Miss nude beauty contest (photos)

There’s no question that a beauty pageant goes against naturist values. A contest like Miss Nude World is sexist, exploitative and sexually objectifies women. It places a woman’s value in her appearance and judges her based on how she meets society’s beauty “ideal” standards. In Miss Nude World, those standards were strictly enforced with the “natural beauty” requirements. All of this totally negates the idea of in naturism and the concept of judging people by their character – not their appearance!

The Miss Nude Galaxy contest was held at the b, a nudist resort, in De Motte, Indiana. These photos are from the 1976 Contest. The Miss Nude Galaxy beauty contest was one of many such contests that include Miss Nude America, Miss Nude Universe, and the Lady Godiva Contest held at rival resort, .

They created a big, nude beauty pageant for to compete for the title of Miss Nude World.

It was so successful, they inspired other nudist clubs to launch similar nude beauty pageants of their own. Cypress Cove was one. And they even sent their own pageant winner to compete for the title of Miss Nude World.

Though Miss Nude World was the first nudist beauty pageant to garner nationwide media attention, it was not the first naked beauty pageant held by and for nudists.