1.3K views · 17 reactions |  'Miss World 1970' Friday 20 November 1970 - BBC1: 21:20 Lionel Blair and his Dancers entertain at London'd Royal Albert Hall. #MissWorld #lionelblair | Bernie Briffa | Facebook

Miss World 1970: The Most Controversial Pageant in History The 1970 Miss World final at the Royal Albert Hall was nothing short of chaos. Women’s liberation protesters stormed the stage, hurling flour bombs, firecrackers, and rotten fruit before being removed by the police. Their leader later explained, “Our issue wasn’t with the contestants, but with the idea that a woman must be beautiful to be noticed.” Amid the uproar, Jennifer Hosten, a Grenadian air hostess and radio announcer, made histor

VIDEO Exactly 60 years ago today Miss World 1959 was held on 10 November 1959 at the Lyceum Ballroom in London, United Kingdom and was the first to be televised by the BBC. 37 contestants competed for the Miss World. The winner was Corine Rottschäfer, represented Holland | Beauty Queens Pictures