8. No To Bathing Suit
It was Miss America 1951 – Eventual winner Alabama contestant Yolande Betbeze Fox shocked the world when she refused to wear bathing suit in public and spoke in various public sit-ins and civil rights demonstrations against it. Catalina Swimwear withdrew its support as a major sponsor, and founded two rival beauty pageants, Miss USA and Miss Universe. It was not only during her reign, but also her completion of her reign, she continued to be outspoken.
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