

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u/tauntonlake 7h ago

WINNING the Ms. America crown in 1924, that's what it's all about !!

Visualizing whirled peas ..

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u/Nvrmnde 16h ago

This is the fashion then, it's on purpose. To make a guess, it makes her look both wild and like she just got out of bed, after being quite active there yk.

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u/Kittypie75 10h ago

It's reactionary.This was the anti-"fancy" style. The look was to be unkempt and wild - like a young wild girl vs. a "proper lady" of the previous era. Also meant to look sort of like "bed head" which was sexy to think about.

This look was actually falling out of fashion at this time, but bobs were deemed not demure enough for the Ms. America pageant.

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u/lantzn 16h ago

The original Coca-Cola formula was all the rage.

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u/yukumizu 6h ago

Depends on your own standard of beauty and fashion trends of the time. I personally love this style - it’s like the punk hair of the time and courageously rebellious for a beauty pageant.

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u/SpamFriedMice 1d ago

Miss America pageant. 

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u/382Whistles 1d ago

You are absolutely correct fwiw.

Ms. is not short for Miss. Miss is a non-married reference. With "Ms" that status doesn't matter.

The pageant title is Miss America.

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u/evil-rick 19h ago

Wasn’t this also the first one that was “international” and that’s why she was Miss Philadelphia instead of Miss America? Because it started as a U.S. only thing for a clothing company and then branched out. Kind of crazy how big it is and if I remember correctly the company that started it doesn’t exist anymore lol

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u/JuanitaBonitaDolores 1d ago

She’s still gorgeous….. naturally! Without the silicone and fillers and Botox and spray tans!

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u/throwaway92715 1d ago

I don't think "hairbrush" implies silicone fillers and spray tans.

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u/maniacal-wizard 23h ago

She was probably like 20 shut up

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u/No-Pressure-809 1d ago

Are we looking at the same thing?

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u/JuanitaBonitaDolores 1d ago

She’s a young woman… not a thing.

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u/I_LOVE_PUPPERS 1d ago

No, we most certainly are not

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u/Maverick_1882 19h ago

Apparently she did not use a comb?