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Beer In Ads #4729: Miss Rheingold 1964 Finalists Model in Connecticut

March 9, 2024 By Jay Brooks

Saturday’s ad is for “Rheingold Beer,” from 1963. This ad was made for the Rheingold Brewery, which was founded by the Liebmann family in 1883 in New York, New York. At its peak, it sold 35% of all the beer in New York state. In 1963, the family sold the brewery and in was shut down in 1976. In 1940, Philip Liebmann, great-grandson of the founder, Samuel Liebmann, started the “Miss Rheingold” pageant as the centerpiece of its marketing campaign. Beer drinkers voted each year on the young lady who would be featured as Miss Rheingold in advertisements. In the 1940s and 1950s in New York, “the selection of Miss Rheingold was as highly anticipated as the race for the White House.” The winning model was then featured in at least twelve monthly advertisements for the brewery, beginning in 1940 and ending in 1965. Beginning in 1941, the selection of next year’s Miss Rheingold was instituted and became wildly popular in the New York Area and beyond. In this newspaper item, from August 25, 1963, it shows the six finalists for Miss Rheingold 1964, wearing the same outfits from when they were at the New York World’s Fair, which was used in several ads, such as “Beer In Ads #4722: Who Will Be The 25th Miss Rheingold” and which they appear to have been required to wear throughout much of the campaigning period. In this one, they’re modeling in Hartford, Connecticut at a large department store called G. Fox & Co., which at the time was the “largest privately held department store in the nation,” but was closed in 1993.

Filed Under: Art & Beer, Beers Tagged With: Advertising, History, Rheingold

Beer In Ads #4728: Who Will Be The 25th Miss Rheingold 1964 At The World’s Fair

March 8, 2024 By Jay Brooks

Friday’s ad is for “Rheingold Beer,” from 1963. This ad was made for the Rheingold Brewery, which was founded by the Liebmann family in 1883 in New York, New York. At its peak, it sold 35% of all the beer in New York state. In 1963, the family sold the brewery and in was shut down in 1976. In 1940, Philip Liebmann, great-grandson of the founder, Samuel Liebmann, started the “Miss Rheingold” pageant as the centerpiece of its marketing campaign. Beer drinkers voted each year on the young lady who would be featured as Miss Rheingold in advertisements. In the 1940s and 1950s in New York, “the selection of Miss Rheingold was as highly anticipated as the race for the White House.” The winning model was then featured in at least twelve monthly advertisements for the brewery, beginning in 1940 and ending in 1965. Beginning in 1941, the selection of next year’s Miss Rheingold was instituted and became wildly popular in the New York Area and beyond. In this promotional photo, also probably from August, it shows the six finalists for Miss Rheingold 1964, holding balloons, and was taken at the New York World’s Fair. it was almost certainly taken at the same time they created the double-truck ad I shared a few days ago as “Beer In Ads #4722: Who Will Be The 25th Miss Rheingold.”

Filed Under: Art & Beer, Beers Tagged With: Advertising, History, Rheingold

Beer In Ads #4727: Miss Rheingold 1964 Finalists Press Photo At The World’s Fair

March 7, 2024 By Jay Brooks

Thursday’s ad is for “Rheingold Beer,” from 1963. This ad was made for the Rheingold Brewery, which was founded by the Liebmann family in 1883 in New York, New York. At its peak, it sold 35% of all the beer in New York state. In 1963, the family sold the brewery and in was shut down in 1976. In 1940, Philip Liebmann, great-grandson of the founder, Samuel Liebmann, started the “Miss Rheingold” pageant as the centerpiece of its marketing campaign. Beer drinkers voted each year on the young lady who would be featured as Miss Rheingold in advertisements. In the 1940s and 1950s in New York, “the selection of Miss Rheingold was as highly anticipated as the race for the White House.” The winning model was then featured in at least twelve monthly advertisements for the brewery, beginning in 1940 and ending in 1965. Beginning in 1941, the selection of next year’s Miss Rheingold was instituted and became wildly popular in the New York Area and beyond. In this press photo, probably from August, it shows the six finalists for Miss Rheingold 1964, and was taken at the New York World’s Fair. it was almost certainly taken at the same time they created the double-truck ad I shared a few days ago as “Beer In Ads #4722: Who Will Be The 25th Miss Rheingold.”

