<P> An immediate hit with the crowds , the `` Inter-City Beauties '' were later judged head - to - head against two other `` Beauty '' winners in selected classes of the now famous Bather 's Revue : an `` amateur winner '' from over two hundred local women and tourists , and a `` professional winner , '' which included a field of eleven professional models and actresses . In this extravagant and much - hyped final event , Margaret Gorman won the Grand Prize : the Golden Mermaid trophy . </P>
<P> An immediate hit with the crowds , the `` Inter-City Beauties '' were later judged head - to - head against two other `` Beauty '' winners in selected classes of the now famous Bather 's Revue : an `` amateur winner '' from over two hundred local women and tourists , and a `` professional winner , '' which included a field of eleven professional models and actresses . In this extravagant and much - hyped final event , Margaret Gorman won the Grand Prize : the Golden Mermaid trophy . </P>
grand prize for winning the first ever miss america
grand prize for winning the first ever miss america
the Golden Mermaid trophy
the Golden Mermaid trophy