Contests Footage - WPA Film Library

Contests

KEEP YOUTHFUL Ways for girls to look their best! We see a beauty contest, exercises on the beach and an early indoor rowing machine to keep that figure in trim.

Miss Oregon Beauty Pageant Contestants

Small-town Beauty Contest

Miss Oregon

Miss India - Indrani Rehman - 1952

POLICE ANNUAL ATHLETIC SPORTS Annual athletic meeting for the Policemen

NEWCASTLE AERO CLUB'S FIRST FLYING MEETING Motorcycle obstacle course and aeroplanes taking off.

HUMAN LOUD SPEAKERS A town criers' competition held in Lyme Regis in Dorset. Lot

Soap Box Derby

TRACTION RACE traction-engine race

PARIS WAITERS CAN'T WAIT The Annual Paris waiters' race - they have to serve customers as they go.

BERLIN - POODLE RACE Poodle race in Berlin, Germany.

THE GREAT SNAIL RACE Nice little film showing a fete with a French flavour.

BRIXTON - PIGGYBACK RACE Novel piggyback race in Brixton.

LAUNDRY SPORTS AT THE WHITE CITY Laundry Trades women sports at White City.

COASTER CAR RACE Boys in soapbox carts take part in the Coaster Car Derby in Margate.

Selected Originals - MISS WORLD Material relating to newsreel story 'Miss World' 52/94.

NURDLING People dressed country-bumpkin style play silly games in a field, including Michael Bentine's 'Nurdling'.

MOSCOW TAXI DRIVER COMPETITION Moscow taxi drivers are tested for various driving disciplines.

THE DUNMOW FLITCH Mr and Mrs Waring win a side of bacon for not having argued for a year and a day.

CROWNING OF THE ROSE QUEEN AT HEATON PARK Traditional rose queen pageant in Manchester.

QUEEN OF ROSES Patricia Stockdale is crowned Rose Queen in Llandough.

CROWNING OF THE ROSE QUEEN The Rose Queen is crowned at Stockport Infirmary Carnival

GOODBYE SUMMER Scenes at the crowning of the last Rose Queen of the summer.

THE DUNMOW FLITCH T. O'Connor, M.P., judges competition for couples who have not argued for more than a year.

OYEZ, OYEZ, OYEZ Town crier competition for holidaymakers.

HUMAN LOUD SPEAKERS Town Criers' competition.

HUMAN LOUD SPEAKERS Crazy scenes in silence of town criers.

THE DUNMOW FLITCH TRIAL A couple win a prize for proving they had not argued for

RAILWAY MEN'S OWN CENTENARY CELEBRATIONS Helena Wootton is crowned centenary queen at railwaymen's celebrations.

"MR ASIA" MUSCLES IN Mr Asia muscle man contest held in Malaysia.

TWIST SENDS ITALIANS Italian 'emperor of the twist' Adriano Celentano sings and struts his stuff on stage in Milan.

CUSTARD PIE FIGHT Custard pie throwing championship, Coxheath in Kent.

BED RACES

DUSTBIN RECORD BREAKING STUNTS Rag events including measuring bins and driving a motorised pram.

ANGLING CONTEST Opening boat angling festival in Southend

RODS AND GLORY 10th Sea Angling Festival is held on Brighton Pier.

HE'S TOP ANGLER Vernon Baker of Derby wins the National Angling Championships from Spalding.

POOLE - HOOK, LINE AND SINKER Angling competition is held in Bournemouth.

HASTINGS - ANGLING FESTIVAL 460 fishermen (and women) take part in an international sea angling festival.

GOD SPEED THE PLOUGH Horse drawn plowing competition in Sussex.

SPEED, SKILL AND STRENGTH Two teams compete in the Royal Naval Field Gun competition.

38TH ANNUAL PLOUGHING MATCH Tractor driven ploughs compete against horse drawn ones in the 38th Annual Ploughing Match in Kent.

UNIQUE EVENTS AT MARLOW REGATTA Canoeing forms part of the Marlow Regatta in Buckinghamshire.

LONDON'S SMARTEST FIRE STATION men from Knightsbridge fire station being presented with the Cup for the quickest "turning out" time.

GONDOLA V. PUNT A race on River Thames between English punt and Italian gondola.

TUG-O' RIVER Various teams compete in a Tug-of-War contest across a river. Market Harborough.

HULA-HOOP COMPETITION Kids' hula-hoop competition in New York.

CROWNING OF THE MAY QUEEN Some young girls from Walworth pose in their May Queen outfits.

AMATEUR ROBIN HOODS Amateur archery tournament is held at Southend.

