Margaret Gorman, First Miss America
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in Atlantic City, New Jersey USA
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101 years ago, almost to the day, Margaret (Gorman) Cahill was crowned the first Miss America. She is shown here the year after she won the crown with inventor and chemist Hudson Maxim dressed as "Neptune" at the Atlantic City Carnival.
Originally a "bathing beauty revue", the contest no longer features a swimsuit portion and less of the pageant is judged on appearance, and more on talent. Margaret, the first winner, would have agreed with the change. A high school student when she won, she once said: "I never cared to be Miss America. It wasn't my idea. I am so bored by it all. I really want to forget the whole thing."
She married in 1925 and remained married until her husband, Victor Cahill, died in 1957. Living in Washington D.C. until she passed away at the age of 90, she was a socialite and an intrepid traveler throughout her life. We remember Margaret and her place in history.
Originally a "bathing beauty revue", the contest no longer features a swimsuit portion and less of the pageant is judged on appearance, and more on talent. Margaret, the first winner, would have agreed with the change. A high school student when she won, she once said: "I never cared to be Miss America. It wasn't my idea. I am so bored by it all. I really want to forget the whole thing."
She married in 1925 and remained married until her husband, Victor Cahill, died in 1957. Living in Washington D.C. until she passed away at the age of 90, she was a socialite and an intrepid traveler throughout her life. We remember Margaret and her place in history.
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