Contests Collection

Olympics / 1932 / Fencing
Fencing: Piller (Hungary) defeats Gaudini (Italy) in sabres

Miss Great Britain 1965, Diane Westbury, 21 year old model from Bowden, Cheshire, 25th August 1965. Judges, Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise. 2nd Place, Carole Fletcher, 3rd Place, Sheila Forrest

Olympics / 1932 / Hockey
Hockey: India beats USA by 24 to 1

Irene Hogan, aged 20 years old, from Liverpool, is crowned Miss Littlewood 1960, at the Liverpool Stadium, Thursday 12th November 1959, she was one of seven finalists selected from 10

Julia and Eric Morley, British TV host and the founder of the Miss World pageant and Come Dancing TV programme, attending a press reception at the Britannia Hotel, London

Gila Golan, Polish-born, Israeli fashion model and actress, in the UK for the premiere of new film, Our Man Flint, in which she stars, pictured in London, 17th March 1966

Evangeline Reyes, Miss Philippines beauty pageant contestant, unveils Tsaritsar Spring Collection in Pont Street, London, Wednesday 15th November 1972

Miss England Beauty Competition 1968, the Lyceum Ballroom, London, Friday 26th April 1968. Jennifer Lowe Summers is crowned Miss England 1968

Miss England Beauty Competition 1969, the Lyceum Ballroom, London, Friday 16th May 1969. Myra Van Heck is crowned Miss England 1969

Dagmar Winkler, Miss Germany, Miss World Contestant, Photo-call at the Britannia Hotel, Grosvenor Square, London, 30th October 1977

Miss Great Britain 1965, Diane Westbury, 21 year old model from Bowden, Cheshire, pictured at Morecambe, 25th August 1965

Miss TV Europe 1973 Beauty Contest, Sylvia Kristel from Holland, aged 20 years old, winner of the Miss TV Europe competition, pictured at television studios, Thursday 4th January 1973

Dancers in action on stage during the 1982 Team Disco Championships held in Cambridge. 12th December 1982

Miss Nightclub of Great Britain, Beauty Competition Queen representing The Excell Nightclub, Linthorpe Road, Middlesbrough, Circa 1971

Miss Beautiful Eyes Contest. 1973

Miss United Biscuits winner from Billingham. 1975

1958 Miss World Beauty Contestants, pictured standing together outside their hotel, The Westbury, London, 5th October 1958

Newly crowned Miss World 1958, Penelope Anne Coelen, who represented South Africa, pictured in her sports car, London, 14th October 1958

1958 Miss World Beauty Contestants, 6th October 1958

Beauty Contest at Utopia Nightclub, Reading, May 1997

1977 Miss World Contestant, Photo-call at the Britannia Hotel, Grosvenor Square, London, 30th October 1977. Left to Right

1958 Miss World Beauty Contestant, Lyceum Ballroom, London, 13th October 1958. Newly crowned Miss World 1958, Penelope Anne Coelen, who represented South Africa

Carole Fletcher, 19 from Southport, newly crowned Miss Great Britain, Pictured in London, 4th September 1966

Carole Fletcher, 19 from Southport, crowned Miss New Brighton, New Brighton swimming baths, Cheshire, 24th August 1966. Pictured with runners up, Diane Parker and Elizabeth

Carole Fletcher, 19 from Southport, crowned Miss Great Britain, in Morecambe, 31st August 1966. Pictured on podium with runners up

Daily Mirror Beach Beauty contest at Blackpool. The participants line up on the beach before the competition, Lancashire. 29th August 1963

Miss World Contestants, Photo-call at the Lyceum Ballroom, London, Friday 12th November 1965. L - R, Miss United Kingdom - Lesley Langley, Miss United States - Dianna Lynn Batts

Miss World Contestants, attend Variety Club of Great Britain, Celebrity Luncheon at the Savoy Hotel, London, Monday 15th November 1965

Miss World Competition, Lyceum Ballroom, London, Friday 19th November 1965. Miss United Kingdom - Lesley Langley - is crowned Miss World

Sandie Shaw, leaves for Vienna tomorrow, to compete in the Eurovision Song Contest, on Saturday, and this is the dress she will wear when she sings Britains entry " Puppet on a Strng"

Contestants hoping to be crowned Miss World 1980. Miss Germany - Gabriella Brum, November 1980

Miss World 1980, Miss Germany Gabriella Brum breakfast photocall with Lord Mayor of London 14th November 1980. Miss Germany Gabriella Brum

Wimbledon 80, 3rd Day. Ilie Nastase pictured with Miss UK Carolyn Seaward, June 1980

Miss TV Europe 1973 Beauty Contest, Sylvia Kristel from Holland, aged 20 years old, winner of the Miss TV Europe competition, pictured at television studios, Thursday 4th January 1973

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Karen Celella

Miss Dowson, Angler
Miss M. S. Dowson won the ladies competition in a fly and bait casting tournament held at Norwood in London. Date: 1931

Stills from The Beauty Prize
The Beauty Prize (here captioned as The Beauty Contest') was a silent film from 1924, now lost. It starred Viola Dana (1897-1987). Date: 1924

Glider Aircraft at National Gliding Contests, Dunstable, Bedfordshire, July 1938 Date: 1938

Medieval jousting tournament, Vienna, Austria, Historic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original
1900s, 19th-century, arts, black, black-and-white, black-white, contests, copy, creative, creatively, depiction, depictions, deserted, digital, digitally, drawing, drawings, drawn, europe's

