Miss Universe 1928
The beauty contest for the Miss Universe 1928 was held under the name Third International Pageant of pulchritude and Ninth Annual Bathing Girl Revue on June 4, 1928 in Galveston (Texas) instead. Around 150,000 spectators are said to have watched the swimsuit parade on Galveston Boulevard every year.
There were 42 applicants (32 from the United States and 10 foreign women). The first ten placed won cash prizes and the winner also won the Miss Universe title .
Results
Miss Chicago, Ella Van Hueson, won first place and the title of Miss Universe 1928. Your prize money was 2,000 dollars .
The runner-up received $ 1,000, the third place winner 250, and the fourth to tenth place holders each received $ 100.
Placements
| space | Candidate | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. |
 Miss USA
|
Ella Van Hueson (  Miss Chicago )
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| 2. |
 Miss France
|
Raymonde Allain |
| 3. |
 Miss Italy
|
Livia Marracci |
| 4th |
 Miss Colorado
|
Mildred Ellene Golden |
| 5. |
 Miss West Virginia
|
Audrey Reilly |
| 6th |
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|
Irene Hill |
| 7th |
 Miss Luxembourg
|
Anna Friedrich |
| 8th. |
 Miss Ohio
|
Mary Horlocker |
| 9. |
 Miss San Antonio
|
Anna Debrow |
| 10. |
Miss Tulsa
|
Helen Paris |
Candidates
42 young women took part in the 1928 competition. Among them were ten foreign women, a number that only came about in 1928 and 1929.
Complete list of participants
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Foreign candidates
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USA, states or regions
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USA, cities
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Competition 1926–1931 at Pageantopolis ( Memento from January 4, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
Web links
- Competition (lists of participants) 1926–1928 at Pageantopolis ( Memento from May 15, 2015 in the Internet Archive )