Miss Great Britain

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1474
Date Released
2 Sep 1957
Date submitted
29 Aug 1957
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Miss Great Britain Contest. DESCRIPTION: Among the judges of the Miss Great Britain contest were Charles Eade, Lisa Gastoni and Bob Monkhouse. The winner was 20-year-old Leila Williams of Walsall, who received the Rose Bowl from Charles Eade. And the winner’s sash from last year’s winner Irish Waller. The prize was a thousand pounds. SHOTLIST: No shot list.
Keywords
Mass media; Women; Competitions; Newspapers; Fashion and costume; Performing arts
Locations
Morecambe
Footage sources
Movietone
Card file number
71563
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
74
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Miss Great Britain', British Movietone News Issue No. 1474, 2 Sep 1957. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/21894 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)