ARCHERS V DARTS Darts team fighting team of archers at Crayford.

MUSIC WITH RAIN American high school band win International Band Festival in Holland in pouring rain.

ICE SKATING MARATHON

NATIONAL RAILWAY UNION CELEBRATIONS Railway men celebrate by holding a street parade and crowning a carnival queen.

MISS BEAUTY OF AMERICA Carnival pageant of Miss America contestants.

AMERICA'S FAIREST MAID Miss America 1927 receives her crown.

1929's BEAUTY QUEEN Beauty competition for the "Modern Venus" in the United States of America.

NEWS IN A NUTSHELL - KING'S CUP SHOOTING AT BISLEY

UNDERSEA FISHING CONTEST Sub Aqua fishing competition off Spithead. Lots of rubber suits and spearguns.

COTTON QUEEN (aka BLACKPOOL) Beauty pageant for girls representing cotton mill towns in Northern England.

QUEEN FOR A YEAR Coronation of Scarborough's Queen of Roses.

NEWS IN A NUTSHELL - BEAUTY QUEEN CROWNED AT EASTBOURNE

NEWS IN A NUTSHELL - MALE BEAUTY CONTEST AT MIAMI BEACH

CINEVIEWS IN BRIEF (NO. 4) Babies of Japanese descent parade their charms at a Los Angeles show.

HIGH SPEED EATERS African-Americans take part in a watermelon eating contest.

“HUMAN LOUD SPEAKERS” A town criers' competition held in Lyme Regis in Dorset. Lots of bells and loud voices.

SOMETHING NEW IN CHAMPIONSHIPS Competition in picking ears of corn in Kansas.

NEWS IN A NUTSHELL - TOSSING THE PANCAKE AT HIGHGATE

TOWN CRIERS CONTEST AT BODMIN Town criers competition is held at Bodmin.

NEWS IN A NUTSHELL - QUEEN OF THE ROSES

SOAP BOX DERBY IN U.S. The National finals of the Soap Box Derby.

CAMBRIDGE VARSITY SPORTS

COAL CARRIERS RACE Coal men from Pantin race around the town carrying 100 weight of best nuts.

BY THE SIDE OF THE ZYDER ZEE (aka BY THE SIDE OF THE ZUYDER ZEE) Children release balloons as part of the annual balloon race.

IRISH DANCING - COMPETITIONS Traditional Irish competitions held in Phoenix Park in Dublin, Republic of Ireland.

HORSE AND TRACTOR CONTEST Ploughing competition at Napton, Northumberland.

SOAP BOX DERBY Boys race their home-made cars in the Soap Box Derby

RICKSHAW WHOOPEE Chinese people pull rickshaws through the 'Chinese Village' area of San Francisco.

JABULA Africans take part in a war dance contest in a Durban arena, South Africa.

AUSTRALIA'S BEAUTY QUEEN Jessie Wright is crowned Australia's Queen of Industry.

BEAUTY PARADE Barbara Wilson wins the title of Miss California at Venice beach. America.

MISS AMERICA PAGEANT Beautiful girls ride on decorated floats during the Miss America pageant in Atlantic City. USA.

THE PERFECT MAN Men show off their muscles and physique in contest to find perfect man. San Francisco. USA.

NEWSBRIEFS US servicemen judge a beauty contest.

NAPKIN DERBY Baby crawling race at Palisades Park, New Jersey.

JITTER BUG JAMBOREE Young couples take part in a jitterbug jamboree at Harvest Moon ball in New York. America.

TYPING TOURNAMENT TAP-TAP TOURNAMENT Margaret Hammer wins a typing tournament in Chicago, America.

SOAP BOX DERBY Boys race in soap box cars in Australia.

NIPPY NAPPY NIPPERS Babies' crawling race in New Jersey, USA.

HOP GIRL QUEEN Car hop girls of Texas compete in a beauty contest to become the state's 'Glamburger Girl'.

CALIFORNIA'S PIG DERBY Chorus girls in California hold a Pig Derby and drag the animals through various obstacles.

THE LAMB DERBY Sheep racing in California.

NEWS IN A NUTSHELL - BEAUTIFUL FEET CONTEST AT MARGATE

NOT STARCHY Film star Enid Stamp-Taylor announces the winner of the maids' beauty contest.

THE DAIRY SHOW Cattle are judged by their milk production at livestock show in London.

NEWS IN A NUTSHELL - QUARRYING COMPETITION

ANCIENT AND MODERN Ploughing match with horses and tractors is held near Slough.

