“Ten Types—One People,” 1955. “Ten Types—One People” was a Jamaican beauty contest held from 1955-1963, involving ten different competitions for women based on skin color and presumed ethnicity.
The process resulted in ten separate beauty queens, each one crowned alongside her fellow queens as a national representative:
Miss Ebony — A Jamaican girl of black complexion.
Miss Mahogany — A Jamaican Girl of Cocoa-brown Complexion.
Miss Satinwood — A Jamaican Girl of Coffee-and-Milk Complexion.
Miss Golden Apple — A Jamaican Girl of Peaches-and-Cream Complexion.
Miss Apple Blossom — A Jamaican Girl of European Parentage.
Miss Pomegranate — A Jamaican girl of White-Mediterranean Parentage.
Miss Sandalwood — A Jamaican Girl of Pure Indian Parentage.
Miss Lotus — A Jamaican Girl of Pure Chinese Parentage.
Miss Jasmine — A Jamaican Girl of Part Chinese Parentage.
Miss Allspice — A Jamaican Girl of Part Indian Parentage.
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There is no Miss Allspice-Apple Blossom category, but I love this all of the same.
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This is a really interesting concept…
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Jamaican beauty queens, 1955
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There is no Miss Allspice-Apple Blossom category, but I love this all of the same.
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Hm, interesting. Actually, quite ridiculous.
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I am Miss Jasmine! Haha, but seriously this is so weird! When I’d go to bars and dudes asked for my name, I’d tell them...
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