These 22 Vintage Beauty Pageants and Queens From Between the 1950s and ’60s Are Totally Bizarre!

Although these particular beauty contests never actually existed, during the 1950s and ’60s, the world of pageantry boasted plenty of strange beauty competitions in which local ladies brimming with old Hollywood glamour vied for the title of their hometown’s highest honor.

1. Queen of the New York Press Photographers Association, 1951

2. Sweater Queen, 1952

3. Catfish Queen, 1954

4. Blueberry Queen, 1955

5. Frankfurter Queen, 1956

6. Atomic Bomb Queen, 1957

7. International Posture Queen, 1957

8. NYC Donut Queen, 1957

9. Queen of the Circus, 1959

10. Mink Queen, 1960

11. Ivy League Queen, 1960

12. Laugh Queen, 1961

13. Queen of the Greenwich Village, 1962

14. Queen of Anti-Triskaidekaphobia, 1963

15. World’s Fair Summer Festival Queen, 1964

16. Queen of Cuisine, 1964

17. Queen of the Pet Festival, 1964

18. Queen of Candy, 1964

19. May Wine Queen, 1965

20. Outdoor Health Queen, 1967

21. Queen of the Love Ball, 1968

22. National Hot Rod Queen, 1969