Person: Julia Morley

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Poise and Protests: The 20th Miss World beauty pageant rocked by demonstrators in 1970

Flour bombs and a football rattle were all it took in 1970 to cause chaos at the 20th Miss World beauty pageant at the Royal Albert Hall in London.

world

Honduran beauty queen murdered

world

Indonesia protests mar start of Miss World

racing

Tax bonus for Nicholls

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Rage before beauty ... Irish contest in doubt

world

Miss Turkey wins controversy-marred beauty pageant

Miss Ireland to compete later today

Lynda Duffy, the Irish entrant in the Miss World pageant will finally get the chance to compete for the title when the festival gets under way in London later today.

Sat, 07 Dec, 2002

Miss World assets frozen by court

THE Miss World contest was facing fresh crisis yesterday after it was revealed that the assets of the organising company have been frozen by order of the British High Court.

Sat, 07 Dec, 2002

Court freezes Miss World contest assets

The Miss World contest was facing fresh crisis today after it was revealed that the assets of the organising company have been frozen by order of the British High Court.

Fri, 06 Dec, 2002

Riots not our fault, say Miss World chiefs

MISS World officials yesterday vigorously denied the beauty pageant had caused last week’s violent riots in Nigeria that left over 200 people dead.

Tue, 26 Nov, 2002

Blame riots on journalist, not Miss World, says organiser

The chairman of Miss World has vigorously denied that the beauty pageant caused the riots in Nigeria that left dozens of people dead.

Mon, 25 Nov, 2002

We should boycott Miss World

THERE is an undeniable case for Ireland to boycott the Miss World pageant in Nigeria in view of the appalling death-by-stoning sentences imposed on Nigerian Muslim women for having sex outside marriage.

Wed, 13 Nov, 2002