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(Not So) Fun Fact: When Miss America Wanted Contestants To Be 100% White

Posted by Adam (Neko Random) on
Fun facts about Miss America

Women of color weren’t invited to Miss America until the 1970s. In its early days, women would have to prove seven generations back that they had no ancestors that weren’t white.

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  1. ratmom says:
    September 28, 2022 at 5:29 pm

    Wow, that’s terrible. But things sure were different back then.

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  2. Theresa says:
    September 29, 2022 at 2:11 am

    Thank God times have changed!

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  3. Debra She Who Seeks says:
    October 6, 2022 at 10:56 pm

    Racist America is what MAGA wants to bring back.

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