Our History Miss America. Established in 1. Atlantic City businessmen as a way to extend the summer season, The Miss America Organization has since grown to become one of the most recognizable household names in America. Miss America remains a role model to young and old alike. Over the years, Miss America has continually made a difference in peoples lives through her charitable and community service endeavors, using her national platform to educate millions of Americans on important issues facing society. Miss America is more than a title, its a movement of empowering young women everywhere to achieve their dreams by giving them a voice to inspire change and by honoring their commitment to helping others. Decade in Review 1. Return to the TopMiss America 1. Margaret Gorman. In September 1. Atlantic City Businessmen staged a Fall Frolic to secure summer tourism past Labor Day. This city wide festival was highlighted by a spectacular rolling chair parade down the famed Atlantic City Boardwalk. By 1. 92. 1, East Coast newspapers were looking for ways to increase their circulation. Here local directors and pageant staff will find most of the forms, required paperwork and other documents they will need for their local. Local News. All news stories published to this website are the direct property of KDQN Radio Station and may not be published, broadcast. Newspaper organizations decided to sponsor photographic popularity contests from among their readership and awarded their respective winners with an all expense paid trip to the Second Annual Fall Frolic. Once there, frolic organizers placed the young women in an Inter City Beauty contest in which the judging was largely based on their general appeal in appearance, personality, conversations with the judges, and interactions with the crowds. In order to build hype, the women were later put in the running for the Golden Mermaid trophy given to The Most Beautiful Bathing Girl in America. Margaret Gorman swept both events. By September 1. 92. Miss America. In the ensuing years it would grow and reflect some of the most powerfully held attitudes towards what it meant to be an ideal American woman. The pageant was a product of its times. In the decades just prior to its creation, there was a marked transformation around womens roles in society. The years from 1. Pageant%20Contest.jpg?itok=r0O0iq4w' alt='Pageant Scoring Program' title='Pageant Scoring Program' />As America moved headlong from the Victorian to the modern age, a new image for women developed, symbolizing the changing times. According to leading magazines and periodicals of the time, the modern woman was vigorous. She exercised and was encouraged to eat right. This was an unprecedented break from the rigorously controlled physicality prescribed for the ideal 1. The first pageant winner reflected these changes in attitude towards beauty. Margaret Gorman was girlish and wholesome looking. She also bore a striking resemblance to silent screen star Mary Pickford, who was just achieving fame as Americas Sweetheart. Samuel Gompers, head of the American Federation of Labor, noted in the New York Times, She Margaret Gorman represents the type of womanhood America needs strong, red blooded, able to shoulder the responsibilities of home making and motherhood. It is in her type that the hope of the country resides. Despite the best efforts of the pageant officials, the pageant gained a reputation for being a little risqu. Annual protests from womens and religious groups questioned the morality of a beauty contest that featured bobbed hair and bare limbs. In 1. 92. 8, the protestors won, and the pageant was discontinued as commercial supporters withdrew in response to accusations that the pageant lacked decorum. Timeline. 19. 20. September 2. 5th Atlantic City businessmen stage a Fall Frolic in order to attract tourists to the seasonal resort beyond the traditional end of summer, Labor Day. May 9th, 1970 SALUTE TO RADIO MONTH PART 2. PROGRAM 2 LIGHTS OUT 71346 The Coffin in Studio B by Wyllis Cooper. A story within a story offering a. It was a modest success. Decisions were made to increase the number of scheduled public attractions and make it a two day event the following year. At a newspaper circulation managers meeting in Philadelphia, nine East Coast newspapers decided to hold photographic popularity contests from among their readerships to increase their circulations. Subsequent city finalists would be judged on personality and social graces during citywide summer events. They would become known as the Inter City Beauties. Each individual winners prize would be an all expense paid trip to Atlantic Citys Second Annual Fall Frolic as an honored guest. Pageant Scoring Program For Golf' title='Pageant Scoring Program For Golf' />Jumping on the extra media attention the newspaper contests elicited, frolic organizers decided to include yet another event just for them the Inter City Beauty contest to be held September 7th. It was judged on 5. Sixteen year old Margaret Gorman, Miss Washington, D. C. and a Mary Pickford look a like would eventually win the Watkins Trophy in this event. She would also win a trophy for her appeance in the Boardwalk Parade noting her popularity with the crowds of parade goers. The next day, based on the popularity of the visiting Inter City Beauties, they were also entered into the Bathers Revue. They competed against the winners of professional and amateur ranks, representing over two hundred women, for the elusive Golden Mermaid. Riding on a wave of popularity from the previous day, Margaret Gorman won this event, too. Lesser awards to finalists include swimwear and trophies by designer Annette Kellerman, a woman widely known for her scandalous 1. While trying to popularize wearing a one piece swimsuit with tights instead of the standard bloomers, Annettes involvement raised many eyebrows. Miss America 1. 92. Mary Katherine Campbell. Over fifty newspapers from across the country sent representatives to compete in the Inter City Beauty contest. The event was extended to three days. With a new Miss Washington D. C. for 1. 92. 