News Events in Colour: Miss World

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1797
Date Released
11 Nov 1963
Date submitted
7 Nov 1963
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 5
Section Title
News Events in Colour
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Miss World 1963 (In Colour). DESCRIPTION: Take forty of the most beautiful girls in the world - then ask a panel of judges to choose the most beautiful of them all. This was the result at the Lyceum Ballroom. The crown, the trophy, two thousand five hundred pounds and a screen test goes to 34 - 22 -34 Carole Joan Crawford of Kingston, Jamaica and the title Miss World 1963. SHOTLIST: Main title. MS judges. CU Mr Billy Butlin. CU the Duke of Bedford. CU actor John Mills. LAS Miss France (Muguette Fabris) onto stage. CU judge Sir Learie Constantine. LAS Miss Nigeria (Gina Onyejiaka) onto stage. CU judge actor Peter Sellers. LAS Miss UK (Diana Westbury) on stage. GV some competitors on stage. MCU Peter Sellers and the Marchioness of Tavistock. LAS competitors parading. LAS pan Miss Germany (Susie Gruner). MCU pan Miss Israel (Sarah Talmi) parading. MLS pan Miss South Africa (Louise Crous) parading. MS pan Miss Liberia (Ethel Norman) parading. MS pan Miss Brazil (Vera Ferreira) parading. MS Miss Colombia (Marie Cucalon) parading. MS the 7 finalists line up and turn. MS pan Miss UK (Diana Westbury) parading (from here on in swimsuit). Miss France doing likewise. MS same posing. MS pan Miss Sweden (Grete Qviberg) parading. MS pan Miss Denmark (Aino Korva) parading. CU Peter Sellers. LAS Miss New Zealand (Elaine Miscall) parading. MLS Miss Jamaica (Carole Joan Crawford) on stage. GV audience applaud. MLS Carole Joan Crawford crowned Miss World by Miss World 1962. GV audience applaud. MS Miss World 1963 and finalists pose for press. CU Miss World 1963. CU press. LAS Miss World 1963.
Keywords
Politics and government; Women; Aristocracy; Economics; Competitions; Business and commerce; Fashion and costume; Performing arts
Locations
London; Lyceum Ballroom
Card file number
87515
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Camera
Ronald E. Collins
Length of story (in feet)
254
Story extras:
Film clip

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'News Events in Colour: Miss World', British Movietone News Issue No. 1797, 11 Nov 1963. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/25323 (Accessed 08 Feb 2025)