Mrs America

The Mrs. America Pageant Represents:

This national competition is devoted to proving that America’s 60 million married women are, beyond a doubt, extraordinarily beautiful, poised, articulate and versatile. Mrs. America contestants are strongly urged to voice their opinions on marriage and important issues of the day. Each of the 51 Mrs. America candidates achieves the right to participate in the Mrs. America Pageant by winning her statewide competition. These state pageants are under the direction of Mrs. America State Directors, a network of respected and talented community and business leaders reflecting one of the finest pageant systems in the world.

The Mrs. America title:

The winner of the coveted Mrs. America crown receives cash, prizes and endless opportunities. During her exciting and memorable reign, she will make personal appearances throughout the country. For the entire year she acts as the ambassador and spokesperson for America’s married women. She speaks to civic groups and business organizations, appears in print and television commercials and conducts countless interviews with members of the press. Mrs. America becomes, in effect, the public symbol of all wives and mothers.

History of the Mrs. America Pageant:

Going into its' 36th year, the Mrs. America Pageant, is the largest beauty pageant system of its kind in the world. The Mrs. America Pageant is the premier pageant for married women. With a record number of applicants seeking to participate in the Mrs. America Pageant, it is now projected that this is the fastest growing pageant program in the United States. The pageant dates its origin to the year 1938, when the first Mrs. America competition was held at Palisades Amusement Park in New Jersey. For the next thirty years, Mrs. America devoted itself to a national search or the ideal homemaker, and became an American institution.The original contest was not considered a beauty pageant but a competition of homemaking kills, including table setting, arrangements, laundry, bed making and cooking, as well as managing the family budget, personality hairstyle, make-up and formal dress. The pageant was discontinued after 1968, during a period when the theme of wife and homemaker was subject to changing social res. But in 1977, after an absence of nearly a decade, the pageant was revived under a new and more modern format. The man responsible for the renaissance of Mrs. America was David Marmel, an independent television producer.

The Mrs. America Pageant and the National Association for Music Education :

The Mrs. America Organization is delighted to support MENC. It is designed to renew

awareness of the American tradition to sing our "Star Spangled Banner" Mrs. Wyoming will make

a measurable difference along with the other 50 delegates in making appearances to support this cause.

History of the Mrs. World Pageant

Mrs. America will advance on to compete and represent our country in the Mrs. World Pageant. The concept for Mrs. World has its roots in one of the oldest and most respected of all pageant programs, Mrs. America. The original Mrs. America Pageant, which began in 1938 was reorganized in 1977, featuring a glamorous new beauty format. While beauty is the key element in the competition, Mrs. America contestants are also urged to voice their opinions on marriage and important issues of the day. All married women – young wives, mothers and even grandmothers – are eligible to enter and their participation is encouraged. The international extension of this same philosophy and pageant concept is the basis for the Mrs. World Pageant.

The Mrs. World Pageant was created to recognize the one person who contributes so much to modern life – the international married woman. As the only televised major international pageant devoted exclusively to married women from every corner of the globe, it not only serves as a showcase for many of the world’s most glamorous, versatile and accomplished women but it also brings together at a critical time in history married women from different backgrounds and cultures who share the mutual hopes and aspirations of all womankind. For the first time in pageant history, the 1989 Mrs. World Pageant had a contestant from the then Soviet Union. That Mrs. World Pageant also marked the first time an international pageant was televised throughout the Soviet Union. By providing this unique forum in which delegates from five continents can work together and share a common purpose, the Mrs. World Pageant successfully fosters greater communication, friendship and mutual understanding among all people.