Miss Atomic (pageants)

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Miss Atomic pageants are held in the United States, generally, in Nevada, to celebrate the City of Las Vegas's modernity.

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The five "Miss Atomics"

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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