Margaret Gorman, the first Miss America will always be to me the best Miss America; not the most beautiful - that would be Lee Meriwether & Vanessa Williams & Savvy Shields; but lists of beautiful women grow tiresome; - beauty is not a statistic: [just the first to set the precedent that a cute girl in a swimsuit (in those days they work undershorts & stockings & sandals [Margaret wore Roman sandals w/ expensive French stockings in 1921-22 when receiving what in those days was called the Loving Cup (an actual silver cup); equal to the Laurel Crown & Gold Medal: which reflect the Tiara & Scepter of Royalty; but more royal, given roses instead of a weapon; a jeweled tiara so there won't be any real power besides monetary value: [still in all, should the Queen ask for a head she will duly receive it: it is the one command, somewhat like nuclear codes which the Queen of all worlds can give which must be obeyed by her loyal subjects: [in the ancient days soldiers & athletes trained, competed & fought naked: a tradition which carried over to the beauty queen via the swimsuit competition: bathing beauties weren't brown bag ****-y Cuties: this is the dividing line for the Revolution; [BP bringing that furtive trade to a highly collectible art - try finding one of those brown bags these days!] whoever does not go along w/ her cries out for her head & they get it: w/out this love of Spencerian global proportions there would be death & rioting the world over: when man no longer loves his Queen, & when she dies, no new queen rises for generations; so, into this moral-existential breach flies the super heroine - supermodel- Supergirl - somebody's little girl- [like Saint Joan] to fill the role of conquering hero: [Saint Joan paved the way for napoleon - but ****** was into **** - way too gay, hateful, killing Geli & Eva like dogs: Leni was lucky she had a good heart & the Allies let her skate: a true artist - I follow her; follow me; she defeated ugliness & conquered Beauty: it's more complex than that - she defeated Death & wears Beauty as Death's timeless immortal skin