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With a chaperone in tow, Bebe (Miss America) Shopp, 18, did a bit of touring in Europe. (Breathed a goggling French customs officer: "Quelle femme!") In London, Bebe came out foursquare against false bosoms: "I don't wear them [myself] and I never will. A girl must be her very own self. Palsies aren't honest." The U.S. beauty (bust 37, hips 36) also took a swipe at the "French-type" bathing suit: "A dab here, and a bit right down here and back there." Said she righteously: "So much unrestrained nudity has a bad moral effect...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Off the Chest | 8/15/1949 | See Source »

...Atlantic City, Beatrice Shopp, 18 ("Miss Minnesota"), was named "Miss America of 1948," winning a $5,000 scholarship, a Nash car, and untold publicity. Her measurements: height, 5 ft. 9 in.; weight, 138 Ibs.; bust 37 in. Her talent: she played the vibraharp. Said "Bebe": "I am only a farm girl. I drive a tractor. I clean the chicken coops. I mix cement...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MANNERS & MORALS: Americana, Sep. 20, 1948 | 9/20/1948 | See Source »

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