NEWS IN A NUTSHELL - PLOUGHING COMPETITION

NEWS IN A NUTSHELL - BRUSSELS SPROUTS PICKING COMPETITION

NEWS IN A NUTSHELL - CORN HUSKING COMPETITON IN USA

PLOUGHING COMPETITION IN CHERTSEY Chertsey hosts ploughing competition.

CRYSTAL PALACE ECHOES 187 Brass bands take part in National Band Contest at Crystal Palace.

NATIONAL BAND FESTIVAL AT ALEXANDRA PALACE National Band competition at Alexandra Palace.

AUSTRALIAN BABY SHOW

BRITISH SCREEN BEAUTY SEARCH finalists in a search for a British Screen Beauty.

GOAT RACE Three boys race goats on leads

SPORTS DAY IN FRANCE A sports day organised by British troops for local French people at the beginning of the war.

THE PRAM RAG Male students dress as mothers and babies and take part in a pram race in Cambridge.

GRIMSBY - FOR FISH AND FISHERMEN Fishermen compete in the All England Angling Championships.

SOUTH OF ENGLAND ANGLING CHAMPIONSHIP Fishing boats by the water at Hastings.

1000 FISHERS The National Sea Angling Festival is held in Hastings, 1000 men and women take part.

DEEP SEA ANGLING A flotilla of boats set off to take part in the first competition of the season.

YOUNG ANGLERS Young boys learn the art of fishing.

COAL ... O ! Footage of men competing in coal race,

RECORD BEATEN BY OVER 7 SECONDS! London firemen compete against each other and s

YORKSHIREâ€™S ROSE QUEEN CROWNED Ceremony to crown beauty queen in Scarborough.

IN THE SHADOW OF THE ANCIENT CASTLE Lloyd George presents prizes for Rose Queen

THE BIG BLOW A brass band plays on the band stand outside London's Crystal Palac

THE BIG BLOW Bandsmen gather at Crystal Palace to attend a National Brass Festival.

GREAT FESTIVAL OF MELODY 179 bands compete for 1000 guinea trophy in Brass Band Championship at Crystal Palace.

...AND EVERY BIT AS NICE AS MIAMI Good item about bathing beauties parading in their costumes at Blackpool, Lancashire.

DONKEY DERBY Pearly kings and queens attend the Costers Donkey Show.

PRETTY CHILDREN Angelic winners of prettiest children competition.

1150 MOTHERS 1150 mothers show off their babies at Southwark Maternity Centre's Garden Party in Catford.

QUEEN OF ALL MAY QUEENS Gwendoline Fox is crowned May Queen of London in an impressive ceremony.

CROWNING THE MAY QUEEN Celebrations for the coming of Spring at Knutsford, Cheshire.

MAY'S LAST MAY QUEEN David Lloyd George crowns little girl May Queen in Llandudno, Wales.

CROWNING THE BELTANE QUEEN AT PEEBLES Local pageant in Scotland, a girl is crowned the 'Beltane Queen'

QUEEN OF ALL MAY QUEENS May Queen celebrations

CROWNING THE MAY QUEEN May Carnival and the crowning of the May Queen at Knutsford in Cheshire.

MAY DAY Ivy Healy is crowned May Queen early in the morning

THE HAPPY WARRIOR IN A HAPPY NOTE Lloyd George crowns May Queen

DUNMOW FLITCH (aka THE HAPPIEST HUSBAND AND WIFE) Mr & Mrs Samuels win Dunmow Flitch competition

AFTER LAPSE OF CENTURIES Ancient ceremony of "Landing the famous eel pie" revived in Twickenham.

POLICE AA SPORTS Police athletes show their skills in various events at competit

CITY POLICE SPORTS Sports day for policemen with wrestling and tug of war match.

BRINGING HOME THE BACON Young women take part in pig racing

ALSATIAN POLICE DOGS Alsatian police dogs keep tight hold of their quarry in annual trials at Crystal Palace.

DOGS OF HIGH AND LOW DEGREE ... Ordinary dogs win prizes at the Leicester Tailwa

JOCKEYS AT PLAY Jockeys fun sports day - football match and donkey racing.

BEAUTY FOR THE BEACH Women's swim wear contest for the title of "Miss Torquay"

ROUND BRITAIN AT WHITSUN - MISS ENGLAND Miss England beauty contest is held at London's Lyceum.

HOLIDAY FAIR LUCKY DIP ANGLING CONTEST (aka FISHING CONTEST) A lucky dip fishing competition.

BOATCREWS INJURED IN BIG SEAS A surf boat rowing championship for Australian lifesavers.

BRITAIN'S BALLROOM QUEEN Miss Gwenda R. Aitken from Edinburgh is crowned queen of Britain's ballrooms.

