Skip to Main Content

There She Was

The Secret History of Miss America

By Amy Argetsinger

A Washington Post senior style editor’s fascinating and irresistible look back on the Miss America pageant as it approaches its 100th anniversary.

Amy Argetsinger

Amy Argetsinger is an editor for The Washington Post style section. A staff writer since 1995, she became the Style section’s Reliable Source columnist before coming editor in 2014. You can follow her on Twitter @AmyArgetsinger.

There She Was

The Secret History of Miss America

By Amy Argetsinger