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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. |
'''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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==Career== |
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| ⚫ | She attended the Royal Merchant Navy School, near [[Wokingham]], [[Berkshire]], (now known as [[Bearwood College]]) in the 1950s. She played a small part in the film ''[[Goldfinger (film)|Goldfinger]]'' as well as a Thal in the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' serial ''[[The Daleks]]''.<ref name="Ottawa Citizen" /> |
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Lesley also became the front cover in 1967 on Weymouth's Official Holiday Guide, with photos inside. |
Lesley also became the front cover in 1967 on Weymouth's Official Holiday Guide, with photos inside. |
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==Personal life== |
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| ⚫ | 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=https://www.theguardian.com/theobserver/2001/apr/15/features.review7 | location=London | work=The Guardian | title=The bottom line | first=Gaby | last=Wood | date=14 April 2001}}</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 06:32, 18 May 2017
Lesley Langley (born 1945) is a British actress, model and beauty queen who was Miss United Kingdom and Miss World in 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 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.
Career
She attended the Royal Merchant Navy School, near Wokingham, Berkshire, (now known as Bearwood College) in the 1950s. She played a small part in the film Goldfinger as well as a Thal in the Doctor Who serial The Daleks.[2]
Lesley also became the front cover in 1967 on Weymouth's Official Holiday Guide, with photos inside.
Personal life
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.[3]
References
- ^ http://www.missworld.com/1960-s/1965.html
- ^ a b "U.K. wins Miss World again, sparks new row". Ottawa Citizen. 20 November 1965. p. 44. Retrieved 24 April 2010.
- ^ Wood, Gaby (14 April 2001). "The bottom line". The Guardian. London.
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