FRANKFURT - BRITONS WIN DANCE CONTEST Jimmy Cullip and his wife win an International Ballroom Dancing competition.

MAYORS AT MARBLES Nine mayors play in a contest of marbles for trophy in mining team

WESTON WIN DANCE TITLE Team formation ballroom dancing competition is won by Weston-Super-Mare.

MORECAMBE DANCE FESTIVAL

BISLEY: CADET MARKSMEN Naval, Army and Air Cadets take part in rifle-shooting championship.

NEWS IN FLASHES - BRITISH COUPLE WIN BALLROOM DANCING CONTEST

Special - NORTH WALES DANCE CONTEST Manchester team wins formation dance contest in Rhyl, Wales.

ESSEX GIRL IS BRITAIN'S BALLROOM QUEEN. Eileen Smith wins the title of Britain's Ballroom Queen in dance competition from London.

NEWS IN FLASHES - PANCAKE RACE AT OLNEY. Mrs Dix wins the pancake race at Olney.

PEOPLE IN THE NEWS - MISS AMERICA Story on the winner of the Miss America 1948 competition.

SPEEDY RECOVERY Three showgirls undertake the British glamour speed record when applying their make-up.

ANGLING COMPETITION - CONGLETON Anglers young and old take part in a fishing competition at Congleton in Cheshire.

THE IDEAL MISS NAFFY Eileen Bishop wins the ideal N.A.A.F.I. girl competition.

CANADIAN BEAUTY CONTEST Gorgeous girls parade in swimsuits for the title of Miss Toronto 1938.

OYEZ OYEZ OYEZ 18 men take part in the Town Crier Championship

THE DUNMOW FLITCH M.P. Mardy Jones wins, after proving he has not argued with his wife for over a year.

LLANGOLLEN MAY QUEEN CROWNED Scenes showing the parade for the crowning of the May Queen, Marie Kenrick.

RHYL'S MAY QUEEN Lady Naylor Leyland crowns Kitty Walmsley Rhyl's May Queen.

LORD JUSTICE BILLY MERSON Billy Merson dressed as a judge, amuses all at the contest for Dunmow Flitch.

LORD JUSTICE... CHARLIE AUSTIN Comedian Charlie Austin presides over the trial for the famous Dunmow Flitch

MEAT PORTERS DERBY Herbert Banks wins meat porters' "Derby" which involves carrying a 171 pound side of beef around Smithfield market.

QUEEN OF THE RAILWAYS Ena Best is crowned 'Queen of the Railways' by Mr J Bromley, MP.

MOTHERS PRAM MARATHON Mrs Groom of Eastbourne wins London to Brighton pram race.

NOT QUARRELLED FOR A YEAR AND A DAY M.P. Mr Fred Groves and his wife win contest for not having quarrelled for a year and a day.

THE MODERN MAY QUEEN London's May Queen, Gladys Hastings, flies in a biplane to her May Queen procession and is crowned there.

SEE THE CONQUERING HERO COMES Douglas Woods from Nottingham wins the King’s Priz

BELLY DANCER BRITISH BELLY DANCING COMPETITION People watch a belly dancing competition in a club in London.

MISS AUSTRIA IS MISS WORLD 1969

INTERNATIONAL AIR HOSTESSES IN SYDNEY Air hostesses in Sydney compete for the prize of being the perfect hostess

CENTRAL EUROPEAN DANCE CHAMPIONSHIPS Latin American ballroom dancing championships in Prague

HASTINGS CHESS CONTEST International chess competition in Hastings.

INTERNATIONAL BALLROOM DANCING IN BERLIN

DANCING CHAMPIONSHIPS A ballroom dancing competition from the Royal Albert Hall.

AMERICA - SPORT AND BEAUTY Donna Axum is Miss America.

DIANE WESTBURY IS MISS GREAT BRITAIN Diane Westbury wins Miss Great Britain in Morecambe, Lancashire.

PARACHUTE CHAMPIONSHIP People compete in jumping out of planes and landing near target. Competition from Scotland.

SHEEP SHEARING World champion Godfrey Bowen shows us the secrets of sheep shearing success.

JAZZ CONTEST The Saratoga Jazz Band wins Jazz Contest at Cafe Royal in London.

MEET MISS AND MRS AMERICA Winners of Miss America and Mrs America 1959 Beauty Contests are announced.

LEGS WORTH A MILLION Gloria Swanson helps to judge a Million Pound Legs competition in Coventry.

ROCK N ROLL CHAMPIONSHIPS Couples dancing in the Rock n' Roll Championships of Great Britain.

DANCING STARS Bob Burgess and Doreen Freeman win Star Ballroom Championships at Earls Court. London.

