The Loveliests of the Plains were engaged in all manner of activities: high heels lawn mowing, bikini sprinting, dress fishing. What did the Plainsman’s cameras catch sophomore home economics major Carol Goodlett doing? “Pausing to look good.” Check out in our growing Loveliest of the Plains archives here. Previously: Brenda Johnson in Bunnies in the Bushes—April, [...]

My wish for the Loveliest of the Plains Redux is starting to come true: They’re getting in touch. And they’re sending in the original photos. So once again and for the very first time, here is Oct. 10, 1968 Loveliest Melissa Melton in “A Constructive View of Haley Center.” Click to enlarge. Pardon the weird [...]

Of course I was planning to use this to cross-pollinate yesterday’s gallery of Auburn’s Playboy All-Americans. Never underestimate what’s going on at TWER. But also, never underestimate what was going on with the Loveliest of the Plains. “Hey there, 5’5″ sophomore Brenda Johnson, we want YOU to be our Loveliest of the Plains next week! [...]

A commercial for Skyfall aired last night, just before McKayla Maroney kissed the face of God, and I’ve got Bond on the brain. I guess that’s why I went with the July 21, 1967 Loveliest today. I mean, Kandy Walker—that’s a Bond girl name if ever there was one. Oh, and what do you know, [...]

We went Lyric Padovani this go-round for two reasons: She was the Loveliest exactly 49 years ago today (July 31, 1963). And she has to have one of the most Olympic-worthy names to ever grace an Auburn enrollment list. Stay cool, Lyric. Check out our growing Loveliest of the Plains archives. Previously: Jean Ward and [...]

From what I’ve heard (and I have so heard), the selection process for the Loveliest of the Plains was wrought with sorority politics—time for a Phi Mu, time for a Tri-Delt, didn’t we do a KD last week, the Chi-O’s will be ticked. And I know for a fact that the resulting headache factored into [...]

Auburn coeds apparently have a strong tradition of doppelgangin’ with beautiful celebrities. Margaret Berry might as well have been Alison Brie’s they-could-be-sisters mom, and don’t think the Loveliest editors didn’t deem Sylvia Brown a dead ringer for Bettie Page—the Loveliest Redux editors certainly do. Here she is mowing the lawn in high heels on the [...]

“Male call”—I see what they did there. And I see what God did there. “Brownette” Jan Stevens may have been majoring in history as of July 7, 1969, but I would have been more interested in her story. If you know what I mean. And I think that you do. Previously: Alison Brie Margaret Berry [...]

File this under Pete Campbell Death Watch Day Dreams. Because if you’re man enough to look her in the eyes for more than a few sultry seconds, it’ll come to you: Despite her “blonde” hair, Dorm 10′s Margaret Berry had a definite Alison Brie thing happening on January 29, 1970. No photo credit, but I’d [...]

Sure, it’s an April Fools issue, but other than the name (which, as it’s also the humor-writing nom de plume of the 1964 editor of the Loyola Maroon, I’m assuming was the Jane Doe of mid-60s college comedy), this shot of Rosen’s Randy Rabble chasing “Modine Gunch” in her new “uniform” across campus  is actually [...]