Comments on: 1950 Miss US TV beauty contest

By: Matthew Miller

Matthew Miller — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Wow. Do you think most of the audience got the MC’s joke about the dancer living Terpsichore St. ha ha isn’t that funny?

By: apoxia

apoxia — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Tap-dancing on point!? I didn’t know that was a thing people did. Seems like it would be awfully bad for you.

By: theLadyfingers

theLadyfingers — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

I’m always amazed at how much makeup seemed to be required for women back then. With the drawn-on lips and eyebrows, they become nearly visually interchangeable.

By: sonipitts

sonipitts — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

I’m guessing Miss New Orleans was going straight for the judges’ Betty Page buttons.

By: Mim

Mim — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

None of them deserve to win Miss TV anywhere – they have no concept of looking at the camera! Eyes floating everywhere!

(ps. the login page still has the old top banner.)

By: Mim

Mim — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

At least some of the women react decently to Creepy McCreepersons… For instance Miss Houston says “I know they do.” when he tells her there’s a lovely piano player for her to go sing by.

By: GraemeM

GraemeM — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Now I know why every modern beauty contestant wants world peace.

By: Daemon

Daemon — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

The announcer struck me as being a bit creepy – especially when he gave out the name of the street that Miss New Orleans lived on.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Another interesting coincidence—6 years after winning this contest Edie Adams starred as Daisy Mae in the Broadway musical “Li’l Abner,” which, of course, was created by Miss US TV judge Al Capp. In her autobiography Edie talks about being aggressively hit on by Capp, a notorious womanizer.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

That host guy is such a creepy douche! He treats these girls like androids.

By: Denis Kitchen

Denis Kitchen — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Another interesting coincidence —Six years after winning this contest Edie Adams starred as Daisy Mae in the Broadway musical “Li’l Abner,” created by Miss US TV judge Al Capp. In her autobiography, Edie talks about being aggressively hit on by Capp, a notorious womanizer.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

I really enjoyed that little moment of time travel. I have to say that the young woman singing at about the 8:00-minute mark eerily resembles Dean Stockwell’s character in Blue Velvet – as someone commented above, the style of makeup and its enthusiastic application tended to diminish the individuality of the participants.

One further note – the dancer Mark mentions brought to mind a different classic, to wit, Robert Herrick’s “Upon Julia’s Clothes”. Entrants from more recent contests might not be allowed the freedom to dress in such a way as to show “that brave vibration each way free”.

By: Elsewhare

Elsewhare — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

According to Wikipedia’s entry on Edie Adams, “Edith” Adams and Edie are one and the same; Edie is listed and the winner of the title of Miss U.S. Television in 1950, and her appearance with Milton Berle (one of her many fabulour prizes) is listed as her first television engagement after being named and crowned.

IMDB doesn’t list Adams’ appearance on this program, but after looking at some of the photos taken of Ms. Adams in the early 1950′s from her apperances with Earnie Kovacs you can see quite clearly it’s the same person.

Fascinating window into early television!

By: adamnvillani

adamnvillani — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Miss Chicago TV gives the most lascivious rendition of “Oklahoma” I’ve seen while wearing the least-lascivious clothing.

By: adamnvillani

adamnvillani — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Also, did the host get his bronzer at the same place as the cast of Jersey Shore?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Is that Edie Adams (Edith Adams she said) and she sure looks like her.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Lemon, check out the link I’ve emailed you. The tap shoes are under your desk. Be in my office in 15.

By: Elsewhare

Elsewhare — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Good Lord, I can spell better than that and promise to proofread carefully in the future…