Miss Maja International 1969, Zaragoza (aka Saragossa) , Spain.
VS competitors in beauty contest parading along dais wearing national costume of their respective countries (the British competitor wears a "pearly queen" costume). The girls then parade in...
Miss Maja International 1969, Zaragoza (aka Saragossa) , Spain.
VS competitors in beauty contest parading along dais wearing national costume of their respective countries (the British competitor wears a "pearly queen" costume). The girls then parade in identical mini dresses. VS the competitors parading along in Spain's national costume. VS Gillian Millar of Great Britain winning the title of "Miss Maja International", she poses with the runners-up.
WW2 accounted for over 60m deaths and innumerable lives shattered. Pathé cameras took to land, sea and air to record the bloodshed. Here are the 10 bloodiest battles that were caught on film.
The great politician and orator Winston Churchill left behind a sea of humourous quips and discerning quotes. We remember some of his finest epigrams and witty ripostes.
The death penalty has been carried out in almost all societies and although these images from WWI and WWII are unsettling, they still provide a raw account of events from a certain time.
The images taken from inside Buchenwald Concentration Camp after its Liberation show us what it was like; it tells us what happened and forces us to remember.
10 telling images selected from British Pathé's extensive WWI footage. 'The war to end all wars' was a war without parallel: over 70 million military personnel were involved and over 17 million people died.
British Pathé filmed the 20th Century's biggest names, some of them before they even became famous. Click through and guess who these soon-to-be celebrities were when first captured by our cameras.
Private UFOs, flying bicycles, motorised wheels - Pathe's archive is awash with fabulous films of canny and creative transport inventions.Take a look at some of the more unusual but ingenious ideas that people have had to beat the traffic.
Comments (2)
We always welcome comments and more information about our films.
All posts are reactively checked. Libellous and abusive comments are forbidden.
The location is the Palacio de la Lonja in Zaragoza.
The competition was held on 19 May 1969.
Seen at 00:12 is the Belgian entrant Danielle du Moulin.
At 00:14, the Canadian entrant Ann Soamaalia.
At 00:21 the Spanish entrant Mery de Lara Caballero.
At 00:26 is USA contestant Mary Foster Davidson.
At 00:33 French entrant Sophie Bruguere.
At 00:42 is the Swiss contender Patrice Sollner.
At 01:14 Chilean entrant Maria Soledad Ferreiro Serrano.
At 01:21 is the Finland entrant Satu Charlotta Ostring.
At 01:29 the Uruguayan entrant Lylian Elena Pineiro.
Note that from 01:56, for the last 13 seconds, the clip suddenly flips to a different, unconnected story.