The Miss World Contest - in Colour

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2059
Date Released
18 Nov 1968
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Epilogue to Tragedy
  2. 2Parrot Fashion
  3. 3Child of the Year
  4. 4The Miss World Contest - in Colour

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 4
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Miss World (Colour). DESCRIPTION: The annual extravagance at London’s Lyceum Ballroom gives the Crown of the Curves to Australia’s Penelope Plummer, with Miss United Kingdom, Wigan’s Kathleen Winstanley, the runner-up. Third, the much fancied, Miss Israel. SHOTLIST: MS Miss World contestants having hair styled. CU bowl of curlers. MS contestant having hair styled. MCU contestant under hair driers. MCU contestant having hair styled. 3 CUs contestants. MS contestant having hair styled. CU hair stylist. CU contestant. MCU 2 contestants. MS pan contestants seated round table. GV pan stage at Miss World contest (Lyceum). MS zoom in Miss Australia. MS Miss Brazil. MCU man in crowd. MS Miss Ghana. MS Miss South Africa. MS Miss United Kingdom. MS Miss USA. GV contestants. 4 shots contestants. MCU legs. MS contestants. MS judges. MS zoom in Miss Australia. 2 shots Miss France. 2 shots Miss Guyana. 2 shots Miss Ireland. 2 shots Miss Israel. MS Miss Philippines. 2 shots Miss Sweden. MCU Miss Thailand. MCU Miss UK. MCU zoom out Miss Czechoslovakia. MS judges. LS zoom in contestants. MS judges. 2 shots Miss Israel receives crown for third place. 3 shots Miss UK receives crown for 2nd place. LS audience applauding. MS pan Miss World 1968 - Miss Australia sits on throne. LS Miss World on throne. MS Miss World crowned by last year’s winner (Miss Peru). MLS Miss World. Various ditto. MS Miss World congratulated by runner-up.
Keywords
Women; Competitions; Fashion and costume
Locations
London; United Kingdom; Lyceum Ballroom
Card file number
94133
Credits:
Camera
Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
407
Story extras:
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