Скачать или смотреть Miss Photoflash 1959. Vintage Beauty Pageant in Chicago. Beauty in Focus.

The Miss Photoflash contest in Chicago on January 31, 1959, was a glamorous and media-savvy event hosted by the Chicago Press Photographers Association (CPPA). It was part of the organization's annual promotional activities aimed at highlighting the art of press photography and celebrating photogenic appeal—an event that blended publicity, pageantry, and press culture in mid-century Chicago.
Held in the glittering postwar era when beauty contests were a popular form of entertainment and promotion, the Miss Photoflash contest brought together young women considered especially photogenic by local photographers. The contest wasn't just about beauty—it was about how well a contestant "read" on camera and in photographs. Contestants posed for dozens of flashbulb-popping photo ops.
Enjoy the timeless, visually rich mix of 1950s glamour, old-school journalism, and classic Americana—where beauty, media, and local culture intersected in a room full of style and spectacle.
Digitally mastered and preserved on 16mm b-w film.