The winner of the Miss World beauty pageant, Ann Sidney , Miss United Kingdom, holds her hands to her crown while runners-up, Linda Lin , Miss Free...
Miss United Kingdom, Kathleen Winstanley, is presented with a tiara after winning second place at the Miss World pageant, held at the Lyceum Ballroom...
Portrait of Welsh model Michelle Donnelly, reigning Miss United Kingdom, as she poses, with a frying pan, before a pancake race, London, England,...
Portrait of Welsh model Michelle Donnelly, reigning Miss United Kingdom, as she poses before a pancake race, London, England, February 23, 1982.
Portrait of English pageant contestant Marilyn Ann Ward, 1971 Miss United Kingdom, as she poses on a carved wooden bed frame, London, England,...
Ann Sidney, winner of the 1964 Miss World contest as Miss United Kingdom, sitting on an Alfa Romeo 2600 saloon car at the Motor Show in Earl's Court,...
Miss United Kingdom Grand Final, Blackpool. The winner, was Miss Wigan, Kathleen Winstanley, 22. In second place, Marie Smith of Glasgow and third,...
Miss United Kingdom Grand Final, Blackpool. The winner, was Miss Wigan, Kathleen Winstanley, 22. In second place, Marie Smith of Glasgow and third,...
Miss United Kingdom Grand Final, Blackpool. The winner, was Miss Wigan, Kathleen Winstanley, 22. In second place, Marie Smith of Glasgow and third,...
Miss United Kingdom Grand Final, Blackpool. Tessie O'Shea, one of the judges with some of the competitors. Swimwear Section, 8th of August, 1968.
Jennifer Gurley wins title of Miss UK at Blackpool. She is a fashion model and already Miss England, 22nd of August, 1967.Jennifer Gurley wins title...
Jennifer Gurley wins title of Miss UK at Blackpool. She is a fshion model and already Miss England, 22nd of August, 1967.Jennifer Gurley wins title...
Glamour, Rosemarie Frankland, an 18 year old Lancashire girl, with a 36-22-36 figure, crowned Miss United Kingdom, she went on the win the 1961 Miss...
Miss World contestants pose for a group picture in their swimwear, London, 9th November 1986. The US entrant is future Hollywood actress Halle Berry .
English model Marilyn Ward sits on a throne after being crowned Miss United Kingdom at the beauty pageant in the Lyceum Ballroom, London on 4th April...
Marilyn Ward, Miss United Kingdom, at a Variety Club luncheon for the contestants in the Miss World contest, London, UK, 3rd November 1971.
Marilyn Ann Ward, Miss United Kingdom, on her 22nd birthday, UK, 10th October 1971. She was the 1st runner-up in the Miss World 1971 beauty pageant...
Miss United Kingdom 1982 Della Dolan with Miss Belfast Alison Smith and Miss Chichester Anne Jackson. 25th August 1982.
Five MIss World girls dressed how they would have looked if they entered the first ever contest, held 31 years ago. Left to right Teura Tuhiti, 17...
Miss UK, Della Dolan, aged 20 from Grimsby, prepares for next months MIss World contest at a Marbella hideaway. 25th October 1982.
Entertainer Danny la Rue , the famous female impressionist, with his arms around Yvonne Ormes , Miss United Kingdom, and Sandra Anne Wolsfield, Miss...
British actor Roger Moore receives kisses from Miss United Kingdom, Marilyn Ann Ward , and Miss United States, Brucene Smith, after presenting them...
Diane Westbury, Miss United Kingdom, dances with choreographer Lionel Blair at a dance for the Miss World competitors at the Cafe de Paris, London.
Photograph of Miss Cardiff- Michele Dennelly after winning the Miss United Kingdom competition at the Grosvenor House hotel in London.
Georgina Kearney of Scotland, Lyn Coombs of Arun, and Nikki Wright of Swanage relax by the Serpentine, Hyde Park, London, during selections for the...
Miss England winner Carolyn Seaward smiles while riding champion horse "Kasim Baba", April 17th 1979.
