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There she was : the secret history of Miss America ... Read More

Argetsinger, Amy,(author.).

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  • ISBN: 9781982123390
  • ISBN: 1982123397
  • Physical Description: xxv, 356 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : ... Read More
  • Edition: First One Signal Publishers/Atria Books hardcover ... Read More
  • Publisher: New York : One Signal Publishers/Atria, 2021.

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Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages ... Read More
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Author's note -- Prologue -- "Somewhere out there ... Read More
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An editor for The Washington Post's Style section ... Read More
Subject: Miss America Pageant > History.
Beauty contests > United States > History.
Beauty contestants > United States > History.
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250 . ‡aFirst One Signal Publishers/Atria Books hardcover edition.
264 1. ‡aNew York : ‡bOne Signal Publishers/Atria, ‡c2021.
300 . ‡axxv, 356 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : ‡billustrations (some color) ; ‡c24 cm
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5050 . ‡aAuthor's note -- Prologue -- "Somewhere out there is what you want to do" -- "It's like a performance of femininity" : becoming Miss America : October 2018 -- "Something electric in the room" : 1980 -- "They can exploit me any day" : 1970s -- "Until there is nothing more to win" : becoming Miss America : January 2019 -- "It couldn't just be a beauty contest" : 1921 -- "Miss New York is going to win" : 1983 -- "You cannot let down for a second." : becoming Miss America : June 2019 -- "Do you think I'm the first woman to have an interest?" : 1991 -- "I wanted to be a little out of the box" : becoming Miss America : November 2019 -- "Everyone wanted something from me that I couldn't give them." : 2007 -- "You don't leverage the Godfather" : 2017 -- "That title isn't going to win everything" : 2018 -- "There she is..." : becoming Miss America : December 2019 -- Epilogue.
520 . ‡aAn editor for The Washington Post's Style section offers a look back on the Miss America pageant as it approaches its 100th anniversary, spotlighting how it has survived decades of social and cultural change and redefined itself alongside evolving ideas of feminism.
504 . ‡aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 303-348) and index.
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