• @CthulhuDreamer
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    31 year ago

    https://rare.us/rare-news/history/miss-idaho-potato-1935/

    Essentially, there’s really no evidence linking this image to the Miss Idaho competition. The best information that could be found is this theory: In the late 40s and early 50s, old school PR agencies for models and talent in beauty contests were using images of women with various fruit, vegetables or meat/protein products.