Letter from Maude C. Woodfin, home demonstration agent in Montgomery, Alabama, to Madera Spencer at the Montgomery Advertiser.
The letter discusses the upcoming Maid of Cotton pageant, at which Spencer agreed to be a judge. Also included is a "Confidential Guide for Judges," detailing the categories to be used in assessing the contestants. The instructions stress that "our search is not merely for a beautiful...
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Alabama Department of Archives and History
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| Online Access: | http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/voices/id/13287 |
| Summary: | The letter discusses the upcoming Maid of Cotton pageant, at which Spencer agreed to be a judge. Also included is a "Confidential Guide for Judges," detailing the categories to be used in assessing the contestants. The instructions stress that "our search is not merely for a beautiful girl" (though "she must have a good figure" and "will be seen in a bathing suit as a check against physical disproportions which might not show up in written measurements"), placing emphasis also on personality (with "audience appeal" and "the sort of personality that newsmen and photographers like") and background ("the Southern girl at her best - culture and refinement" with a family that "can join her on occasion without embarrassment or apology"). |
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