SEASIDE BEAUTY SHOWS
LADY NINA COHEN’S PROTEST. (Sun Special.) LONDON, August 29. Seaside beauty shows continue to be popular, despite Mrs Grundy, who objects to them, whether competitors are clad in bathing gowns or in ordinary garb. A Folkestone show drew a record crowd. Prizes were awarded for the most beautiful women, and for the most sparkling, merriest, prettiest and largest eyes: both boys and girls. Lady Nina Cohen, wife of Sir Herbert Cohen, wrote a letter of protest. “Surely,” she declared, “between the ages of 10 and 14 is the time we wish least to encourage thoughts of emotions to which such competitions give rise. I am amazed to think that any women over 30 has time to think of ‘most handsome women’s’ competitions.” Lady Cohen does not resent baby shows, but apparently disapproves of beauty competitors walk’ng the “joy plank” from the stage through the pavilion. Councillor Forsyth, the promoter of the competition, read Lady Cohen’s letter amid cries of “Rot.” Her comments regarding “ankle shows” provoked Councillor Forsyth to retort that these were initiated at church bazaars, where clerical judges were most deeply interested.
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Southland Times, Issue 19346, 11 September 1924, Page 7
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