Miss Universe 1930 (Galveston)
The beauty pageant for Miss Universe 1930 took place under the name Fifth International Pageant of Pulchritude and Eleventh Annual Bathing Girl Revue from August 2 to 6, 1930 in Galveston (Texas) . Around 150,000 spectators are said to have watched the swimsuit parade on Galveston Boulevard every year.
There were 39 applicants (32 from the United States and 7 foreign women). On August 5th, the first ten placed won cash prizes and the winner also won the title Miss Universe .
Placements
| space | Candidate | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. |
 Miss USA
|
Dorothy Dell Goff (  Miss New Orleans )
|
| 2. |
 Miss New Jersey
|
Helen Hannan |
| 3. |
 Miss Romania
|
Mariana Mirica |
| 4th |
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Nadia De Kozurin |
| 5. |
 Miss Kentucky
|
Iola Sibbrell |
| 6th |
 Miss Detroit
|
Greta Stockhold |
| 7th |
 Miss New York City
|
Lorna Rodionoff |
| 8th. |
 Miss Pennsylvania
|
Pauline Scott |
| 9. |
Miss Brooklyn
|
Elsie Rossi |
| 10. |
 Miss Pittsburgh
|
Ruth Yoss |
Candidates
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) 1929–1931 at Pageantopolis ( Memento from May 15, 2015 in the Internet Archive )