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Tuesday, May 27, 2025

Melvin Wells


Lon of New York took this 1949 cover photo of Melvin Wells.

 

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  1. Lon appreciated all men with fine physiques, more open minded than most men of that time.
    Wells was Mr New York State of 1949 and voted most muscular at the Mr America contests of 1949 and 1950. Strange how one can be most muscular and not win the Mr America title, that’s the small minds of the AAU for you. As his wife jokingly said he should have painted himself white to win the Mr America contest. They both lived to see Chris Dickerson become the first American of color to win the Mr America title in 1970 ….:)

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