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Title1976-01-27, "Miss America Pageant Bans Unwed Mothers from Competing" [US, Between Stigma and Change]2025-02-13 12:52
CategoryNews Article
Name Level 10
  • Headline: "Miss America Pageant Bans Unwed Mothers from Competing"
  • Source: Kyunghyang Shinmun
  • Date of Publication: January 27, 1976
  • Summary: 
The organizers of the Miss America pageant have added a new rule stating that contestants "must not be and never have been pregnant."
  • Archiving Note:
When an unwed mother won the Miss World title in 1974, the organizers revoked her victory and introduced a rule barring unwed mothers from competing. Two years later, in 1976, the Miss America pageant implemented a similar restriction. The decision to exclude unwed mothers from these competitions reflects the persistent social stigma surrounding unwed motherhood. However, the fact that unwed mothers were participating in these pageants suggests that the experiences and agency of unwed mothers were beginning to change.

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    Note: Articles are in Korean, and English translations are not provided in the library.
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      The English summary and translation of this article is provided by UMI4AA. 

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