Before it has officially begun, the contest to replace him is effectively over.
David Machowa, the organiser of the pageant, originally told the Associated Press that he began the contest to remove the stigma of ugliness, saying: "Looks are God-given.
By 1939, when the fourth album in the library's possession begins, the contest was held regularly, with a continuing emphasis on children — but a somewhat more sophisticated bent, photographically.
Mr. Blumenthal, by contrast, began the contest with the highest popularity and job-approval ratings of any politician in the state -- he had not been in a close fight since his first election as attorney general, in 1990.
The American Legion, a century-old veterans' organization, began the contest, in 1938, to "develop deeper knowledge and appreciation for the U.S. Constitution among high-school students". Its alumni include the former Republican Presidential candidate Alan Keyes and the conservative pundit Lou Dobbs.
Katzen, 65, a social conservative and former Princeton cheerleader, began the contest this summer 11 points behind, according to polls conducted by Mason-Dixon Polling and Research Inc., and he was the least known of the statewide candidates.
Mr. Been said he began the contest "with the focus and goal in mind to make sure that No. 1, I kept it real before my Lord and for myself".
England had five players making their Six Nations debut and began the contest with 290 fewer caps than their hosts.
The home team had begun the contest brightly, with Tom Ince, on his third appearance since his loan move from Hull, going agonisingly close to giving them the lead with a shot which went just over the crossbar.
