Show 19 Ii t MEET MISS AMERI AMERICA FOR R 1926 ill 6 Miss Tulsa Norma Smallwood Small- Small 1 wood Mood winsome e eyed blue ed brunette who ho was declared winner sinner of the annual pageant r of pulchritude at t Atlantic ic City l Ten lea n of the fi fifteen judges Ti 7 cast cast their votes for the newly I cr crowned queen of beauty Inset Miss Marjorie Joesting ar a r Washington Wahington D. D C. C runner up 5 who received the remaining i five votes x fv A 11 1 1 A 4 wi 2 S S T U m Slim Beauty From Oklahoma I ma Selected for Intelligence Intelli gen gence e and Poise as asWell asWell Well as Perfection Perfection of Face and Figure ATLANTIC TIC CITY NY IT Y Sept 11 AP Norma AP-Norma Norma orma Smallwood Smallwood of of Tul Tulsa Tuba a Okla Okia Is 13 Miss America o of 1926 This This' years year's specifications ons for perfect perfect per per- feet beauty as indicated by her I measurements are are Height 5 feet Inches Iches weight uS pounds neck 12 Inc Inches es bust 33 Inches hips 33 inches waist 24 inches thigh 19 Inches 1 12 Inch Inch-es ankle 7 Inches TWO THIRDS VOTE The year 18 successor to J fay ay ay Lanphier CaU years ears o r. r tl I rs e Miss lIss America Was vas selected tr from m seventy tb ee contestants from as many cities last night b by ten out o of fifteen artists and illustrators who were were the Judges Miss 1 WashIngton Washington Wash Wash- ington Marjorie Maronie Joesting won the theother theother theother other five votes The slim sUm beauty has blue eyes and long chestnut hair She was chosen not only omy for tor perfection tion of ot face race and figure but for tor personal personal- ity Intelligence and poise i She Shevon Shevon von won first prize Thursday night for appearance In evening dress Last year fay lay Lanphier took third In Inthis Inthis inthis' inthis this this' event ART STUDENT Miss Smallwood Is an art student a sophomore ii In the Oklahoma College College Col Col- lege for tor Women at Chickasha and she plans to continue her studies there here Later she may accept some motion picture contracts Miss 1 Lanphier is credited with having earned 5 on the stage and otherwise since winning last year JUDGES SCOOPED An Atlantic City newspaper scooped tire the judges b by app appearing on the streets a few minutes bet re rethe rethe the official announcement with a astory astory astory story of Miss Mis Tulsa's Tulsa s selection and slid with a full page length photograph o of her liar Charles A A. year 67 year old Spanish w war r veteran from Tulsa reached the mill Ion Ion- dollar pier where judges voted Just in time to see Miss Sm Smallwood crowned He said he walked all the way from Tulsa to root for her No King Shares Throne of Beauty ATLANTIC CITY N. N J. J Sept 11 United Press Press Miss Miss America ruled alone as queen of beauty to today to- to day The throne thronG occupied by Norma Smallwood the tire dark haired IS- IS j old ear girl from Tulsa Okla who was as declared the most beautiful o of the picked beauties o of America Inthe in inthe inthe the Atlantic City contest was un unshared Unshared un- un shared hared by a king Except an Imaginary one What sort o of man nian would suit sult the girl Irl declared the fairest In inA A America A tall man from Iron somewhere I Miss America of ot 1926 was asked Continued on page 5 5 TULSA ULSA GIRL WINS MISS AMERICA BEAUTY HONORS RS I Co Continued t from page a 1 be he e question by the United Press day ENGAGING ENGAGING FRANKNESS She She smiled smiled and and it was her quick Spontaneous smile mile that won the I harts arts of many of the judges and judges and Answered with the engaging frankness frankness frank frank- ness of the modern girl He must be tall she siTe said I 1 Would like to have my head reach higher than the top toi button if Rt his Vest est F I have pictured him many times He HI le Is about 5 feet 11 Ii inches tall He has hils a II smooth uth cleat clear complexion frown iown own hair like mine and parted Just left of the center iC DAY DAv Y DREAMER t i. i But Its It's silly to talk about Im I'm Ima a day dreamer dreamer most most girls are its it's right rIght but but dreams hardly ever corns come true I guess in our hearts We pe know they wont won't L I The Tie girl picked by the Judges Judgeson on 1 the million-dollar million pier last laut night nights s as features that are called clas cias Jc and she lacks the pert n. n ness ls that distinguishes the flapper pe was acclaimed by ii- bya iia a huge hUKe cheering throng when she he was was declared winner last night over Miss Marjorie Joesting a blonde blond from Washington Vl Miss Huth nuth Patterson Miss Greater NoW New NewYork York rork ork was third t to t. Miss lIss Smallwood lives at West est Thirty second second street Tulsa with her hir mother Her father is dead |