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b"Margaret Gorman, a schoolgirl from Washington DC, was crowned \\u2018Miss Intercity Beauty\\u2019 at the \\u201cFall Frolic\\u201d in Atlantic City on 8th September, 1921 - an event that would eventually become known as Miss America, and watched by 75% of American households.\\nShe and her fellow competitors took part in an early incarnation of the swimsuit round (complete with woollen leggings), making their grand entrance on a barge, headed up by \\u2018Neptune\\u2019 (played by the octogenarian inventor of smokeless gun powder. Of course.)\\xa0\\nIn this episode, Arion, Rebecca and Olly revisit the controversy that saw early favourite Virginia Lee kicked out on day one; consider the appeal of the \\u2018rolling chair parade\\u2019; and address the intrinsic Madonna/Whore complex at the heart of this iconic beauty pageant\\u2026\\xa0\\nFurther Reading:\\n\\u2022 \\u2018Margaret Gorman won first Miss America pageant amid scandal\\u2019 (The Washington Post, 2021): https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2021/12/16/first-miss-america-margaret-gorman/\\n\\u2022 \\u2018Live from Atlantic City: The History of the Miss America Pageant Before, After and in Spite of Television By Armando Riverol\\u2019 (Bowling Green State University Popular Press, 1992):\\nhttps://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/Live_from_Atlantic_City/sf1dR1iEC78C?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22miss+america%22&printsec=frontcover\\n\\u2022 \\u2018Miss America and Atlantic City Become Forever United [1921-2006]\\u2019 (The Spectacular History of the New Jersey Shore): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7VJBnDkkgA\\nEnjoy this? There\\u2019s FIVE MINUTES MORE available to our show\\u2019s top supporters, in which you can discover what Margaret Gorman did next; how the competition came to be called \\u2018Miss America\\u2019; and what the consolation prizes on offer were for the less-than-beautiful beauties. Unlock it - and a bonus bit like it, every single week - by supporting our show on Apple Podcasts, or at https://patreon.com/Retrospectors\\nWe'll be back tomorrow! Follow us wherever you get your podcasts:\\xa0podfollow.com/Retrospectors\\nThe Retrospectors are Olly Mann, Rebecca Messina & Arion McNicoll, with Matt Hill.\\nTheme Music: Pass The Peas. Announcer: Bob Ravelli. Graphic Design: Terry Saunders. Edit Producer: Sophie King.\\nCopyright: Rethink Audio / Olly Mann 2022.\\n Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices"