From nude picture scandals to shock deaths, we look back at 70 years of Miss World
Georgette Culley
Updated: 22:47 ET, Jul 28 2021
Georgette Culley
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AFTER skipping a year due to Covid, Miss World is back – and celebrating its 70th birthday today.
The world’s longest-running international beauty contest will return to the stage in Puerto Rico in December, when reigning queen Toni-Ann Singh, 25, from Jamaica, will crown her stunning successor at the glamorous — though some would say cheesy — coronation ceremony.
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Reigning queen Toni-Ann Singh will crown this year's winner at the glamorous ceremonyCredit: AFP
The event, which began as part of the post-war Festival of Britain in 1951, has attracted controversy from the start — first for shocking audiences with its bikini-clad contestants, and later for what its critics say is its outdated attitude and exploitation of women.