Miss Universe 1926

Catherine Moylan, Miss Dallas and Beauty Queen of the Universe 1926.

The beauty contest for the Miss Universe 1926 was held under the name First International Pageant of pulchritude and Seventh Annual Bathing Girl Revue from 15 to 17 May 1926 in Galveston (Texas) instead. Only female candidates from the United States took part in the previous events from 1920, simply referred to as the Galveston Bathing Girl Revue . But in 1926, with a young woman from Mexico and another from Winnipeg (Canada), international participants came for the first time. Around 150,000 spectators are said to have watched the swimsuit parade on Galveston Boulevard every year.

The winner was Catherine Moylan (Miss Dallas) and this year she received the title "Beauty Queen of the Universe", which from 1928 was called Miss Universe .

Events

The first candidates arrived in Galveston on May 13th: Señorita Mexico Maria Martha Perres and Miss Winnipeg Patricia O'Shea, the two international participants. The opening parade took place on the afternoon of May 15, the election of the beauty queen on May 16, 1926.

Results

Miss Dallas, Catherine Moylan won first prize and was crowned Beauty Queen of the Universe . The winning prize was $ 2,000 and a silver plaque engraved with "Beauty Queen of the Universe". The runner-up received $ 1,000, the third received $ 250 and the other nine (places 4 to 12) each received $ 100.

"Beauty, form, grace and personal charm" were judged. Clothing, jewelry and decorative elements played no role.

Placements

space	Candidate
01.	Miss Dallas	Catherine Moylan
02.	Miss New Orleans	Gladys Moore
03.	Miss Winnipeg	Patricia O'Shea
04th	Senorita Mexico	Maria Martha Perres
05.	Miss Tulsa Rose	Pauline Mason
06th	Miss Palestine	Arylie Mae Hiser
07th	Miss Nebraska	Grace Tolsen
08th.	Miss Shreveport	Pauline Zacharias
09.	Miss Wichita Falls	Frances Rutledge
10.	Miss Jefferson City	Evelyn Manchester
11.	Miss Groesbeck	Lois Ford
12.	from Dallas	Rosebud Blondell

Candidates

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The 39 contestants on Galveston Beach, Texas.

39 women entered the 1926 competition, most of them from Texas and the surrounding states. The presence of delegates Maria Martha Parres from Mexico and Patricia O'Shea from Winnipeg (Manitoba, Canada) made it Galveston's first international event.

Complete list of participants

Foreign candidates Señorita Mexico - Maria Martha Parres Miss Winnipeg - Patricia O'Shea USA, states or regions Miss Jefferson County - Dorothy Burnham Miss Nebraska - Grace Tolsen Miss Tarrant County - Gladys Bullock Miss Wichita County - Frances Oden

USA, cities 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

Other participants (from Texas) Lola Bernhardt - Beaumont Rosebud Blondell - Dallas Barbara Brewer - Dallas Lulu Buchanan - Houston Marie Evans - Dallas Pearl Flint - Dallas Lorraine Gazzaway - Dallas Freddie Mae Henkel - Dallas Maiden Maxwell - Dallas Clyde McConathy - Beaumont Elalu Watts - Dallas Grace Weber - Houston

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Competition 1926–1931 at Pageantopolis ( Memento from January 4, 2013 in the Internet Archive )

Web links

• Competition 1926–1931 at Pageantopolis ( Memento from January 4, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
• Competition (lists of participants) 1926–1928 at Pageantopolis ( Memento from May 15, 2015 in the Internet Archive )