News Events - in Colour: Miss World

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1850

Date Released

16 Nov 1964

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Kiwis Take Over
2. 2The Art Racket
3. 3Ever Seen a Flying Whale?
4. 4News Events - in Colour: Miss World

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 4

Section Title

News Events - in Colour

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Miss World 1964 - Colour. DESCRIPTION: A selection of the most beautiful girls in the world take the stage at Mecca Dancing’s Lyceum Ballroom in London. Forty countries were represented. The judges verdict - in third place 22 year old Linda Lin from Free China, second Anna Maria Soria - Miss Argentine. And finally Miss World - 20 year old Ann Sidney, Miss United Kingdom. SHOTLIST: GV contestants walk onto stage. LS judges. LS contestants in swimsuits all lined up at the front of the stage. MS same. Side shot same. LS judges. MS same. Tracking shot of contestants. MS Miss Liberia, Miss Lebanon, Miss Korea. MCU contestant. MCU another. MCU another. MS Miss Brazil, Miss Free China. MS contestants. GV girls all turn around and then back again. MS judges. Each girl walks towards camera in turn. LS judges. Miss New Zealand (Linda Cruickshank) walks down steps. Miss UK (Ann Sidney) down steps and parades before the judges. Miss Jamaica parades before judges. MS judges. LS girls stand before the judges. MS crowd. 3rd placed Linda Lin (Miss Free China) walks along stage. 2nd placed Anna Maria Soria (Miss Argentine) walks along stage. MS crowd applauding. Miss World - Ann Sidney - Miss UK walks down stage and a cloak is placed around her. MS crowd applaud. MS Miss World is crowned, presented with a trophy and kissed. Various shots of Miss World.

Keywords

Women; Competitions

Locations

London; Lyceum Ballroom

Card file number

89040

Credits:

Camera

John Abbott

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Camera

Ronald E. Collins

Length of story (in feet)

227

Story extras:

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