Founder Mark McCormack, centre, smiles while posing on the roof of The Dorchester hotel with beauty queens Carolyn Seaward , right, and Gina Swainson...
Founder Mark McCormack, centre, holds a pen while signing papers at a table on the roof of The Dorchester hotel flanked by Miss World's Julia Morley...
Tennis player Ilie Nastase looks down while arriving at the Wimbledon Championships with beauty queen Carolyn Seaward , All England Lawn Tennis Club,...
Miss World winner, beauty queen Gina Swainson , centre, smiles with runners up Jodie Anne Day , first left, Carolyn Seaward , second left, Debbie...
Miss World contestants from left: Carter Wilson , Dana Feller and Carolyn Seaward smile while posing for a group photo, London, November 11th 1979.
Miss World contestants from left: Melissa Hannan , Maristella Silva Grazzia , Saskia Lemmens , Michelle Donnelly , Beatrix Kopf , Pilín León and...
Miss United Kingdom Lesley Langley poses with runners-up after being crowned Miss World at the Lyceum Ballroom in London, November 19th 1965. Left to...
Miss United Kingdom beauty contest at Blackpool. The judges consisting of Felicity Green of the Daily Mirror, Kit van Tullace of Queen magazine, Ron...
Helen Elizabeth Morgan, winner of the Miss United Kingdom pageant, in London, UK, 12th November 1974. She won the Miss World contest on the 22nd, but...
British actress Ann Sidney, winner of the 1964 Miss World Contest as Miss United Kingdom, UK, 6th October 1965.
Helen Elizabeth Morgan, Miss United Kingdom, the day after winning the Miss World 1974 beauty pageant at the Royal Albert Hall in London, UK, 23rd...
Welsh actress and model Helen Morgan, winner of the 1974 Miss United Kingdom beauty pageant, UK, 16th November 1974. She went on to win the Miss...
Welsh model Helen Morgan, winner of the 1974 Miss Wales and Miss United Kingdom titles, UK, 2nd July 1974. She won the Miss World 1974 contest later...
English disc jockey Tony Blackburn pretends to propose to Jenny McAdam, Miss United Kingdom, UK, 13th November 1972.
Northern Irish rally driver Paddy Hopkirk with Marilyn Ward, winner of the Miss United Kingdom 1971 contest, UK, 10th January 1972.
Gertrude Ederle the American girl swimmer gave up her attempt to swim the Englis Channel eight miles fromt he English Coast. Photo shows Miss Ederle...
North Wales, United Kingdom-Katharine Hepburn will be 70 this year and George Cukor will be 80. In "The Corn is Green" she will be starring under his...
North Wales, United Kingdom-With the lush green fields of valley in Wales in the background, Katharine Hepburn sits on a hillside during a pause in...
London: The new Miss World, 18 yr. Old Australian Penelope Plummer, is surrounded by the runners-up after being crowned at the Lyceum ballroom in...
London, England: Ann Sidney, seated on throne wearing robes and crown, holds scepter and trophy after being selected Miss World in the ballroom of...
International singing star Judy Garland kisses her American actor friend and "escort" Mark Herron in a car at the airport here June 30th. The couple,...
The winner of the Miss World beauty pageant, Miss Holland, Corine Rottschafer , poses with the four other finalists. L-R: Miss United Kingdom, Miss...
View of the semi-finalists posing during the Miss World pageant at the Lyceum Ballroom in London, November 14th 1968. Left to right: Miss United...
Miss World contestants Cherry Nunez and Kathleen Winstanley posing in costume, London, November 14th 1968. The 1968 Miss World pageant was held at...
Miss World contestants posing in their swimsuits during a photocall at the Waldorf Hotel in London, November 8th. The countries they represent are...
British singer and model Veronica Ann Cross poses for a portrait in London, England, November 6, 1973. Cross won the Miss United Kingdom beauty...
Vera Christie and nine of her foster Children tied together on their way to the shops in Stow, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom, 30th January...
Beauty contestants, from left, Deborah Anne Ducharme of Canada, Veronica Ann Cross of the United Kingdom, Marjorie Wallace of the United States and...