KITTEN PARADE Beryl Greene wins the Miss Nell Gwynne and Sex Kitten beauty contest in Soho, London.

WEIGHT FOR IT! Yuri Vlasov of Russia breaks World Weightlifting Record in London.

AMATEUR DANCING CHAMPIONSHIP Scottish Open Amateur Dancing Championship is held in Glasgow.

ONE WEEK IN HISTORY - BULL RACE IN DACHAU People in post war Germany enjoy the spectacle of men riding bulls in a race.

CAT SHOW annual cat show at Olympia, London.

A CLOWDER OF CATS Cats exhibited at the National Cat Show in London.

BURP (aka INTERNATIONAL GASTRONOMIC LUNCHEON AT THE KENSINGTON PALACE HOTEL)

INTERNATIONAL BAND CONTEST Brass Band contest in Manchester.

BEAUTY IN THE RAIN Joan Boardman wins Miss New Brighton title at annual beauty competition.

COOKHOUSE DOOR - 1934! Soldier cooks competition is held at Aldershot.

YOUNG DANCE CHAMPIONS Teenagers compete in dance competition at Albert Hall - dances include jiving and twist.

IRISH NEWS - PRESIDENT OPENS AN TOSTAL FESTIVAL - TROUT FLY FISHING CONTEST Parades and fishing contests - the top news from Ireland.

SHE'S TOP AIR GIRL Valerie Meyer wins Miss London Airport beauty competition.

GOOD CHEER ALL ROUND Trafalgar Square Christmas tree, Santa at Pestalozzi Village and Christmas pud eating contest.

MISS ARGENTINE IS MISS WORLD Norma Cappagli from Argentina is Miss World 1960.

MISS LONDON AIRPORT Miss London Airport competition in progress.

NEWS IN THE AIR World Parachute Jumping Championship takes place.

BABY SHOW Little children parade in beauty competition. Brussels, Belgium.

CHILDREN'S CARNIVAL Children in various fancy dress costumes

MARBLES Marbles championship

PASTRY EATING CONTEST Footage of cake eating competition in Paris, France.

ARMY BABY SHOW Beatrice Campbell judges army baby show.

MANCHESTER PRIZE FOR GUYS Children Guy Fawkes' competition in Manchester.

BABY CONTEST Toddlers from Fleetwood in Lancashire compete in a Beautiful Baby contest at the local lido.

BABIES AID GOOD CAUSE A baby show is part of a Carnival in aid of Cancer Research charity in Finchley.

REEL NIPPERS (aka YOUNG LIFE-GUARDS) Young boys train to be lifeguards on a beach in New South Wales.

INDEPENDENCE - OLD AND NEW Americans mark Independence Day in London, and President Nkrumah of Ghana takes oath.

HOLLAND - PIGEON DERBY Pigeons race more than 300 miles from Orleans, France to Roosendaal, Holland.

CARAVAN RALLY Drivers compete in the Caravan Club road rally in Oulton Park.

TAKING STEPS TO WIN FAME. Dancing competition in Morecambe, Lancashire.

MEET MR UNIVERSE A. El-Gindi of United Arab Republic is new Mr Universe.

NEW BRIGHTON BELLES! (aka MISS "NEW BRIGHTON" BEAUTY CONTEST) Beauties in bathing costumes parade - we also get as little bit of diving for good measure.

BABY SHOW Babies beauty contest

GERMAN CHILDREN'S PIANO CONTEST

BEAUTIFUL EYES A contest at a holiday camp to judge who has the most beautiful eyes

SLIM JIM Large and slim men fit into cut out shapes in a competition at Butlin's Holiday Camp

GALA ALL STARS British film and TV stars appear for the crowds at Variety Club Fair in Battersea Park.

BEAUTY QUEEN DRESSMAKER Jackie Kelk enters a beauty contest then makes a frock for the winner Tracey Ingram.

MISS GREAT BRITAIN CONTEST 1969 1969 Miss Great Britain Contest at Morecambe, on a very windy day.

MARBLES The Telcon Terribles and The Marvels battle it out in a marble match

SPAGHETTI EATING RACE A comical item about a spaghetti eating race between men with handlebar moustaches and showgirls!

UNIVERSITY RAG FROLICS Students having fancy dress party in the middle of Newcas

AUNT SALLY Traditional game of Aunt Sally is played in an Oxfordshire beer garden.

FOCUS ON CHILDREN Children at a holiday camp in Kent enjoy games and competitions.

NEW BARREL JUMP CHAMPION Jumping barrels on ice skates - competition in USA, baseball player Yogi Berra presents prize.

