MISS UNIVERSE, INC. v. PATRICELLI

No. 298, Docket 32861.

408 F.2d 506 (1969)

MISS UNIVERSE, INC., Appellee, v. Alfred PATRICELLI, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals Second Circuit.

Decided March 20, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Alfred Patricelli, pro se.

Fred A. Freund, New York City (Sidney A. Diamond, Elizabeth Head, Kaye, Scholer, Fierman, Hays & Handler, New York City, on the brief and Morris Tyler, Lawrence W. Iannotti, Tyler, Cooper, Grant, Bowerman & Keefe, New Haven, Conn., on the brief), for plaintiff-appellee.

Before WATERMAN, KAUFMAN and ANDERSON, Circuit Judges.


ANDERSON, Circuit Judge:

Since 1952 Miss Universe, Inc., the appellee, has annually conducted the Miss Universe Beauty Pageant. Until 1964, the week-long exhibition of feminine pulchritude consisted of two contests for the selection of two beauty queens: first, "Miss United States of America", interchangeably known as "Miss United States" or "Miss U.S.A.", selected from among entrants from the several states and the District of Columbia; and "Miss Universe", selected...

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