Miss World 1970: The Craziest Pageant Ever and the Rest of My Life

Miss World 1970: The Craziest Pageant Ever and the Rest of My Life
Jennifer Hosten, Gugu Mbatha-Raw
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Hardback
h216 x 140mm - 200pg
1 May 2020
International import eta 7-19 days
9781989555231
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Jennifer Hosten went to the 1970 Miss World pageant on a lark, representing the tiny Caribbean Island of Grenada, and came home with the crown and a place in history. What was supposed to be a light-hearted affair turned out to be the most controversial, politically-charged and consequential pageant ever. Women' s liberation activists blew up a BBC broadcast truck. They threw rotten vegetables in the auditorium and hit Bob Hope with a flour bomb. When order was restored, Jennifer Hosten made history as the first women of colour ever to win the title. The broadcast introduced its massive audience to both a new brand of feminism and a new ideal of beauty. Ms. Hosten followed her triumph with a successful career as a diplomat and public servant in Grenada and Canada. Her book tells the stories of the epochal 1970 contest and her life with grace and an amused modesty.
Status: Active
ISBN-13: 9781989555231
Published: 1 May 2020
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Imprint: Sutherland House
Publisher: Sutherland House
Format: Hardback
Height: 216mm
Width: 140mm
Pages: 200

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