HOUGHTON REGIS FAIR Children's fancy dress competition is followed by the rollin

HOP STRINGING Hop stringing and banding contest in Kent.

SEA ANGLERS HOOK MONSTERS Sea angling competition in Hastings.

MISS GERMANY AND FOLKLORE Miss Germany beauty competition and folklore festival held in Western Germany.

MILLION DOLLAR LEGS CONTEST Twelve dollybirds with lovely legs compete in Million Dollar Legs contest

25TH ANNIVERSARY OF MISS GREAT BRITAIN CONTEST A look back at Miss Great Britain contests on 25th anniversary of the beauty pageant.

MR UNIVERSE CONTEST Arnold Schwarzeneggar wins the Mr Universe contest.

MISS MAJA INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION Gillian Millar wins the Miss Maja international beauty contest in Zaragoza.

MOST BEAUTIFUL BUNNY IN THE WORLD CONTEST Bunny Girl contest at the Playboy Club in London.

MISS GERMANY Miss Germany beauty contest & Mr Germany muscle man competition

Easter Princess Competition.

MISS AMERICA 1964 Miss Arizona, Vonda K Van Dyke, wins the Miss American beauty contest.

MISS GERMANY 1968 Glamour girls compete in the Miss Germany beauty contest.

OCEAN PRINCESS 1968 Beauty contest on board ocean liner, Tony Blackburn and Ian Hendry amongst the judges.

MISS WORLD AND MISS KENYA Miss World beauty contest at Lyceum and Miss Kenya competition in Nairobi.

MISS NEW BRIGHTON Betty Lawrence wins the Miss New Brighton beauty contest

MISS AMERICA 1967 Miss Jane Anne Jayroe of Oklahoma winning the Atlantic City Miss America contest.

BEAUTY CONTEST IN SURINAM A beauty contest at the Surinam Trade Fair won by Miss Surinam.

SHE'S MISS GT. BRITAIN Carol Redhead wins the beauty contest to gain the title Miss Great Britain.

Selected originals - BRITISH IS BEST Material relating to newsreel story "British is Best" - 65/95.

MANCHESTER BEAUTY IS MISS ENGLAND Fenella Fielding, Des O'Connor, Roger Moore and other celebs at Miss England beauty contest.

MISS WORLD The UK entrant wins the title of Miss World 1964 in London. Ann Sidney will wear the crown.

The World of the Miss - Miss World

A NEW MISS WORLD Miss Jamaica, Carole Joan Crawford, becomes the new Miss World. London.

MISS BELGIUM 1964 Daniele Defrere becomes Miss Belgium 1964.

MISS ITALY SELECTED Franca Dallolio becomes Miss Italy 1963.

MISS GREAT BRITAIN Hughie Green judges Miss Great Britain contest in Morecambe. Lancashire.

200 STARS AT GALA Two hundred stars attend Variety Club Gala at Battersea Park.

MISS BRAZIL IS MISS UNIVERSE Miss Brazil, Ieda Vargas, wins Miss Universe beauty competition.

THIS GIRL'S MISS WORLD Miss Holland wins the 1962 Miss World competition from the Lyceum Dance Hall, London.

MISS FRANCE IS A TEACHER French teacher Muguette Fabrice wins Miss France competition.

FORMER MISS AUSTRALIA HOME Former Miss Australia arrives home with her husband.

SHE'S A BEAUTY Donald Sinden is one of the judges who choose Valerie Martin as 'Miss New Brighton'.

OHIO BEAUTY IS NEW MISS AMERICA Jacqueline Jeanne Mayer becomes Miss America 1962.

PLUMP AND LOVELY Shopping for large ladies and Miss Fat and Beautiful contest held in London department store.

CHINA TOWN BEAUTY CONTEST China Town beauty competition in San Francisco, California.

MISS UNIVERSE 1962 Norma Nolan, Miss Buenos Aires, is presented with Miss Universe crown & sits on throne.

MISS UNIVERSE CONTEST WON BY US GIRL "USA Beauty rules the Universe"

MISS WORLD 1961 Miss United Kingdom takes Miss World crown

STUDENT IS TOP BEAUTY A science student wins the Miss Great Britain title at contest in Morecambe.

AIRPORT PICKS A BEAUTY Beauty contest for Airline Stewardesses is held at London Airport.

QUEEN OF SEASIDE Scottish beauty contest held in Rothesay to find the Queen of the Seaside.

GLAMOROUS GRANDMOTHER CONTEST FINAL Glamorous Granny Beauty Contest final, Bognor Regis, Sussex.

MISS UNIVERSE COMPETITORS Contestants from 25 countries pose in New York on their way to the contest in Miami Beach.

