theater, commercial or civic body. Contestants had to be unmarried, aged 16 to 25, and not connected with any stage presentation, movie studio, or similar industries. The contest was open to women from any city anywhere in the world except Galveston. For example, Miss Italy was chosen in a nationwide contest by Rome newspaper Tevere, and Miss France was chosen in a contest conducted by Le Journal of Paris. Contestants Miss Canada - Madeleine Woodman Miss Cuba - Angelina Anduiza Miss France - Roberte Cusey Miss Italy - Maria Gallo Miss Luxembourg - Rosa Blanq Miss Mexico - Lucero Guzman Miss Portugal - Margarida Bastos Ferreira Miss Spain - Maria Casajuana Miss Vancouver - Eliza Dixon Miss Alexandria - Nellie Mae Pace Miss Amarillo - Bonney Winslow Miss Austin - Hannah Joseph Miss Baton Rouge - Dorothy Rex Miss Beaumont - Ada Hayden Miss Bessemer - Lillian Rowett Miss Brooklyn - Lesley Storey Miss Chicago - Frances Dempsey Miss Cleburne - Gladys Payne Miss Dallas - Modelle Ransome Miss Denver - Dulcy Burke Miss Douglas - Mary Alice Nichols Miss Florida - Ada Williams Miss Fort Worth - Gertrude Sheffield Miss Green Bay - Betty Hopkins Miss Houston - Alberta McKellop Miss Kerrville - Bess Nance Miss Milwaukee - Frances Gadors Miss Monroe - Jessie Rogers Miss New Orleans - Mabel Riley Miss New York - Dorothy Britton Miss Oak Cliff - Bertha Mae Melchan Miss Ogden - Mae Elizabeth Letts Miss Omaha - Kathryn Hamer Miss Ottawa - Mabel Iliff Miss Pine Bluff - Dorothy Fisk Miss Point Isabel - Bess Enness Miss San Antonio - Florence Zoeller Miss Shreveport - Janet Currie Controversy In April 1927, a French woman who sought to enter the pageant after claiming she was the "most beautiful woman in France" was detained at Ellis Island. Official sponsors of Miss France, Roberte Cusey, protested her claim. Notable guests Major General Mason Patrick attended the event, bringing with him a detail of over 60 planes. Also present were Congressman Clay Stone Briggs and newspaper publisher Cornelius Vanderbilt Jr. Gallery References International Pageant of Pulchritude 1927 in Texas 1927 beauty pageants