America 1919

"Ladies and gentlemen of the audience, now entering is contestant number one from the Atlantic City division of the Miss America pageant, Shannon Parker, a contestant of French descent."
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Shannon Parker is 22 years old, 167 centimeters tall, weighs 112 pounds, with measurements of 98, 55, 99, which one could say is a perfect ratio, especially Shannon Parker's thighs which are no less than 90 centimeters long....

Shannon Parker is currently a student at Drexel University in Philadelphia, and her childhood dream was to make her own contribution to the development of Atlantic City after graduating from university...."

On the T-stage in the hall of Block Tavern, Shannon Parker appeared in a one-piece purple swimsuit, with its most striking feature being the absence of the traditional skirt found in swimsuits, reducing the fabric around the waist and exposing parts of her fair skin.

"Eli, aren't you guys from the public safety department going to step in and stop this?"

The Mayor of Atlantic City, Baharach, joked.

According to the current situation in the United States, women's swimsuits are subject to strict regulations: the hemline must be long enough to cover the thighs. If you were to visit the beaches of other cities in the United States, you would often see police measuring the distance between the bottom of women's swimsuits and their ankles.

"I've already decided, once this beauty pageant is over, I'm going to drag Donnie Block back to the public safety department for a thorough interrogation!"

Eli Johnson laughed as he spoke.

Those around, hearing Eli's joke, laughed as well.

Shannon Parker walked with an unpracticed model's stride, turning a circle on the T-stage, occasionally stopping to show off her body's beauty to the audience.

Once she had finished showcasing her 'beauty', she would be stopped by the host, who would typically ask her questions, such as why Shannon Parker had decided to enter this year's Miss America.

Shannon Parker's understanding of feminine beauty!

Shannon Parker's own ideals, among a series of other questions.

After Shannon Parker had completed her Q&A, the host announced loudly,

"Now it's time for everyone to contribute their flower value; please remember, this is just the initial flower value. After all 32 beauty contestants have showcased their feminine beauty, there will be a second round of flower value voting, and the total of the two rounds will reveal the top eight contestants from the Atlantic City division of Miss America.

In two weeks, they will compete for the top three spots!"

As the host's words fell, the hall began to stir with excitement.

Not everyone who came in had a relationship like Carmen Farmer and Leck Young, and of course, everyone had their own favored girl in mind.

So, right after the host finished speaking, people immediately started sending flowers to Shannon Parker!

"Thank you to Mr. Jerry Ward for his 10 flowers. Mr. Jerry Ward is a director of the Camden-Atlantic City Railway Company, and every resident of Atlantic City should thank Mr. Jerry Ward; without his railway company, we would not have so many tourists."

The host expressed gratitude toward Jerry Ward.

Basking in the attention of the entire audience, the appreciative look on stage from Shannon Parker made Jerry Ward's pride apparent on his face.

"Thank you to Mr. Seymour Richards for his 20 flowers. While we thank the Camden-Atlantic City Railway Company, we should also thank the Philadelphia-Atlantic City Railway Company for their contributions to our city, providing even more tourists!"

Jerry Ward abruptly turned to Seymour Richards with a fiery glare, as the two railway companies were already in competition, and neither of them had thought that their rivalry would extend to this arena.

"Oh, and again, thank you to Mr. Jerry Ward for another 20 flowers...."

Watching Jerry Ward and Seymour Richards vie for supremacy, Donnie and Nucky exchanged knowing smiles in the distance.

This was the scene they wanted to see, as rivalry would drive higher flower sales and generate more profits.

Donnie had prepared a full....100 flowers for the evening's contest, and as soon as the flowers were brought onstage, tavern staff would immediately collect them and then bring them back out for the second round of auctions.

The cost of a single flower was only ten cents, while here, each flower was valued at 20 US dollars.

Just for Shannon Parker alone, they had sold...65 flowers, valued at 1300 US dollars!

And the number was still rising. By the time Shannon Parker left the stage, her flower value had reached 73 flowers.

She was ranked first among the 32 contestants!

After her, the second and third contestants...took turns to take the stage, which completely pushed the evening's atmosphere to one climax after another.

Those who did not have the privilege to attend, while listening over the radio to those tycoons spend fortunes on a woman, felt an immense envy and wished they were among the participants.

Backstage in the dressing room of the Block Tavern, as Carmen Farmer smugly observed that Jessica Dole was about to go onstage, but her swimsuit hadn't been fixed yet.

When Jessica Dole's predecessor took the stage, Carmen Farmer prepared to enjoy the spectacle, but Jessica Dole suddenly pulled a brand-new swimsuit from her bag, composedly put it on, and gave Carmen Farmer a triumphant smile, ready for her turn!