By A Mystery Man Writer
From 1939 to 1993, pageants were held across the country with young women vying to become the U.S. cotton ambassador.
Maids of Cotton
Vintage photos of Alabama's Miss Maid of Cotton pageants
Alabama-Miss Charlotte Stevens, center, is shown as she was crowned Tallapoosa County Maid of Cotton in Dadeville. Adjusting the crown is last year's
1966 Press Photo Alabama-Tallapoosa County Maid of Cotton crowned in Dadeville.
Vintage photos of Alabama's Miss Maid of Cotton pageants
Vintage photos of Alabama's Miss Maid of Cotton pageants
1965 Press Photo Julia Grey England, 1965 Alabama Maid of Cotton
Vintage photos of Alabama's Miss Maid of Cotton pageants
1955 Alabama - Historic Images
Press photo of the five Maid of Cotton finalists in Memphis, Tennessee.8 x 10.25 inches., Photo year: 1962Photo back
1962 Press Photo Maid of Cotton Memphis Tennessee
Vintage photos of Alabama's Miss Maid of Cotton pageants
1959 Press Photo Maid of Cotton contest in Memphis, Tn Beth Hunt