History Of The Wet T-Shirt Contest

Traditionally, among the privileged teens and college-age students of this great nation, spring break is an opportunity to get hammered, sunburned and near-naked at all times; a time to descend upon places like Florida or Cancún to make questionable decisions. From mud wrestling to pole dancing competitions, sexploitative party activities have become a hallmark of Spring Break culture. Perhaps none is better-known, though, than the wet t-shirt contest. The premise of the contest is simple: Women — typically hot, inebriated women — don thin white T-shirts with nothing underneath and get doused with water. As a crowd watches and cheers them on, they shimmy and strip until the judges give the winner a small prize — perhaps free drinks or a dry, less sheer T-shirt… read more >