Miss Subways: The incredible story of NYC's underground beauty queens
The NYC competition from the 1940s is getting a makeover
LIFESTYLE Curiosity
The 20th-century contest awarding the everyday, working women of New York City—an implicitly progressive movement hanging in the history of the metro system—is getting a 21st-century remake. From the way it championed personality over prettiness, to the new duties of the modern Miss Subways, check out this gallery for everything you don’t know about the most underrated pageant in the world.