Americana 1950s: The pageant catwalk archive footage
Archival footage shot by an amateur filmmaker in July 1957 during Miss Universe in Long Beach. It contains stock footage of a night show in a theater with candidates: various Miss contestants walking on the catwalk in glamorous 1950s evening attire, Miss contestants walking on the catwalk in minidresses, a female singer performing, a ballet […]
Americana 1950: The pageant parade archive footage
Archival footage shot by an amateur filmmaker on July 14, 1957, during Miss Universe in Long Beach. It contains stock footage of a parade on Ocean Boulevard: a Miss Universe billboard hanging above the street, a cheering crowd waiting for the event, policemen riding motorcycles opening the parade, mounted police officers, former winner Carol Morris […]