2 already selected, Margaret Gorman received a new title, Miss America. She was expected to defend her numerous 1. In the end, it was Mary Katherine Campbell, Miss Columbus OH who was selected to succeed Margaret. Over seventy entrants competed. It was estimated that three hundred thousand people attended. The event had become so big, results of the prize winners were later aired nationwide via radio. Although never before seen as a problem, concern arose over the fact that a leading contender for the Miss America title was a married woman. With no rule barring her participation, she finished as a runner up. But her inclusion fueled the fire started by womens and religious groups against the competition as lacking in decorum. Mary Katherine Campbell successfully defended her title. The Newspaper Publishers Association issued a bulletin advising its members to disassociate themselves with the pageant as it has supplied Atlantic City with the most flagrant use of free publicity. Not one paper backed out. In fact, even more newspapers sent representatives, and the new Pageant Director, General Armand T. Nichols, and his Board of Directors extended the event to five days. Informal judges interviews continued as a part of judging in those early years to assess personality and intelligence. Judges Chairman and famed artist Howard Chandler Christy returned for his fourth straight year to serve in this capacity. Other notable 1. 92. Norman Rockwell and Earl Carroll. Miss Boston was revealed to be married and placed in the professional division. She sued, but the pageant finally remembered to include a rule barring married women from competing for the Miss America crown. Ruth Malcomson, Miss Philadelphia PA, would win the honor in a close race with Mary Katherine Campbell, while Miss San Diego, Fay Lanphier, finished third. Early in the year, Ruth Malcomson, the 1. Jonathan Larson Grants American Theatre Wing. Thomas Mizer is an acclaimed lyricistlibrettist and recipient of a Jonathan Larson Grant for his music theater collaborations with Curtis Moore. His work has been seen on theatrical stages around the country, including the Williamstown Theater Festival, Theatre. Works Palo Alto, the Eugene ONeill Center, and the NAMT Festival of New Musicals. An honors graduate of Northwestern University with degrees in Theater and English Literature, he has also completed the BMI Lehman Engel writing workshop and received an artist in residence grant from the National Music Theater Conference and ASCAP. In a prior life as an actor, Thomas appeared in roles Off Broadway and at regional theaters. He last starred as Steve in the First National Tour of Blues Clues, Live, including two sold out weeks at Radio City Music Hall. In addition to his work in the theater, Thomas is an award winning advertising copywriter for major media brands such as Comedy Central and Food Network. He has written travel features for national publications including Passport Magazine and is the founding editor of The Broadway Blog, a website devoted to theater in New York and beyond. Bio as of April, 2. CURTIS MOORE is a composer, songwriter and musician whose work can be heard on the Broadway and international stage, T. V., film, and new media. His work has been performed at Playwrights Horizons, The Old Vic Theatre, Brooklyn Academy of Music, The Public Theater, and Lincoln Center. Curtis recently composed the music for Nora Ephons play Lucky Guy starring Tom Hanks. In collaboration with Thomas Mizer, lyricist, he was awarded the 2. Adobe Acrobat 8 Free Download For Vista. Jonathan Larson Grant. Together they have written the musicals Triangle commissioned by Williamstown Theatre Festival, subsequently presented at the Eugene ONeill Center, Theatreworks Palo Alto, and the Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma, The Legend Of Stagecoach Mary National Alliance for Musical Theater, and The Bus To Buenos Aires Ensemble Studio Theater, NY. Together, they teamed up with Amanda Green Bring It On and Matthew Brookshire on the critically acclaimed musical, For The Love Of Tiffany. Curtis also composed the score for Barry Edelsteins production of Timon of Athens at the Public Theater. For film, Curtis and Matthew Brookshire wrote and performed songs for the Todd Solondz film Palindromes Venice, Toronto, Telluride, New York film festivals. Three of which were short listed by Variety for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Original Song. Other film credits include composing the score for Clear Blue Tuesday, music for Industrial Light and Magic, MTV networks, production and orchestrations for Disneys Pocahontas II, the Miss America Pageant, and the CBS Rose Bowl Celebration. Most recently, Curtis composed the music for the short film Places I Can Never Go Back To. As a producer and songwriter, Curtis continues to develop and collaborate with artists around the world. Manager Dave Lory, taken with Curtis song Season For Saying Goodbye, solicited material for his diverse roster of clients including Irish tenor Ronan Tynan and opera singer Shawna Stone. The latter of which Curtis subsequently developed and helped secure a recording contract with EMIAngel Records. His song Seattle appeared on the album Entity from 1 Billboard dance artist, Kevin Aviance, receiving high praise from the music press. Other artists he has worked with include Wafah Dafour, Ari Gold, Sara Ramirez, and two American Idol finalists Dilia and Karen Rodriguez. He recently returned from conducting and performing the music in The Bridge Projects acclaimed world tour of Richard III, directed by Sam Mendes and starring Kevin Spacey. This concluded three years of work with The Bridge Project a joint production of BAM and The Old Vic as Mark Bennetts associate composer and music supervisor for The Cherry Orchard, The Winters Tale, As You Like It, The Tempest, and Richard III. As orchestrator, he has also worked with Mark Bennett on The Coast of Utopia, as associate composer and orchestrator with Mel Marvin on Cymbeline, and as music director for Moiss Kaufmans production of Into The Woods. Curtis has provided orchestrations for Striking 1. The Bubbly Black Girl Sheds Her Chameleon Skin, Saved, and the London revival of Pippin. His new stage musical Venice, written with Matt Sax and Eric Rosen, premiered as a joint production between The Center Theater Group in Los Angeles and The Kansas City Rep, and was presented in a sold out extended run at the Public Theater in New York in 2. Awards include Best Composer Award at the ASCAPNYU Film Scoring Workshop, Garland Award for best score for a musical, and multiple grants from the Eugene ONeill Music Theater Conference. He is a graduate of Northwestern University and a founding member of the Northwestern University Entertainment Alliance. Curtis is currently based in New York, NY and enjoys volunteering his time and talent to The Actors Fund, Broadway CaresEquity Fights AIDS, and the Ali Forney Center. Bio as of April, 2.