Miss Atomic pageants are held in the United States, generally, in Nevada, to celebrate the City of Las Vegas's modernity.
The pageants were "inspired by the cultural phenomena, Las Vegas decided to combine two of its major attractions—nuclear bombs and showgirls—into a beauty contest". [1] There were only four "showgirl-turned-beauty-queens" and "there was no single Miss Atomic Bomb beauty pageant, and most of the queens were simply showgirls chosen for their radiant ... looks". [2] "The queens came about in an only loosely related manner: atomic-themed, usually of the mushroom cloud variety, costumes." [2] [3]
Several references to the Atomic pageants have appeared in various media over the years.
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