Detroit Diane

Detroit Diana

In the gladsome month of May the State of Michigan will hold its Industrial Exposition. The exhibition will include 180,000 square feet of floor space, farm machinery, candy, a Tampa band, electric motors, jewelry and Bernarr Macfadden. Mr. Macfadden, publisher of six magazines "with over two million circulation," is to be there in person to select the winner of a beauty contest; or rather, to choose a girl to be "America's Diana." Why is Mr. Mcfadden chosen for this purpose rather than any other famed publisher--William R. Hearst, or Cyrus Curtis, for example? The answer is that Mr. McFadden is a specialist in physical culture. He owns Physical Culture and Beautiful Womanhood, not to mention True Story, Metropolitan, Brain Power, Movie Weekly. According to advertisement, his "God-driven pen" has made millions think. So he is going to the Michigan Industrial Exposition to help the workingman and his family. He will give daily lectures on health. With him will be a troup of famous strong men to perform feats in weight-lifting and in other strong man pastimes. Then he will select America's Diana--for her beauty, for her health--and the three young ladies who stand highest in his estimation will receive $1,000 in prizes. Possibly Mr. Macfadden will also give them complimentary copies of Physical Culture, Beautiful Womanhood, True Story, Metropolitan, Brain Power and Movie Weekly.