modern venus beauty contest

1950's

Video: Coney Island’s Modern Venus Beauty Contest, Circa 1939

First we brought you the stunning lady lifeguards of 1940s-era Manhattan Beach [/video-the-lady-lifeguards-of-manhattan-beach-circa-1940/]. Then we showed you what the Brighton Beach lifeguards looked like in 1921 [/the-female-lifeguards-of-brighton-beach-baywatch-circa-1921/]. Now Sheepshead Bites is proud to present the Modern Venus Beauty Contest held at Steeplechase Park on Coney Island in 1939. This priceless