MISS AMERICA 1961 Miss Michigan Nancy Anne Fleming wins Miss America contest.

MISS CINEMA 1960 ELECTED IN ITALY Viviane Romano becomes Miss Cinema 1960 in Italy.

MEET MISS GREAT BRITAIN Racing cyclist Eileen Sheridan is Miss Great Britain 1960.

SCOTS PICK BEAUTY QUEEN Sylvia Lang wins the final of the Scottish seaside beauty contests. Rothesay, Scotland.

BEAUTIFUL CONTEST Joan Malham wins 'Queen of the Sun' beauty contest in Newcastle. Tyne and Wear.

MEET MISS ENGLAND Joan Boardman is crowned Miss England at the Lyceum in London.

NOW SHE'S MISS WORLD Corina Rottschafer of Holland becomes Miss World 1959.

MISS CHINATOWN SAN FRANCISCO 1960 Carole Ng is crowned Miss Chinatown in San Francisco.

SCOTS ELECT BEAUTY QUEEN May Gillies wins the Scottish Seaside-Queen Contest at Rothesay.

MISS GREAT BRITAIN Miss GB beauty contest at Morecambe, celebrity judges pronounce Valerie Martin winner

NEW BRIGHTON PICKS A MISS Beauty contest at New Brighton resort, judges include Russ Hamilton and Michael Craig.

MISS AMERICA 1960 Miss America Beauty Pageant

FESTIVAL AFLOAT River festival at Maidenhead.

GRANDMA MUST BE GLAMOROUS Billy Butlin stages a Glamorous Grannie competition.

Selected Originals - MEET MISS AND MRS AMERICA

FINGER CLASPING CONTEST IN GERMANY Bavarians show the strength of their digits in pulling competition.

MISS GREAT BRITAIN The Miss Great Britain beauty contest from Morecambe.

MISS GREAT BRITAIN Leila Williams wins the Miss Great Britain beauty competition 1957.

SCOTLAND SEASIDE QUEEN Scotland Seaside Queen competition is held in Prestwick.

SEASIDE CHOICE Marilyn Davies wins the Miss New Brighton beauty competition.

MISS EUROPE CONTEST Miss Holland, Corine Rottscheafer, wins the Miss Europe beauty contest.

MISS GERMANY IS UBER ALLES Miss Germany wins the title of Miss World 1956 at ceremony in London.

MISS GHANA COMES TO TOWN Miss Ghana comes to 12 day visit to Great Britain.

MISS GREAT BRITAIN 1956 Stars choose 21 year old Iris Waller of Gateshead as Miss Britain 1956

US NAVY CHOOSES A MRS At Long Beach, California, the American Fleet chooses "Mrs U.S. Navy"

NEW BRIGHTON - MISS PEAK ON THE TOP Miss Dorothy Peak wins the "Miss New Brighton" - Bathing Girl Contest 1955.

MISS WORLD IS CHOSEN Marita Lindahl of Finland wins Miss World beauty competition in London.

Miss England - Margaret Rowe. Gv

BEAUTY ON PARADE AT MORECAMBE (aka BEAUTY ON PARADE) Patricia Butler of Hoylake wins bathing beauty competition held in Morecambe.

NEW BRIGHTON BEAUTIES Beautiful girls parade in front of the camera for the title "Miss New Brighton".

MISS WORLD In London's Lyceum, the title of Miss World goes to Miss France.

BEAUTIFUL LEGS CONTEST Great item showing male judges ogling ladies' legs in New Jersey beauty contest.

BEAUTY ON PARADE At Morecambe stadium, scene of a national bathing beauty contest, a London girl wins £1,000.

MISS AMERICA Ladies parade in their bathing costume to win the title - Miss America

MISS WORLD Women from around the World parade in their swimming costumes - Miss Sweden wins.

NATIONAL BEAUTY QUEEN National Beauty Contest at Morecambe, - George Formby & Cesar Romero are judges.

MISS CANADA Miss Canada beauty contest

MISS AMERICA Miss America beauty competition at Atlantic City, New Jersey.

MISS NYLON STOCKINGS (aka LEG COMPETITION) Women show off the latest fashions in nylon stockings.

LONDON GIRLS Pictorial reporter John Parsons searching for pretty women on the streets of London.

CANDY QUEEN Film stars Stephen Murray and Beatrice Campbell judge confectionary trade beauty competition.

SELECTION OF MISS EUROPE Girls at the 'Miss Europe' beauty pageant

PARIS SHOW REVEALS NEW FIGURES Pretty young women in Paris compete for the title of Miss France 1949.

