Knapp v. Penfield

This action is by plaintiff, an actress, for damages, compensatory and punitive or exemplary, for interference by the defendants with her contractual status resulting in her discharge. In 1923 the plaintiff was the winner of a national beauty contest for young women and awarded the title Miss America. Previously she had won a preliminary contest in this State and was awarded the title Miss New York. Miss America, a full figure statue in the nude, was sculptured by Howard Chandler Christie. Plaintiff “ in bathing costume ” was the model. Professionally her beauty has been exploited by…