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# The First Miss America: the American Model Margaret Gorman
- URL: https://theparnassian.com/en/pervaia-miss-amerika-amerikanskaia-model-margaret-gorman/
- Published: 2024-08-28T05:32:35.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-01T05:32:50.000Z
- Author: Alexandr Radayev
- Tags: NB!, Archive, People, Pop Culture

The first Miss America was the American model Margaret Gorman. She was born on 18 August 1905\. In 1921 she was crowned "Miss District of Columbia". The pageant, later known as "Miss America", was originally called the "Inter-City Beauty" contest.

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