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1926 International Pageant of Pulchritude

1926 beauty pageant

Field	Value
winner	Catherine Moylan
represented	Dallas
image	Catherine Moylan Argentinean Magazine AD.jpg
caption	"Beauty Queen of the Universe" Catherine Moylan
date	-
venue	Galveston, Texas
entrants	39
placements	12

The First International Pageant of Pulchritude and Seventh Annual Bathing Girl Revue, was a beauty pageant held from May 15 to 17, 1926, in Galveston, Texas. The previous editions of the Galveston Bathing Girl Revue had only featured contestants from the United States. However, during the 1926 event, one contestant from Mexico and another from Canada entered, giving the pageant its first international competitors. It was reported that around 160,000 people watched the bathing costume parade on the afternoon of the 16th.

Miss Dallas, Catherine Moylan, won the event, becoming the first Beauty Queen of the Universe.

Events

The contestants began to arrive in Galveston on May 13. Señorita Mexico Maria Martha Perres and Miss Winnipeg Patricia O'Shea, both international entries, notably arrived on that first day, amid a crowd of curious onlookers. The opening parade was held on May 15, with the pageant itself held on May 16. The prizes were given out at the American Beauty Ball, held at the Garden of Tokio in Galveston, which was accompanied by music from various bands such as the Missouri Pacific band, and the Southern Pacific band.

Results

Miss Dallas, Catherine Moylan, won first place in the pageant and was crowned Beauty Queen of the Universe. It was the second time in a row that Miss Dallas won the competition.

The second-place winner received $1000, the third $250, and the remaining nine places received $100 each.

Judging was based on "beauty, form, grace, and personal charm." Costumes, props, and other decorations were not considered.

Placements

Place	Contestant
1st	Miss Dallas - Catherine Moylan
2nd	Miss New Orleans - Gladys Moore
3rd	Miss Winnipeg - Patricia O'Shea
4th	Señorita Mexico - Maria Martha Perres
5th	Miss Tulsa Rose - Pauline Mason
6th	Miss Palestine - Arylie Mae Hiser
7th	Miss Nebraska - Grace Tolsen
8th	Miss Shreveport - Pauline Zacharias
9th	Miss Wichita Falls - Frances Rutledge
10th	Miss Jefferson City, Mo. - Evelyn Manchester
11th	Miss Groesbeck - Lois Ford
12th	Dallas - Rosebud Blondell

Delegates

Thirty-nine women entered the contest in 1926, with most coming from Texas and its surrounding states. The presence of contestants Maria Martha Parres from Mexico and Patricia O'Shea from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, made the competition Galveston's first international event.

Contestants

Señorita Mexico - Maria Martha Parres
Miss Winnipeg - Patricia O'Shea
Miss Jefferson County - Dorothy Burnham
Miss Nebraska - Grace Tolsen
Miss Tarrant County - Gladys Bullock
Miss Wichita County - Frances Oden
Miss Beaumont - Estelle Johnston
Miss Brownsville - Mary Stillwell
Miss Caddo - Jacquetta Calvin
Miss Cane River Lake - Louella Porter
Miss Cleveland - Constance Martin
Miss Dallas - Catherine Moylan
Miss Ellington Field - Margie Collins
Miss Fort Worth - Vivian Cayce
Miss Groesbeck - Lois Ford
Miss Houston - Karen Hall
Miss Jefferson City - Evelyn Manchester
Miss Monroe - Mary Mcvay
Miss Natchitoches - Peggy O'Neil
Miss New Orleans - Gladys Moore
Miss Palestine - Arylie Mae Hiser
Miss Port Arthur - Beatrice Smith
Miss San Antonio - Lola Beazley
Miss Shreveport - Pauline Zacharias
Miss Tulsa - Pauline Mason
Miss Waco - Maurice Reed
Miss Wichita Falls - Frances Rutledge
Barbara Brewer - Dallas
Clyde McConathy - Beaumont
Elalu Watts - Dallas
Freddie Mae Henkel - Dallas
Grace Weber - Houston
Lola Bernhardt - Beaumont
Lorraine Gazzaway - Dallas
Lulu Buchanan - Houston
Maiden Maxwell - Dallas
Marie Evans - Dallas
Pearl Flint - Dallas
Rosebud Blondell - Dallas

References

(17 May 1926). "Miss Dallas Wins Revue". Galveston Daily News.
(14 May 1926). "International Entries Are First to Arrive for Bathing Girl Revue". Galveston Daily News.
(18 May 1926). "Beauty Pageant Ends As Prizes Are Given Contestants at Ball". Galveston Daily News.
(18 May 1926). "Beauty Prize Will Open College Door For Dallas Winner". Galveston Daily News.
(15 May 1926). "Bathing girls gather for revue; parade today". Galveston Daily News.
(16 May 1926). "Estimated 200,000 will see Revue". Galveston Daily News.

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