what year was the first miss america pageant?
Miss America 1921
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 In 1951 , the first Miss World contest ( originally the Festival Bikini Contest ) , was organized by Eric Morley . When the winner , Kiki Håkansson from Sweden , was crowned in a bikini , countries with religious traditions threatened to withdraw delegates . Håkansson remains the first and last Miss World to be crowned in her bikini , a crowning that was condemned by Pope Pius XII who declared the swimsuit to be sinful . Bikinis were banned from beauty pageants around the world after the controversy . In 1949 the Los Angeles Times reported that Miss America Bebe Shopp on her visit to Paris said she did not approve the bikini for American girls , though she did not mind French girls wearing them . Actresses in movies like My Favorite Brunette ( 1947 ) and the model on a 1948 cover of LIFE were shown in traditional two @-@ piece swimwear , not the bikini . 

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 In 1951 , the first Miss World contest , originally the Festival Bikini Contest , was organized by Eric Morley as a mid @-@ century advertisement for swimwear at the Festival of Britain . The press welcomed the spectacle and referred to it as Miss World , and Morley registered the name as a trademark . When , the winner Kiki Håkansson from Sweden , was crowned in a bikini , countries with religious traditions threatened to withdraw delegates . The bikinis were outlawed and evening gowns introduced instead . Håkansson remains the only Miss World crowned in a bikini , a crowning that was condemned by the Pope . Bikini was banned from beauty pageants around the world after the controversy . Catholic @-@ majority countries like Belgium , Italy , Spain and Australia also banned the swimsuit that same year . 

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 As Miss USA Finnessey went on to represent the United States at the international Miss Universe competition held in Quito , Ecuador in May 2004 , culminating on June 1 , 2004 . She placed first runner @-@ up in the internationally broadcast competition , behind winner Jennifer Hawkins of Australia . The event was hosted by Bush and Daisy Fuentes and the judges included Petra Nemcova , Emilio Estefan and Bo Derek . 

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 In 1951 , Eric Morley organized the Festival Bikini Contest , a beauty contest and swimwear advertising opportunity at that year 's Festival of Britain . The press , welcoming the spectacle , referred to it as Miss World , a name Morley registered as a trademark . The winner was Kiki Håkansson of Sweden , who was crowned in a bikini . After the crowning , Håkansson was condemned by the Pope , while Spain and Ireland threatened to withdraw from the pageant . In 1952 , bikinis were banned from the pageant and replaced by evening gowns . As a result of the controversy , the bikini was explicitly banned from many other beauty pageants worldwide . Though some regarded the bikini and beauty contests as bringing freedom to women , they were opposed by some feminists as well as religious and cultural groups who objected to the degree of exposure of the female body . 

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 The parade , which began on August 11 , 1929 , now includes politicians , beauty queens , celebrities , musical performers , and dozens of marching , tumbling and dancing groups . It has grown from a locally sponsored event to one with major corporate presence and is seen as a signal of the impending end of summer and beginning of the new school year . As such the parade sponsors raise money for college scholarships for local youth . 
