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D10080-A
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- 1940-07-27 (Creation)
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On July 27, 1940, Florence Beryl "Peggy" Mason, 19, is crowned the winner of the Miss Tacoma contest at the Century Ballroom in Fife. 1940 was Tacoma's first official participation in the national beauty pageant "Miss America." Miss Tacoma would win an evening gown and swimsuit and the right to compete in them for the title of Miss Washington, the contest to be held August 17th in the Ballroom. Peggy won over the 29 other candidates for the Miss Tacoma title by a combination of personality, poise and charm. She had graduated from Lincoln High school that spring. The Tacoma native was also the 1939 Snow Queen and Fashion Queen. Her statistics listed her as 5 ' 4 ", 115 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes. Her hobbies were skiing, swimming, tennis and horseback riding. She would compete against the fairest from 20 other cities for the state title and win, representing Washington at the Miss America contest. (T. Times 7/26/1940, pg.6; 7/29/40, pg 1; 8/19/1940, pg. 1) TPL-9527
Mason, Peggy; Beauty contestants--Tacoma--1940-1950; Beauty contests--Tacoma--1940-1950; Century Ballroom (Fife);