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The winner of the 1945 Miss America pageant, 21-year-old Bess Myerson of New York. lifestyle

LIFE Goes to the Miss America Pageant, 1945

Vermont barbecue, 1957. lifestyle

LIFE Fires Up the Barbecue

destinations

Alaska: In Praise of Big Country

Fritz Goro on assignment off Bikini Atoll, shooting photographs for LIFE magazine, 1953. arts & entertainment

Photographer Spotlight: Fritz Goro and His Eye for Science

Johnny Longden (second from right) with fellow jockeys, Hollywood Park, 1952. people

Johnny Longden: Giant in the Saddle

Mariemont High School Prom 1958, Ohio lifestyle

LIFE at an Extraordinary, All-Night Ohio Prom

A skier trains for the Olympics, Squaw Valley, California, 1950. arts & entertainment

1952 U.S. Olympic Skiers: Stunning Images from Squaw Valley

LIFE Magazine, November 9, 1959. Marilyn Monroe, photographed by Philippe Halsman. arts & entertainment

Might as Well Jump: LIFE Cover Portraits by Philippe Halsman

Dick Clark surrounded by his grandmother's complete collection of LIFE magazines, which he inherited on her death. On his lap is the 1936 premier issue. people

Dick Clark: The Unlikely Impressario

arts & entertainment

In Praise of the ‘Powder Puff Derby’

1940 census: Test in Indiana history

Fair Question?: When LIFE Tested the 1940 Census

lifestyle

Happy Leap Day!

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