Mary Katherine Campbell and Mayor James J. Thomas   Save
Columbus Dispatch Photograph Collection
Description: Mary Katherine Campbell (December 18, 1905–June 7, 1990), Miss America in 1922 and 1923, shaking hands with Columbus Mayor James J. Thomas, ca. 1922-1923. A native of Columbus, Ohio, graduate of East High School and student at Ohio State University, she was the only woman to win the Miss America title twice. She nearly won the contest a third time, at which point a rule was instated that no woman may win the contest more than once. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL02742
Subjects: Miss America Pageant; Multicultural Ohio--Ohio Women; Pageants--United States;
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio);