 " Lisa the Beauty Queen " is the fourth episode of The Simpsons ' fourth season . It first aired on the Fox network in the United States on October 15 , 1992 . In the episode , Homer enters Lisa into a beauty pageant to boost her confidence . Lisa is runner @-@ up , but gains the title of Little Miss Springfield after the original winner is injured . Little Miss Springfield 's duties include being a spokesperson for Laramie Cigarettes , which causes Lisa to speak out against smoking . As a result of her anti @-@ smoking protests , her title is taken away on a technicality . 
