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Bathing Beauty Contests

Date other

22 Sep 1925

Series name

Gaumont Graphic

NoS ID

383351

Story no

1 / 1

Extras

1 film clip

NfO synopsis: Bathing Beauty contest in Atlantic City, N. J., and California. Crowds battle for glimpse of American beauties.

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Julia Morley on Miss World contest (1977)

Genre

Interview

Julia Morley is the Executive Chairman and organiser of the Miss World beauty pageant. Here she criticises the governments of countries that interfere with the contest. She comments on the South African...

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Ocean Sound This Week No.25: Programme 25 of a weekly news and sports review (1987)

OCEAN SOUND THIS WEEK NO. 25 Programme 25 of a weekly news and sports review called Ocean Sound This Week, broadcast by independent radio station Ocean Sound on 12 April 1987. Presented by GUY HORNSBY. TRACK...

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David Samuelson (1924-2015)

Date

2 Nov 2015, 13:32

Author

Linda

Post Type

Post

David Samuelson, one of the few surviving British newsreel cameramen, passed away on 28th October at the age of 91. He joined British Movietone News as a projectionist in 1941 progressing through the cutting...

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Gabriella Brum resigns as Miss World (1980)

Genre

News report

Report on the resignation of Miss World 1980, Gabriella Brum of West Germany, less than twenty-four hours after she was crowned. Female reporter not identified.

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Julia Morley on Miss World (1980)

Genre

Interview; News report

Report on the 1980 Miss World Competition. Pageant organiser Julia Morley says she wants the girls’ personalities to come through more this year. Contestants Annette Labrecque (Miss Canada), Kim Ashfield...

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Beauty - And The Rest

Date released

1963

Series name

Look At Life

Issue no

196

NoS ID

349820

Story no

1 / 1

BFI synopsis: A look at beauty contests with some of the contestants - Margaret Boardman, Jackie White, Maureen Gay, Delyse Humphreys and Patricia Bush.

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Meet Miss Venus

Date released

22 Aug 1932

Series name

British Paramount News

Issue no

155

NoS ID

032209

Story no

6 / 6

Picking a perfect Miss. Wellformed girls set judges a pretty problem at Coney Island beauty contests.

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Pilin Leon wins Miss World (1981)

Genre

News report; Interview

Report on the winning of this year’s Miss World competition at the Albert Hall in London by Pilin Leon. Includes announcement of winner; Pilin Leon on winning. Male reporter not identified.

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Eric Morley sacked from Mecca (1978)

Genre

News report; Interview

Tom Pollock reports on the pending dismissal of Mecca founder Eric Morley, from the entertainment group, by the holding company Grand Metropolitan, and the effect on the Miss World beauty contest. Includes...

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