• Short Summary

    Beauty contest on board ocean liner, Tony Blackburn and Ian Hendry amongst the judges.

  • Description

    No title. Ocean Princess beauty contest 1968, Southampton, Hampshire.

    L/S contestants walking aboard the "SA Vaal" liner, all looking freezing in their swimsuits. Panning shot ditto. L/S dockers waving. L/S girls going aboard. L/S "SA Vaal". C/U the name.

    Panning shot girls in swimsuits parading in lobby of ship. M/S ditto. M/S Scottish contestant Helen Ferguson parading. L/S panel of celebrity judges (including comedian Derek Nimmo?) C/U Sally Smith. M/S disc jockey Tony Blackburn and actor / film star Ian Hendry. L/S Tania Couling parading. L/S Nanette Slack from Ipswich parading. C/U ditto. C/U the ship's captain. L/S the girls lined up. C/U Ian Hendry. L/S as Nanette Slack steps forward the winner and walks to rostrum. C/U Nanette on the winner's rostrum.

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  • Data

    Film ID:
    2055.08
    Media URN:
    50830
    Group:
    Pathe newsreels
    Archive:
    British Pathé
    Issue Date:
    25/02/1968
    Sound:
    Sound
    HD Format:
    Available on request
    Stock:
    Black & White
    Duration:
    00:01:30:00
    Time in/Out:
    01:10:18:00 / 01:11:48:00
    Canister:
    68/17

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