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
A Guernsey recruit regretted signing up
- The deserter was quickly caught when he strayed too close to his home town
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Spanish flu arrived on Guernsey
- The disease spread rapidly and killed 115 people over the course of two months
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The court considered a Guernsey porn dealer’s testimony
- A London porn dealer who lived in Guernsey testified against the police.
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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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