May 15, 1950, Appleton Post-Crescent
May 18, 1950, Twin City News-Record
1950 Menasha must have been abuzz with pageant fever when the first annual Miss Neenah-Menasha contest was inaugurated. And to think it was even held in our own home town. I had to smile at the 83 cent ticket price, but then, it WAS the 1950s after all and even the prizes touted in the full page ad seem modest by today's standards. A $10 check towards a scholarship? A table radio? But in spite of all that, the judges picked a good candidate to represent the Twin Cities at the Miss Wisconsin pageant a few short weeks later on June 5th. And though our Miss didn't win the coveted prize, she DID rank in the final five contestants and for a first time effort, I'd say that was pretty good.
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