This Beauty Business

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1320
Date Released
20 Sep 1954
Date submitted
16 Sep 1954
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
6 / 8
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Miss America. DESCRIPTION: In Atlantic City the finalists parade for the title of Miss America 1954. The winner was 19 year old Lee Ann Meriwether from San Francisco, who collected the equivalent of £17,857 in prizes. SHOTLIST: Parade of bathing beauties. CU of beauty parading. CU of press photographers. LS of contestants parading in evening dress. CU of winner having the crown placed on her head (Lee Ann Meriwether). Walking shots. CU of head.
Keywords
Women; Competitions
Locations
United States of America; Atlantic City
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
61859
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
74
Story extras:
Film clip

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'This Beauty Business', British Movietone News Issue No. 1320, 20 Sep 1954. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/19534 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)