Tournament of the Middle Ages in Munich, Germany, in the year 1500, Historical
1 person, 1900s, 19th-century, arts, bavarian, bayern, black, black-and-white, black-white, contests, copy, creative, creatively, depiction, depictions, digital, digitally, drawing, drawings, drawn

Regatta, boat race, sailing boats on the Wannsee in Berlin, Germany, Historic
1900s, 19th-century, accurate, archive, black, black-and-white, black-white, boat, boat race, boat racing, boats, body of water, contemporary, contests, copy, countryside, depiction, depictions

Experiments with the tethered balloon on the sea near Helgoland, Germany, Historical
1900s, 19th-century, achievements, action, actions, active, activities, activity, air traffic, air transport, aircraft, aircrafts, animals, athletic, aviation, balloon rides, ballooning, balloons

Rowing competition of the gondoliers on the Grand Canal in Venice, Italy, Historic
1 person, 1900s, 19th-century, art work, arts, artwork, artworks, attraction, attractions, black, black-and-white, black-white, canal grande, channel, contests, cultural monument, cultural monuments

Carnival friends, on their way to a carnival event by sleigh, 1881, Germany, Historic
1 person, 1900s, 19th-century, achievements, action, actions, active, activities, activity, athletic, carnival, carnival event, carnival friends, comic, comical, contests, costumed, costumes

Discus throwing, discus throwing with a throwing disc made of stone, street life in a small town in the area of Rome
1900s, 19th-century, achievements, action, actions, active, adults, area, areas, athletes, athletics, attraction, attractions, black, black-and-white, black-white, central italy, cities

Picture tableau of the fiftieth anniversary of the foundation of the Leipzig General Gymnastics Association, Leipzig
1900s, 19th-century, achievements, action, actions, active, activities, activity, athletic, black, black-and-white, black-white, broad, contemporary, contests, depiction, depictions, digital

The Egg Tribute on the Upper Spree, in front of such a restaurant near Treptow
1900s, 19th-century, achievements, action, actions, active, activities, activity, athletic, black, black-and-white, black-white, boat, boats, characteristic, contemporary, contests, culture, custom

Knight on horseback in decorative armour at a jousting tournament, Album of tournaments and parades in Nuremberg, 1650
1 person, 1900s, 19th-century, album, albums, armor, armour, armours, bayern, black, black-and-white, black-white, commemorating, commemoration, contemporary, contests, copy, depiction, depictions

Advertisement for the Dublin Horse Show, August 1937
Advertisement for the Dublin Horse Show, 3-7 August 1937, with military and civil horse jumping contests. Date: 1937

Halle Berry Miss USA at the Daily Express, Fleet Street, London - November 1986

Miss Carol Deans in Miss Littlewood contest. 1973

Dairy Queen of Cleveland is a farmers daughter. 1975

Redcar - Miss Teesside Show. 1972

Miss England competition. 1972

Newhouses Beauty Queen aids charity. 1972

Billingham beauty queen. 1976

Miss England Beauty Competition 1968, rehearsals at the Lyceum Ballroom, London, Friday 26th April 1968. Pictured, Miss Manchester Jennifer Lowe Summers

1958 Miss World Beauty Contestants pictured during rehearsals, Lyceum Theatre, London, 6th October 1958

Birmingham Press Club, 19th October 1967. Mrs Mary Gould, last years Birmingham Press Queen is surrounded by aspirants for the 1967 title before the judging at the Post & Mail Building

Birmingham Press Club Candidates for Queendom, 19th October 1967. Nine girls in line, for one of them to win a week luxury holiday in Bermuda as Birmingham Press Queen 1967

Birmingham Press Club Queen Candidates, 10th October 1962. One of these girls may visit America as the 1962 Birmingham Press Queen

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"From Fencing to Hockey: Unforgettable Contests of the 1932 Olympics" Step back in time to the thrilling contests of the 1932 Olympics, where athletes from around the world showcased their skills and determination. In one corner, fierce competitors engaged in a mesmerizing display of swordsmanship during the fencing competition. Each precise movement and calculated strike left spectators breathless with anticipation. Meanwhile, on an icy rink, hockey players battled it out for glory. The clash of sticks against pucks echoed through the arena as teams fought tooth and nail for victory. The intensity was palpable as skaters weaved through opponents, aiming to score that winning goal. They were not limited to athletic prowess alone; beauty also took center stage. Carole Fletcher, a young woman hailing from Southport, became Miss New Brighton in Cheshire on August 24th, 1966. Her radiant smile and grace captivated judges and earned her this prestigious title. But contests weren't just about physical attributes – they encompassed various talents and interests too. Miss Dowson proved that angling could be an art form as she skillfully cast her line into serene waters during a fishing contest. And let's not forget "The Beauty Prize, " where stills captured moments of elegance from participants vying for recognition. Throughout history, they have taken many forms across different cultures. In ancient Maya civilization, a ball game served as both entertainment and ritualistic practice—a test of strength and strategy amidst grandeur surroundings. Fast forward to more modern times when even legs had their moment in the spotlight with beautiful leg contests captivating audiences worldwide. These unique competitions celebrated elegance while showcasing individuality. Behind every successful contest lies dedicated individuals like Julia and Eric Morley who brought us iconic events such as Miss World pageants on British television—platforms that empowered women while celebrating their beauty inside out.