Miss World Pageant 2006
Miss World 2006 -
Miss World 2005 - Unnur Birna Vilhjalmsdottir - Iceland
Miss World 2004 - Maria Julia Mantilla Garcia of PERU
Miss World 2003 - Miss Ireland - Rosanna Davison
In 1951 Eric Morley had been working for the Mecca Group for almost five years. It had been, in many ways, a tough time for everyone; the Second World War had ended only six years previously, but Eric had the foresight to see the new mood of optimism that was starting to sweep the country.
At the time, he was managing the Lyceum Ballroom in the Strand and, when it was announced that the Festival of Britain was being held on the South Bank, just across the Thames, he began to wonder how he could capitalise on this huge event which was taking place virtually on his doorstep.
He realised that the answer was simple - he would encourage visitors to the Festival of Britain, to cross Waterloo Bridge, by hosting a beauty contest at his dancehall.
Not just any old beauty contest though; this competition had to be on par with the celebrations taking place on the South Bank and so he came up with the ambitious idea of finding the most beautiful woman in the world.
And so Miss World was born. A competition that has grown into one of the world's biggest and most loved events. 2007 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1983 1979 1962 Contestants
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