Filed Under: Art & Beer, Beers Tagged With: Advertising, History, Rheingold

Beer In Ads #4726: Miss Rheingold 1964 Finalists With Balloons At The World’s Fair

March 6, 2024 By Jay Brooks

Wednesday’s ad is for “Rheingold Beer,” from 1963. This ad was made for the Rheingold Brewery, which was founded by the Liebmann family in 1883 in New York, New York. At its peak, it sold 35% of all the beer in New York state. In 1963, the family sold the brewery and in was shut down in 1976. In 1940, Philip Liebmann, great-grandson of the founder, Samuel Liebmann, started the “Miss Rheingold” pageant as the centerpiece of its marketing campaign. Beer drinkers voted each year on the young lady who would be featured as Miss Rheingold in advertisements. In the 1940s and 1950s in New York, “the selection of Miss Rheingold was as highly anticipated as the race for the White House.” The winning model was then featured in at least twelve monthly advertisements for the brewery, beginning in 1940 and ending in 1965. Beginning in 1941, the selection of next year’s Miss Rheingold was instituted and became wildly popular in the New York Area and beyond. In this ad, from August, a photo shows the six finalists for Miss Rheingold 1964 at the New York World’s Fair. it’s a smaller part of the double-truck ad I shared a few days ago as “Beer In Ads #4722: Who Will Be The 25th Miss Rheingold.” It has the same headline, “Who will be the 25th Miss Rheingold,” with the six finalists photographed at the New York World’s Fair. This shot is the small inset on the righ-hand side, showing the ladies with balloons in front of the globe sculpture known as the Unisphere.

Filed Under: Art & Beer, Beers Tagged With: Advertising, History, Rheingold

Beer In Ads #4725: Miss Rheingold 1964 Finalists At The World’s Fair

March 5, 2024 By Jay Brooks

Tuesday’s ad is for “Rheingold Beer,” from 1963. This ad was made for the Rheingold Brewery, which was founded by the Liebmann family in 1883 in New York, New York. At its peak, it sold 35% of all the beer in New York state. In 1963, the family sold the brewery and in was shut down in 1976. In 1940, Philip Liebmann, great-grandson of the founder, Samuel Liebmann, started the “Miss Rheingold” pageant as the centerpiece of its marketing campaign. Beer drinkers voted each year on the young lady who would be featured as Miss Rheingold in advertisements. In the 1940s and 1950s in New York, “the selection of Miss Rheingold was as highly anticipated as the race for the White House.” The winning model was then featured in at least twelve monthly advertisements for the brewery, beginning in 1940 and ending in 1965. Beginning in 1941, the selection of next year’s Miss Rheingold was instituted and became wildly popular in the New York Area and beyond. In this ad, from August, a photo shows the six finalists for Miss Rheingold 1964 at the New York World’s Fair. it’s a portion of the double-truck ad I shared a few days ago as “Beer In Ads #4722: Who Will Be The 25th Miss Rheingold.” It has the same headline, “Who will be the 25th Miss Rheingold,” with the six finalists photographed at the New York World’s Fair, but is missing the text and smaller inset photo on the right side.

Filed Under: Art & Beer, Beers Tagged With: Advertising, History, Rheingold

Beer In Ads #4724: Miss Rheingold Beauties Display Fashions At Macy’s

March 4, 2024 By Jay Brooks

Monday’s ad is for “Rheingold Beer,” from 1963. This ad was made for the Rheingold Brewery, which was founded by the Liebmann family in 1883 in New York, New York. At its peak, it sold 35% of all the beer in New York state. In 1963, the family sold the brewery and in was shut down in 1976. In 1940, Philip Liebmann, great-grandson of the founder, Samuel Liebmann, started the “Miss Rheingold” pageant as the centerpiece of its marketing campaign. Beer drinkers voted each year on the young lady who would be featured as Miss Rheingold in advertisements. In the 1940s and 1950s in New York, “the selection of Miss Rheingold was as highly anticipated as the race for the White House.” The winning model was then featured in at least twelve monthly advertisements for the brewery, beginning in 1940 and ending in 1965. Beginning in 1941, the selection of next year’s Miss Rheingold was instituted and became wildly popular in the New York Area and beyond. In this newspaper item, from August 23, the headline reads: “Beauties Display Fashions At Macy’s.” The photo shows the six finalists for Miss Rheingold 1964, who the day before had participated in a fashion show at Macy’s Community Center in White Plains, New York.

Filed Under: Art & Beer, Beers Tagged With: Advertising, History, Rheingold

Beer In Ads #4723: They Pose A Problem For Miss Rheingold

March 3, 2024 By Jay Brooks

Sunday’s ad is for “Rheingold Beer,” from 1963. This ad was made for the Rheingold Brewery, which was founded by the Liebmann family in 1883 in New York, New York. At its peak, it sold 35% of all the beer in New York state. In 1963, the family sold the brewery and in was shut down in 1976. In 1940, Philip Liebmann, great-grandson of the founder, Samuel Liebmann, started the “Miss Rheingold” pageant as the centerpiece of its marketing campaign. Beer drinkers voted each year on the young lady who would be featured as Miss Rheingold in advertisements. In the 1940s and 1950s in New York, “the selection of Miss Rheingold was as highly anticipated as the race for the White House.” The winning model was then featured in at least twelve monthly advertisements for the brewery, beginning in 1940 and ending in 1965. Beginning in 1941, the selection of next year’s Miss Rheingold was instituted and became wildly popular in the New York Area and beyond. In this newspaper blurb, from August 9, it begins with “They Pose a Problem” followed by — oh, the 1960s — “One of these dolls is going to be the next Miss Rheingold.”

