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The 1928 International Pageant of Pulchritude was the third annual International Pageant of Pulchritude, held at the Galveston Island Beach Revue in Galveston, Texas from June 2–5, 1928.[1][2]
1928 International Pageant of Pulchritude | |
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![]() "Beauty Queen of the Universe" Ella Van Hueson | |
Date | June 2–5, 1928 |
Venue | Galveston, TX |
Entrants | 42 |
Placements | 10 |
Debuts | Belgium, England, Germany, (US Cities) Biloxi, Greater New York, Little Rock, Oklahoma City, St. Louis |
Withdrawals | Alexandria, Amarillo, Baton Rouge, Beaumont, Bessemer, Brooklyn, Cleburne, Denver, Douglas, Green Bay, Kerrville, Monroe, Oak Cliff, Ogden, Omaha, Ottawa, Pine Bluff, Point Isabel, Shreveport |
Returns | Nebraska |
Winner | Ella Van Hueson ![]() |
At the end of the event, Dorothy Britton of New York City crowned Ella Van Hueson of Chicago as Miss Universe 1928.[3][4] Raymonde Allain of France was awarded as second-place, while Livia Marracci of Italy was named third-place.[5] Prizes included $2,000 for the winner, $1,000 for the second-place winner, $250 for the third-place winner, and $100 each for the remaining places.
42 contestants from 32 states and cities in the United States and 10 countries competed in the pageant.[6]
Placement | Contestant |
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Miss Universe 1928 | |
Second Place | |
Third Place | |
Fourth Place | |
Fifth Place |
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Sixth Place | |
Seventh Place |
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Eighth Place | |
Ninth Place |
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Tenth Place |
42 contestants competed for the title.[8][9]
City/State | Contestant | Age[lower-alpha 1] | Hometown |
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Irene Wilson | Austin | |
Biloxi, Mississippi | Fleeta Doyle[10] | Biloxi | |
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Geraldine Grimsley | ||
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Ella Van Hueson[11] | 22 | Chicago |
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Mildred Ellene Golden[12] | 19 | Denver |
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Mary Deano | ||
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Hazel Peck | Dallas | |
Fort Worth, Texas | Cleo Belle Marshall | Fort Worth | |
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Isabel Waldner[13] | New York City | |
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Katherine Miller[14] | Houston | |
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Betty Dumpres[15] | Anderson | |
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Ethel Mae Frette | ||
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Virginia Mae H. Hendricks[16] | Lexington | |
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Evelyn Smith | ||
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Ida Camilla Knudson | Milwaukee | |
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Delores Davitt | ||
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Louise Fayard | ||
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Margaret Woods | ||
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Bernice Graf | ||
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Elizabeth K. Smith[17] | 17 | Irvington |
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Winnifred Watson | ||
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Mary Horlocker | Columbus | |
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | Mary Drew[18] | Oklahoma City | |
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Anna Dubin | ||
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Anna Debrow | San Antonio | |
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Eunice Gerling | ||
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Helen Paris | Tulsa | |
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Eldora Pence | ||
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Audrey Reilley | Charleston | |
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Betty Porter[19] | 16 | Janesville |
Country | Contestant | Age[lower-alpha 1] | Hometown |
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Anne Koyart[20] | 22 | Brussels |
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Irene Hill[21] | Calgary | |
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Nila Garrido[15] | 17 | Havana |
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Nonni Shields | 18 | |
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Raymonde Allain[22] | 16 | Paris |
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Hella Hoffman[23] | 20 | Berlin |
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Livia Marracci | 18 | Rome |
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Anna Friedreich | Luxembourg City | |
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Maria Teresa de Landa | 18 | |
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Aguenda Adorna[24] | 18 |
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