“Miss Perfect Posture”
Participants of the ‘Miss Perfect Posture’ competition in 1956, Mariana Baba, Lois Conway, and Ruth Swenson, standing next to their X-ray images.
This competition was a beauty pageant that judged women not only on their physical appearance, but also on their posture. Contestants were X-rayed to determine the straightness of their spines, and the winner was chosen based on who had the most perfect posture.
