
Western ideas of comeliness guide Japanese in choosing beauty queen
Mitsuko Iwasaki, winner of the Miss Nippon beauty pageant. Accompanies an article about the first Japanese beauty pageant, comparing Japanese women to other American and European women. A caption reads, "…selected the most beautiful… Miss Mitsuko Iwasaki, 'Miss Nippon'"
1934-08-19
19 x 14.8 cm
Tribune Company
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- English
- Beauty contestants--Japan--1930-1940
- Beauty contests--Japan--1930-1940
- Iwasaki, Mitsuko
- Women--Japanese--1930-1940
- Women--Clothing & dress--Japan--1930-1940
- still image
- text
- These materials are either in the public domain, according to U.S. copyright law, or permission has been obtained from rights owners. The digital version and supplementary materials are available for all educational uses worldwide.
- The Janet A. Ginsburg Chicago Tribune Image Collection
- Chicago Sunday Tribune (August 19, 1934), p. 3
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