THE PARADE OF STATES
4 Miss California 1969 Susan Anton
6 Miss Ohio 1970 Jayne Kennedy
8 Miss South Dakota 1970 MARY HART
10 Miss Tennessee 1972 LINDA THOMPSON 12 Miss Virginia 1976 Donna Dixon 14 Miss Louisiana 1978 Rhonda Shear FAIREST OF THE FAIR 16 Miss America 1945 BESS MYERSON 18 Miss America 1955 Lee Meriwether 20 Miss America 1959 MARY ANN MOBLEY 22 Miss America 1971 PHYLLIS GEORGE 24 Miss America 1991 CAROLYN SAPP THRONE OUT! 26 Miss World 1973 MARJORIE WALLACE 28 Miss World 1974 HELEN MORGAN 30 Miss Yugoslavia 1983 Bernarda Marovt 32 Miss America 1984 Vanessa Williams WORLD CLASS 34 Miss World 1953 DENISE PERRIER 35 Miss World 1964 ANN SIDNEY 36 Miss World 1966 LESLEY LANGLEY 40 Miss World 1974 Anneline Kriel 41 Miss World 1977 Mary Stavin 42 Miss World 1980 Gabriella BRUM 46 Miss World 1987 ULLA WEIGERSTORFER ACROSS THE UNIVERSE 48 Miss Universe 1953 CHRISTIANE MARTEL 50 Miss Universe 1964 CORINNA TSOPEI 52 Miss Universe 1974 AMPARO MUNOZ 54 Miss Universe 1980 Shawn Weatherly - MADE IN THE U.S.A. 56 Miss U.S.A. 1965 Dian Parkinson 58 Miss U.S.A. 1970 Deborah-shelton-porn-star">Deborah Shelton 60 Miss U.S.A. 1972 LINDSAY BLOOM 62 Miss U.S.A. 1985 LAURA MARTINEZ-HERRING JUST MISS'D! 64 Runnerup Miss America 1958 ANITA BRYANT 66 Runnerup Miss America 1970 KATHRINE BAUmma-porn-star">UmaNN 68 Runnerup Miss World 1973 Lynda Carter 70 Runnerup Miss World 1975 MARINA LANGNER FRENCH (UN)DRESSING 74 Miss France 1983 ISABELLE TURPAULT 76 Miss France 1985 Isabelle Chaudieu GREAT DANES 80 Miss Denmark 1952 Greta Thyssen 82 Miss Denmark 1984 KATRINE MICHELSEN X-SCEPTER AS SHE IS 86 Miss Italy 1975 LILI CARATI 88 Miss Nude Galaxy 1979 Hyapatia Lee 90 Million Dollar Pet 1984 Jeanette Starion MISS-CELLANEOUS 92 Model of the Year 1968 Cybill Shepherd 94 Miss Black California 1971 KATHLEEN BRADLEY 95 Miss Sweden 1950 Anita Ekberg 98 Back Issues Available 99 Special Offers
EDITORIAL
THE SLEUTHSAYER
"I think these beauty contest always fascinate people," opines Miss
World creator Eric Morely, "because of the surprise element." Well,
have we got a surprise for you!
"I can remember being Miss America," recalls the only woman ever stripped
of that title, Vanessa Williams, "and having people comes up to me and say,
'You know, you aren't that pretty' and it hurts, but you don't let it show."Oh
yes they do!!
In "Here She Is!," our 30th issue, We've undertaken what no other magazine's
ever attempted: removing the crowns and gown, capturing the flashes without sashes, and letting the contestants' true talents emerge. As the Miss America pageant committee responded when the event's relevance was recently questioned: "Is it relevant to bring a smile and some pure joy into people's lives, to dream a thing of beauty and bring that dream to reality?' That's a question Sleuth has
answered with this dream come true. Isn't he also en-titled?
And who are these delectable damsels we've defrocked? The roll call above clearly
States the winners you won't want to Miss! "They all have three names, of
course—I think it's the law,"mused multi-monikered media maven Aimee
Lee Ball. "Miss Americas must have the sort of name that conjures up images
of sitting on a veranda with a mint julep." Yet Sleuth's selfless scrutiny
of the registry of every Miss America contestant reveals that two names often
conjure up all kinds of images: among the actual entrants of past pageants are
Claire SPIRT, Vernell BUSH, Joan TEETS, Flora SLEEPER, Roberta TARBOX, and Monica
HARD. Not to mention Thailand's 1988 Miss Universe named PORNTIP.
Sleuth is happy to host this pageant of pictorial pulchritude because, in the
words of Miss America's mush-mouthed main man Bert Parks: "It is a high prestige
position, and damned good exposure." It certainly was for Vanessa the Undressa
{p. 321, yet the year of her resignation "all 51 contestants said they haven't
and wouldn't pose nude." Asked if they'd admit it if they had, Miss South
Carolina cracked: "Who's crazy enough to say?" Apparently, only the
Sleuth. We hope you'll judge that it's no contest.
Walking On Air He Is,
