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.[1] [2]
At the end of the event, Dorothy Britton of New York City crowned Ella Van Hueson of Chicago as Miss Universe 1928.[3] [4] Raymonde Allain of France was awarded as second-place, while Livia Marracci of Italy was named third-place.[5] 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.[6]
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| Miss Universe 1928 |
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| Second Place | ||
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42 contestants competed for the title.[8] [9]
| City/State | Contestant | Age | Hometown | |
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| Austin, Texas | Irene Wilson | Austin | ||
| Biloxi, Mississippi | Fleeta Doyle[10] | Biloxi | ||
| Geraldine Grimsley | ||||
| Ella Van Hueson[11] | 22 | Chicago | ||
| Mildred Ellene Golden[12] | 19 | Denver | ||
| Mary Deano | ||||
| Hazel Peck | Dallas | |||
| Fort Worth, Texas | Cleo Belle Marshall | Fort Worth | ||
| Isabel Waldner[13] | New York City | |||
| Katherine Miller[14] | Houston | |||
| Betty Dumpres[15] | Anderson | |||
| Ethel Mae Frette | ||||
| Virginia Mae H. Hendricks[16] | Lexington | |||
| Evelyn Smith | ||||
| Milwaukee, Wisconsin | Ida Camilla Knudson | Milwaukee | ||
| Delores Davitt | ||||
| Louise Fayard | ||||
| Margaret Woods | ||||
| Bernice Graf | ||||
| Elizabeth K. Smith[17] | 17 | Irvington | ||
| Winnifred Watson | ||||
| Mary Horlocker | Columbus | |||
| Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | Mary Drew[18] | Oklahoma City | ||
| Anna Dubin | ||||
| San Antonio, Texas | Anna Debrow | San Antonio | ||
| St. Louis, Missouri | Eunice Gerling | |||
| Tulsa, Oklahoma | Helen Paris | Tulsa | ||
| Eldora Pence | ||||
| Audrey Reilley | Charleston | |||
| Betty Porter[19] | 16 | Janesville |
| Country | Contestant | Age | Hometown | |
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 Belgium | Anne Koyart[20] | 22 | Brussels | |
 Canada | Irene Hill[21] | Calgary | ||
 Cuba | Nila Garrido | 17 | Havana | |
| Nonni Shields | 18 | |||
 France | Raymonde Allain[22] | 16 | Paris | |
 Germany | Hella Hoffman[23] | 20 | Berlin | |
 Italy | Livia Marracci | 18 | Rome | |
 Luxembourg | Anna Friedreich | Luxembourg City | ||
 Mexico | Maria Teresa de Landa | 18 | ||
 Spain | Aguenda Adorna[24] | 18 |