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'''Lesley Langley''' (born 1945) is a British actress, model and beauty queen who was [[Miss United Kingdom]] and [[Miss World]] in 1965.<ref>http://www.missworld.com/1960-s/1965.html</ref> She became the third woman from her country to win the title,<ref name="Ottawa Citizen">{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=QbgyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=uewFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4809,1678818&dq=lesley-langley&hl=en|title=U.K. wins Miss World again, sparks new row|date=20 November 1965|work=Ottawa Citizen|pages=44|accessdate=24 April 2010}}</ref> and the second Miss United Kingdom in a row, thus becoming the second country to have back-to-back winners. Sweden was the first, winning the inaugural pageant in 1951 and the second pageant in 1952.
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{{Infobox person
| name = Lesley Langley
| birth_name = Lesley Doreen Hill
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1944|3|26|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Weymouth, Dorset]], England
| occupation = [[Actor|Actress]], Dental practice Assistant
| spouse = [[Alan Haven]] (divorced)
| children = 1
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'''Lesley Doreen Langley''' (born 26 March 1944 in Weymouth, Dorset, with the name '''Lesley Hill''', which she changed to '''Leslie Langley''' to make it more artistic) is a British actress, model and beauty queen who was crowned [[Miss World 1965]] she previously was crowned [[Miss United Kingdom|Miss United Kingdom 1965]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.missworld.com/1960-s/1965.html |title=Home &#124; Miss World |accessdate=2010-10-10 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101127072111/http://missworld.com/1960-s/1965.html |archivedate=27 November 2010 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> She became the third woman from her country to [[List of Miss World titleholders|win the title]],<ref name="Ottawa Citizen">{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=QbgyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=uewFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4809,1678818&dq=lesley-langley&hl=en|title=U.K. wins Miss World again, sparks new row|date=20 November 1965|work=Ottawa Citizen|pages=44|accessdate=24 April 2010}}</ref> and the second Miss United Kingdom in a row, thus making the United Kingdom the second country to have back-to-back winners. Sweden was the first, winning the inaugural pageant in 1951 and the second pageant in 1952.


==Career==
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She attended the Royal Merchant Navy School, near [[Wokingham, Berkshire]], (now known as [[Bearwood College]]) in the 1950s. During her tenure she met and married Jazz organist [[Alan Haven]] and they had one daughter named Chloe. They divorced and Lesley later worked as a Dental practice assistant.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/theobserver/2001/apr/15/features.review7 | location=London | work=The Guardian | title=The bottom line | first=Gaby | last=Wood | date=14 April 2001}}</ref>
Langley attended the Royal Merchant Navy School—now known as [[Reddam House, Berkshire]]—in the 1950s.


She played a small part in the film ''[[Goldfinger (film)|Goldfinger]]''.<ref name="Ottawa Citizen" />
In the mid-1960s she played a small part as a member of an all-female team of pilots in the [[Production of the James Bond films|James Bond film]] ''[[Goldfinger (film)|Goldfinger]]'' as well as a [[Thal (Doctor Who)|Thal]] in the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' serial ''[[The Daleks]]''.<ref name="Ottawa Citizen" />


Lesley also became the front cover in 1967 on Weymouth's Official Holiday Guide, with photos inside.
She also became the front cover in 1967 on [[Weymouth, Dorset|Weymouth]]'s Official Holiday Guide, with photos inside.


==Personal life==
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During her tenure Langley met and married [[jazz]] [[organist]] [[Alan Haven]]—known for his collaborations with [[John Barry (composer)|John Barry]] in the [[Production of the James Bond films|James Bond films]] ''[[From Russia with Love (film)|From Russia with Love]]'' and ''[[Goldfinger (film)|Goldfinger]]''—and they had one daughter named Chloë. They divorced and Lesley later worked as a dental practice assistant.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.theguardian.com/theobserver/2001/apr/15/features.review7 | location=London | work=The Guardian | title=The bottom line | first=Gaby | last=Wood | date=15 April 2001}}</ref>


==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb name|id=1658378|name=Lesley Langley}}


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Latest revision as of 21:59, 18 April 2024

Lesley Langley
Born
Lesley Doreen Hill

(1944-03-26) 26 March 1944 (age 80)
Weymouth, Dorset, England
Occupation(s)Actress, Dental practice Assistant
SpouseAlan Haven (divorced)
Children1

Lesley Doreen Langley (born 26 March 1944 in Weymouth, Dorset, with the name Lesley Hill, which she changed to Leslie Langley to make it more artistic) is a British actress, model and beauty queen who was crowned Miss World 1965 she previously was crowned Miss United Kingdom 1965.[1] She became the third woman from her country to win the title,[2] and the second Miss United Kingdom in a row, thus making the United Kingdom the second country to have back-to-back winners. Sweden was the first, winning the inaugural pageant in 1951 and the second pageant in 1952.

Career[edit]

Langley attended the Royal Merchant Navy School—now known as Reddam House, Berkshire—in the 1950s.

In the mid-1960s she played a small part as a member of an all-female team of pilots in the James Bond film Goldfinger as well as a Thal in the Doctor Who serial The Daleks.[2]

She also became the front cover in 1967 on Weymouth's Official Holiday Guide, with photos inside.

Personal life[edit]

During her tenure Langley met and married jazz organist Alan Haven—known for his collaborations with John Barry in the James Bond films From Russia with Love and Goldfinger—and they had one daughter named Chloë. They divorced and Lesley later worked as a dental practice assistant.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Home | Miss World". Archived from the original on 27 November 2010. Retrieved 10 October 2010.
  2. ^ a b "U.K. wins Miss World again, sparks new row". Ottawa Citizen. 20 November 1965. p. 44. Retrieved 24 April 2010.
  3. ^ Wood, Gaby (15 April 2001). "The bottom line". The Guardian. London.

External links[edit]

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Miss World
1965 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Miss United Kingdom
1965 		Succeeded by
Jennifer Lowe Summers


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