Evening journal., 1922-08-15
SOON TO SELECT
CITY BEAUTY
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shore resort. with the --In events
taking place September s, and s.
one of the features OF this pageant
IS the events and revues incident 70
the selection of the most beautiful
girl in America. Each of 10
cities all over the country has beon
asked to choose it's most beautiful
daughter TO compete in this beauty
tournament In Wilmington The
Evening Journal was designated as
the best medium 10 conduct the To-
cal tournament and arrange the de-
tails surrounding the selection OF
our most beautiful girl. who will be
known at Atlantic City as Miss
Wilmington" The nve Judges who
will select Miss Wilmington" are
Mayor Leroy Harvey. william
shswill Ellis. Stanley NJ. Arthurs, G.
Morris whiteside and r. p. Bardo.
They will judge merit Of beauty
alone.
At Atlantic City Miss Whining
ton" together with a suitable chap
erone will be the guests of the city
for the whole pageant All accommo-
datfons are arranged for her free OF
any cost In a number of events
she with the other inter-city beau
ties will reign supreme. One night
there is a brilliant reception aud
ball for them. the ne1t day grand
parade on the boardwalk, and the
following day the worldfamous
bathers' revue followed by the crown
mg OF Americas most beautiful
bathing girl in the evening. The
whole pageant comes 20 a climax
With brilliant night carnival on the
boardwalk for q distance OF twenty
rity blocks. In addition, there are
pthsr events n which Mss Wilminv-
ton Will hav. a post OF honor in
tludirg q mammoth naval review.
To enter this tournament any girl
m Wilmington has only TO submit
Der phcroxraph 10 the Art Editor OF
The Evening Journal. II she has not
photograph that suits her. apply
30 the Art Editor and he will ar
range to have one taken free OF cost
10 her. The judges viii make their
preliminary selections from thess
photographs and then ask those
bhosen first to appear in person for
The final elimination.
The prize suprems TO be awarded
At Atlantic City is the Golden Mer-
maid. The great thing about win
ming this trophy Is that g girl has
nothing TO do but be beautiful.
There are no strings attached TO it.
and no obligations OF any kind. Be
rde the golden mermaid there are a
humber of other prizes that girl
may win. There are all sorts of ath-
letic trophies 10 be taken home. and
there are nine prizes that a girl may
win by simply being beautiful in
face. figure, and form; having beau
hful manners aud graceful poise.
The Golden Mermaid has become
nationally famous. and each year it
becomes better known. and in the
rears TO come II will be a source OF
afe-long pride for the girl who has,
nad her name and the name OF her
'iey engraved on Il. Reports reach
's tne Atlantic City Pageant office
NOW tnat today there are eeversl
thousand girls scattered all over
america who are out 70 win this
uophy ana the honor OF the it'll. that
go win II, that Of being declared 4
mss america" the Most Beautiful
Girl in America for 1922.
This Is an honor that every city
hould strive for. The most zlo-sors |
ereation in the world is a rssi1v
beautiful woman. There are citiss
and States that boast OF their re-
spective products; they claim the
hnest horses; they boast Of wonder
iuI manufacturing centers, ana 'von-
ferful agricultural centers: all Of
which are vory fine; but to prove
mat . city can produce the most
beautiful women in the country is a
Freatsr thing. and . far harder thing
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