Walter Clarence Thornton ( April 3 , 1903 – May 14 , 1990 ) was an American model agent best known for founding the Walter Thornton Model Agency in 1929 and his World War II era pin-up girls . Walter Thornton rose to success from being an orphan and a butcher cart driver . He was a Miss America Judge in 1935 . His company represented adults as well as children and many of his clients achieved fame and success . He retired from the agency in 1958 and spent the rest of his life in Ajijic , Mexico
Miss America
Miss America 1935
Walter Clarence Thornton