Filed Under: Art & Beer, Beers Tagged With: Advertising, History, Rheingold

Beer In Ads #4722: Who Will Be The 25th Miss Rheingold

March 2, 2024 By Jay Brooks

Saturday’s ad is for “Rheingold Beer,” from 1963. This ad was made for the Rheingold Brewery, which was founded by the Liebmann family in 1883 in New York, New York. At its peak, it sold 35% of all the beer in New York state. In 1963, the family sold the brewery and in was shut down in 1976. In 1940, Philip Liebmann, great-grandson of the founder, Samuel Liebmann, started the “Miss Rheingold” pageant as the centerpiece of its marketing campaign. Beer drinkers voted each year on the young lady who would be featured as Miss Rheingold in advertisements. In the 1940s and 1950s in New York, “the selection of Miss Rheingold was as highly anticipated as the race for the White House.” The winning model was then featured in at least twelve monthly advertisements for the brewery, beginning in 1940 and ending in 1965. Beginning in 1941, the selection of next year’s Miss Rheingold was instituted and became wildly popular in the New York Area and beyond. In this ad, from August 8, it’s a double-truck ad with the headline “Who will be the 25th Miss Rheingold” with the six finalists photographed at the New York World’s Fair.

Below is the left side of the ad so you see it more clearly:

Below is the right side of the ad so you see it more clearly:

Filed Under: Art & Beer, Beers Tagged With: Advertising, History, Rheingold

Beer In Ads #4721: Ballots To Vote For Miss Rheingold 1964

March 1, 2024 By Jay Brooks

Friday’s ad is for “Rheingold Beer,” from 1963. This ad was made for the Rheingold Brewery, which was founded by the Liebmann family in 1883 in New York, New York. At its peak, it sold 35% of all the beer in New York state. In 1963, the family sold the brewery and in was shut down in 1976. In 1940, Philip Liebmann, great-grandson of the founder, Samuel Liebmann, started the “Miss Rheingold” pageant as the centerpiece of its marketing campaign. Beer drinkers voted each year on the young lady who would be featured as Miss Rheingold in advertisements. In the 1940s and 1950s in New York, “the selection of Miss Rheingold was as highly anticipated as the race for the White House.” The winning model was then featured in at least twelve monthly advertisements for the brewery, beginning in 1940 and ending in 1965. Beginning in 1941, the selection of next year’s Miss Rheingold was instituted and became wildly popular in the New York Area and beyond. In this photograph, from around August 8, we get a glimpse of ballots people would use to actually vote for Miss Rheingold 1964. Pads of these ballots would be given to authorized sellers of Rheingold, probably bars and retailers, who would collect the votes in a box. The six finalists you can vite for by ticking the box are: Joyce DeHardt, Kay Hughes, Barbara Julian, Sondra Kates, Sherri Rice, and Celeste Yarnell.

And here’s another look at the pad of ballots from the side that shows how thick they were.

Filed Under: Art & Beer, Beers Tagged With: Advertising, History, Rheingold

Beer In Ads #4720: Time To Vote For Miss Rheingold 1964

February 29, 2024 By Jay Brooks

Thursday’s ad is for “Rheingold Beer,” from 1963. This ad was made for the Rheingold Brewery, which was founded by the Liebmann family in 1883 in New York, New York. At its peak, it sold 35% of all the beer in New York state. In 1963, the family sold the brewery and in was shut down in 1976. In 1940, Philip Liebmann, great-grandson of the founder, Samuel Liebmann, started the “Miss Rheingold” pageant as the centerpiece of its marketing campaign. Beer drinkers voted each year on the young lady who would be featured as Miss Rheingold in advertisements. In the 1940s and 1950s in New York, “the selection of Miss Rheingold was as highly anticipated as the race for the White House.” The winning model was then featured in at least twelve monthly advertisements for the brewery, beginning in 1940 and ending in 1965. Beginning in 1941, the selection of next year’s Miss Rheingold was instituted and became wildly popular in the New York Area and beyond. In these newspaper items, from August 8, 1963, the six finalists for Miss Rheingold 1964 are shown. They are, in the front row, from left to right: Kay Hughes, Sherri Rice, and Celeste Yarnell, and in the back row: Barbara Julian, Sondra Kates, and Joyce DeHardt. The tagline for the first one is “Tough Decision.”

In the second newspaper blurd, using the same photo, the tagline is “Time to Vote.”

Filed Under: Art & Beer, Beers Tagged With: Advertising, History, Rheingold

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