22nd November 1974
First Guernsey competitor took part in Miss World
Guernsey made its debut at the 24th edition of the Miss World pageant on 22 November 1974. Gina Elizabeth Ann Atkinson represented the island against 57 rivals. Jersey was the only other Channel Island to take part, sending Christine Marjorie Sangan as its representative.
Held at London’s Royal Albert Hall, the event was hosted by Michael Aspel and David Vine and watched by around 30 million people.
Sadly, Atkinson didn’t bring home the title for Guernsey. The competition was won by Welsh competitor Helen Morgan, but when it was later discovered that she had had a child, she resigned and the title passed to Anneline Kriel of South Africa.
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Other events that occured in November
Sark women get the right to inherit
- 400 years late, woman at last gained equal rights to the men of Sark
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Royal Guernsey Light Infantry memorial was unveiled
- The RGLI memorial as Masnieres remembers the soldiers' losses at the Battle of Cambrai
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A hospital worker stood accused of murder
- When a man tried to kill his wife, a hospital worker who intervened ended up killing the culprit.
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Guernsey Yacht Club was founded
- The Yacht Club is now based in its own premises in St Peter Port Harbour.
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