{"product_id":"pan-am-miss-universe-1953-pan-american-world-airways","title":"PAN AM - MISS UNIVERSE 1953 - PAN AMERICAN WORLD AIRWAYS","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist: Anonymous\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition: B \u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff;\"\u003e*\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eDimensions: 27 x 41.3 in. \/ 68.6 x 105 cm.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCirca: 1953\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLinen Backed\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e* See \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/chicagovintageposters.com\/pages\/test-page\" style=\"color: #2b00ff;\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCondition Grading\u003c\/a\u003e section for further details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff2a00;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe poster was folded once vertically and twice horizontally; edge and corner wear, small tears, and creasing; multiple tack holes in each corner; surface toning and smudges, most noticeable in the outer portions of the poster; some surface accretions\/stains in the middle of the poster near the bottom edge; tax stamp bottom left corner; this very rare Pan Am airline travel poster should display rather nicely once framed.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(128, 128, 128);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis vibrant poster promotes the election of \"Mademoiselle Ciné-Revue,\" Belgium's ambassador to the 1953 Miss Universe pageant. A glamorous pin-up style illustration shows the winner in a pink swimsuit and ermine-trimmed cape, crown atop her head and scepter in hand, posed before a stylized globe. A Pan American airliner soars above, reflecting the airline's real-world sponsorship of the Miss Universe pageant during the 1950s alongside Universal-International Studios and Catalina Swimsuits, the era's dominant pageant swimwear brand.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(128, 128, 128);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe poster doubles as advertising for Max Factor Hollywood cosmetics (\"le maquillage des stars... et le vôtre!\") and for Ciné-Revue, the Belgian entertainment magazine that organized the national selection. This intersection of aviation, Hollywood glamour, cosmetics, and pageantry makes it a distinctive crossover piece appealing to multiple collecting categories beyond traditional travel poster buyers.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Chicago Vintage Posters","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52557115359514,"sku":null,"price":2200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0253\/0377\/7329\/files\/C7D6A472-EF5B-4D6A-9B09-157732BAF047.jpg?v=1784581761","url":"https:\/\/chicagovintageposters.com\/products\/pan-am-miss-universe-1953-pan-american-world-airways","provider":"CHICAGO VINTAGE POSTERS","version":"1.0","type":"link"}