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Being Miss America : Behind the Rhinestone Curtain /

For nearly a hundred years, young women have competed for the title of Miss America-although what it means to wear the crown and be our "ideal" has changed dramatically over time. The Miss America Pageant began as a bathing beauty contest in 1920s Atlantic City, New Jersey, sponsored by bu...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Shindle, Kate (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Austin : University of Texas Press, [2021]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • PROLOGUE
  • Part One. Flappers and Scholars and Crowns, Oh My!
  • Part Two. Women on Top
  • Part Three. The Ugly Pageant
  • EPILOGUE
  • NOTES
  • ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  • INDEX