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1950 Morecambe Beauty Competition
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1:08Now PlayingDate: 4th September 1950
Location: Moercambe
Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: GAUMONT BRITISH NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
SLATE INFORMATION: Morecambe - Choosing the Season's Bathing Beauty
ENGLAND: London: Morecambe:
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BATHING Morecambe "Sunday Despatch" National Bathing Beauty Competition judged by Joy Nicholas and Jimmy Edwards who kissed the winner, Miss Violet Pretty of Birmingham
BEAUTY CONTEST National Bathing Beauty Contest at Morecambe by "Sunday Dispatch".. judges Jimmy Edwards and Joy Nichols...entrant winner is Violet Pretty of B'ham..Presentation. kissed by Edwards
EDWARDS JIMMY (Radiom Comedian). With Joy Nichols acts as Judge in Sunday Despatch National Bathing Beauty Contest at Morecambe..Kisses winner
NICHOLLSJOY (Radio Comedience) With Jimmy Edwards acts as judge at Sunday Despatch National Bathing Beauty Contest at Moercambe.
Period Attitudes; Competitions; Women
Anne Heywood, Violet Pretty, bathing beauties, bathing beauty, beauty contest, competition, judges
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