Lancashire Lass Wins

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1693

Date Released

13 Nov 1961

Date submitted

9 Nov 1961

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Hampden Park - Scotland Win
2. 2Settling In
3. 3The Princess with Students
4. 4Athens - Flood Disaster
5. 5Hollywood - Fire Terror
6. 6Lancashire Lass Wins

Story

Story No. within this Issue

6 / 6

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Lancashire Lass Wins. DESCRIPTION: For the Miss World title, worldwide beauty was on parade in London. The winner was Rosemarie Frankland, a beautiful 18-year-old girl from Lancaster. Miss United Kingdom, declared the judges, is the new Miss World. Bob Hope performed the coronation ritual. Grace Li, from Formosa, came second, and Carmen Cervera, Spain, third. SHOTLIST: Key scene. MLS contestants parading. MLS contestant from Brussels. MS judges. MCU contestant from Germany. MCU contestant from Sweden. MCU pan contestant from New Zealand. MCU contestant from USA. MS pan same from Denmark. MCU pan contestant from France. MCU same from Spain. MLS pan contestant from United Kingdom. MS pan same. MCU judges. LS Bob Hope crowns Miss World. CU Miss World. MS press photographers. MCU pan Miss World.

Keywords

Women; Competitions; Performing arts

Locations

London

Card file number

83457

Credits:

Commentator

Geoffrey Sumner

Camera

Ken Taylor

Length of story (in feet)

152

Story extras:

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