1930 Miss Tennessee/America's Sweetheart Contestant Hailed from Paris

Who knew that 19-year old Ethel McFadden (Osteen Humphreys) was chosen “Miss Tennessee” on the stage of the Capitol Theater on Feb. 14, 1930, from a field of 17 local beauties?. Little Miss Anne Blanton (Crosswy) served as a junior assistant in the event. Since other contests in Tennessee had not been held on time, officials decided that the winner of our local contest would represent the state in the “America’s Sweetheart” contest in Miami. Miss McFadden traveled to Miami by train and was treated to 4 days of parties, banquets, and balls leading up to the big pageant. Source- Bryant Williams’ Post Mortems Vol. 2. Submitted by Ray Harding.