Miss Illinois was the winner, Judith Ford performing on a trampoline during the talent competition of the pageant.

They threw feminine products, like bras, pots, false eyelashes, mops, and other items into a "Freedom trash can".

The event was reported under the headline "Bra Burners and Miss America," which conflated the idea of the protest with men who burned their draft cards.

The protest, nicknamed No More Miss America!, was organized by New York Radical Women, included tossing feminine products, bras, pots, false eyelashes, mops, and other items into a "Freedom trash can" on the Atlantic City boardwalk.

[2] [3] A story by Lindsy Van Gelder in the New York Post carried the headline "Bra Burners and Miss America."