Name's Cat. I'm an L.A. gal who loves everything from classic movie queens to pinups to classic horror. My likes vary a lot. Having said that, I refuse to fit in a box or apologize for being me.

Maria Montez (in the hat) guest hosts the Miss Victory Beauty Contest held at the Victory House in Los Angeles, 1942

Beautiful Legs Contest, 1949

1942 Miss Victory Beauty Contest, being guest hosted by Maria Montez at the Victory House in Los Angeles. Photo by Joseph Jasgur

Group of beauty contestants pose lined up in swimsuits, c. 1960 (via)

Voodoo #14 (Farrell, 1954)

Some contestants in the Miss Universe Pageant, 1968

(Not all the contestants are shown. This is half of the contestants.)

Betty Barrett diaper queen of the convention for the Diaper Service Institute of America. Chicago, 1947

Miss Victory Beauty Contest at the Victory House in Los Angeles. 1942, photo by Joseph Jasgur

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1942 Miss Victory Beauty Contest held at the Victory House in Los Angeles. Photo by Joseph Jasgur

Miss Earth, 1952

Rip Hunter Time Master #21 (1964)

1942 Miss Victory Beauty Contest held at the Victory House in Los Angeles. Photo by Joseph Jasgur

Miss Atlantic City 1925 with King Neptune

1942 Miss Victory Beauty Contest held at the Victory House in Los Angeles. Photo by Joseph Jasgur

Chiropractor Beauty Contest 1956. 

Winning models Marianne Baba (L), Lois Conway (C) and Ruth Swensen standing next to plates of their x-ray during a Chiropractor Beauty contest