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1937 CAN’T FACE IT
Today, calls are growing stronger for beauty contests to be consigned to the history books once and for all, but at least competitions like this one are a thing of the past. In order to keep the judges, and the large audience, from picking the most beautiful based only on their faces, contestants in this London pageant had to wear paper bags over their heads. It must have made for a rather nail-biting walk alongside the pool – and, of course, untidy nails may have hurt their chances.