Miss World

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1589
Date Released
16 Nov 1959
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Miss World
  2. 2Fog - Bound
  3. 3The Caribou
  4. 4Oil Tanker Ablaze
  5. 5Britannia Ball

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Miss World. DESCRIPTION: Most countries of the world were competing in London for the supreme title Miss World. A fascinating contest, for beauty (however different) is world-wide. Anne Thelwell, Miss United Kingdom, was voted fourth. Third was Ziva Shomrat, a private in the Israeli Army. Miss Peru, Maria Rossel, second. And the winner? 21-year-old Corine Rottschafer, Miss Holland, a blue-eyed blonde model. SHOTLIST: LS competitors approaching camera. MS line up. CU judges - Godfrey Winn and Scynthia Oberholser. CU judges - Reginald Cudlipp and Jill Ireland. CU John Spencer Churchill and Lady Lydford. CU Sam Wanamaker and Oscar St Marie. Pan ‘Miss Ghana’, same parading. Pan ‘Miss Hong Kong’, same parading. Pan ‘Miss USA’, same parading. Pan ‘Miss Canada’. Same parading. Pan ‘Miss United Kingdom’. Same parading. Pan ‘Miss Israel’. Same parading. Pan ‘Miss Peru’. Pan ‘Miss World’ being presented. MS same with cape. CU Miss World being crowned. GV press (2). Pan ‘Miss World’ parading.
Keywords
Women; Competitions; Fashion and costume; Performing arts
Locations
London; England
Card file number
78578
Credits:
Camera
David W. Samuelson
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Camera
Michael Samuelson
Length of story (in feet)
143
Story extras:
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