Item title reads - Diane Westbury is Miss Great Britain.
Morecambe, Lancashire.
Various shots of all the girls lined up in front of the judges, camera pans across them. C/U comedians Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise on the judges panel. C/U as the girls step down from the stage to walk...
Item title reads - Diane Westbury is Miss Great Britain.
Morecambe, Lancashire.
Various shots of all the girls lined up in front of the judges, camera pans across them. C/U comedians Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise on the judges panel. C/U as the girls step down from the stage to walk round the pool. M/S as the girls parade round the pool past massed crowd. M/S crowds applauding. M/S girls lined up in front of the judges. M/S Morecambe and Wise fooling about covering up their selections with their arms.
C/U's Jackie Jay from London, Joan Boull from Cardiff and Elizabeth Clelland from Glasgow. M/S judges making final selection. M/S of the winner Diane Westbury from Altrincham being escorted to the platform. CU Hylda Baker. M/S Morecambe and Wise trying to present Rose Bowl to Diane Westbury. C/U Lydia Johnson the winner of Miss Great Britain in 1945. M/S Diane Westbury holding Rose Bowl.
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