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TriviaDouglas "Wrong Way" Corrigan used to regularly fly out of Daugherty Field (which laterbecame the Long Beach Airport). Before his infamous flight from Brooklyn, New Yorkto Ireland in 1938, he had already flown a transcontinental flight from Long Beach toNew York. He was supposed to be returning to Daugherty Field after authorities hadrefused his request to fly on to Ireland, but because of a claimed navigational error, heended up in Ireland instead. He never publicly acknowledged having flown to Irelandintentionally.The first Miss Universe contest was held in Long Beach on 29 June 1952, as well as the1953-1959 Miss Universe contests. After the Miss Universe contest moved to Miami in1960, the first Miss International contest was held in Long Beach in 1960, and continueduntil 1968 when the contest moved to Japan. The Miss International contest was againheld in Long Beach in 1971 before returning permanently to Japan.Long Beach's sister cities are (as of December 2005) [38]:• Bacolod,Philippines• Guadalajara,Mexico• Izmir, Turkey• Kolkata, India• Manta, Ecuador• Phnom Penh,Cambodia• Qingdao, China• Sochi, Russia• Valparaiso, Chile• Yokkaichi, JapanSee also• Mayor of Long Beach• Lakewood Boulevard(California StateRoute 19)• Long Beach Iced Tea- a variation on theLong Island Iced Tea