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1928 International Pageant of Pulchritude
"Beauty Queen of the Universe" Ella Van Hueson
Date	June 2–5, 1928
Venue	Galveston, TX
Entrants	42
Placements	10
Debuts	Belgium, England, Germany, (US Cities) Biloxi, Greater New York, Little Rock, Oklahoma City, St. Louis
Withdrawals	Alexandria, Amarillo, Baton Rouge, Beaumont, Bessemer, Brooklyn, Cleburne, Denver, Douglas, Green Bay, Kerrville, Monroe, Oak Cliff, Ogden, Omaha, Ottawa, Pine Bluff, Point Isabel, Shreveport
Returns	Nebraska
Winner	Ella Van Hueson  Chicago

The 1928 International Pageant of Pulchritude was the third annual International Pageant of Pulchritude, held at the Galveston Island Beach Revue in Galveston, Texas from June 2–5, 1928.

At the end of the event, Dorothy Britton of New York City crowned Ella Van Hueson of Chicago as Miss Universe 1928. Raymonde Allain of France was awarded as second-place, while Livia Marracci of Italy was named third-place. Prizes included $2,000 for the winner, $1,000 for the second-place winner, $250 for the third-place winner, and $100 each for the remaining places.

42 contestants from 32 states and cities in the United States and 10 countries competed in the pageant.

Results

Placements

Contestants

42 contestants competed for the title.

Contestants from the United States

City/State	Contestant	Age	Hometown
Austin, Texas	Irene Wilson		Austin
Biloxi, Mississippi	Fleeta Doyle		Biloxi
California	Geraldine Grimsley
Chicago, Illinois	Ella Van Hueson	22	Chicago
Colorado	Mildred Ellene Golden	19	Denver
Connecticut	Mary Deano
Dallas, Texas	Hazel Peck		Dallas
Fort Worth, Texas	Cleo Belle Marshall		Fort Worth
Greater New York	Isabel Waldner		New York City
Houston, Texas	Katherine Miller		Houston
Indiana	Betty Dumpres		Anderson
Iowa	Ethel Mae Frette
Kentucky	Virginia Mae H. Hendricks		Lexington
Louisiana	Evelyn Smith
Milwaukee, Wisconsin	Ida Camilla Knudson		Milwaukee
Minnesota	Delores Davitt
Mississippi	Louise Fayard
Missouri	Margaret Woods
Nebraska	Bernice Graf
New Jersey	Elizabeth K. Smith	17	Irvington
New York	Winnifred Watson
Ohio	Mary Horlocker		Columbus
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	Mary Drew		Oklahoma City
Pennsylvania	Anna Dubin
San Antonio, Texas	Anna Debrow		San Antonio
St. Louis, Missouri	Eunice Gerling
Tulsa, Oklahoma	Helen Paris		Tulsa
Utah	Eldora Pence
West Virginia	Audrey Reilley		Charleston
Wisconsin	Betty Porter	16	Janesville

Contestants from other countries

Country	Contestant	Age	Hometown
Belgium	Anne Koyart	22	Brussels
Canada	Irene Hill		Calgary
Cuba	Nila Garrido	17	Havana
England	Nonni Shields	18
France	Raymonde Allain	16	Paris
Germany	Hella Hoffman	20	Berlin
Italy	Livia Marracci	18	Rome
Luxembourg	Anna Friedreich		Luxembourg City
Mexico	Maria Teresa de Landa	18
Spain	Aguenda Adorna	18

Notes

1. ^ Ages at the time of the competition

References

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