FRONT PAGE - RAMSGATE A beauty pageant is held in front of French Mayors in Kentish port.

PEOPLE IN CAMERA - MISS AMERICA The Miss America beauty contest from Atlantic City

FRONT PAGE WOMEN - Beauty Contest

AROUND BRITAIN - BEAUTY CONTEST Glasgow students hold a beauty contest

PEOPLE IN CAMERA - MISS AMERICAN CONTEST IN ATLANTIC CITY

FORK-LIFT COMPETITION Obstacle course for fork lift truck drivers - a contest to find the best.

RUMANIAN SONG FESTIVAL The 'Golden Heart' song festival in Romania

ROCKING CHAIR RECORD ATTEMPT Rocking chair record attempt in Germany.

PRIZES ARE CAKES Cake prizes being delivered to the winners in Almelo, Holland.

TYPING RECORD IN ADELAIDE Five typists take part in typing marathon in Adelaide department store window.

MR ITALY 1960 Contestants takes part in Mr Italy 1960 competition.

MUSCLES MAKE MR ITALY Franscesco Conti wins Mr Mr Northern Italy contest in Milan.

MEET MR ITALY Muscle men in Milan compete for title of Mr Italy.

PHYSICAL BEAUTY CONTEST Male body builders on display

ALL'S FAIR IN SOHO Carnival parade, beauty contest and silly races at Soho Fair, includes good Beatnik shots.

WORLD MUSIC FESTIVAL Bands practising, playing in front of judges and audience, marching in stadium.

PREMIER SEES THE PEOPLE Harold Macmillan pays a visit to a Ploughing and Hedging Competition near Shrewsbury.

MISS GRASSONA - WINNER OF THE FATTEST WOMAN COMPETITION

MEN AND THEIR MUSCLES Mr Pierre Vandervewlen wins 'the most beautiful athlete competition' in Paris.

BALDOCK - SOAP BOX DERBY The children's soap box race is held in Baldock.

DONCASTER - SOAP BOX ST. LEGER Children's Soap Box car race in Doncaster.

CAERNARVON SPECIAL - CROWNING HOLIDAY QUEEN Rain hampers the ceremony to crown a Holiday Queen in Wales.

MISS FRANCE BEAUTY CONTEST

CASTLEFORD - MARBLE CONTEST BETWEEN GREAT BRITAIN AND U.S.A. Men from Texas come to Yorkshire to take us on at our own game - Marbles.

BEAUTY QUEEN GAGGED Sunday Dispatch National Bathing Beauty Contest featuring judges Jewel and Warriss.

BEAUTY PARADE 'Miss New Brighton' is elected at Beauty contest.

'TO NEPTUNE' A DAUGHTER. Beauty contest in Prestatyn is judged by David Niven.

MISS AND MRS AMERICA BEAUTY COMPETITION

NEWS IN FLASHES - GIRLS TRESSES COMPETITION.

RADIO STARS PICK WINNERS. Radio star Jimmy Edwards judges beauty contest in Morecambe, Lancashire.

WAITER WINS IN A DE-CANTER. Waiters compete in race to carry bottle and champagne glass around a track in Chiswick.

APPLE PACKING People packing apples in contest.

BRITAIN LOOKS AROUND FOR MR APOLLO. Body building and male beauty contest for title Mr Apollo from London's Lyceum Dance Hall.

IT CAN ONLY HAPPEN IN AMERICA - MISS AMERICA Beauty contests at Atlantic City

ITALIAN TYPIST CHAMPIONSHIP Women copy typists competing on Olivetti typewriters for the fastest speed.

LARGS CROWNS ITS BRISBANE QUEEN A Scottish town has a great ceremony to honour an ancient citizen who went to Australia.

BATHING CONTEST TO OPEN COUNTRY CLUB HOTEL SWIMMING POOL IN HOLLYWOOD Ladies in bikinis standing in line in front of country club hotel pool for beauty contest,

BLACKBURN GIRLS WINS TEXTILE CROWN Beauty and deportment queen is chosen to represent Britain's textile workers.

YOUNG FARMERS SCARE OFF MR CROW Oxfordshire young farmers enjoy a build-a-scarecrow competition.

SOAPBOX DERBY

MOUSE DERBY Mice race in wheels at special 'racecourse' in Bath.

TOAD-IN-THE-HOLE Locals at a pub in West Clandon play 16th Century game of Toad-in-the-Hole.

TOWN CRIERS CONTEST Town Criers yell their best at contest in Hastings, East Sussex.

OYEZ, OYEZ, OYEZ National Town Criers Contest at Lyme Regis.

RIVER FOOTBALL A game of river football takes place between teams from Maidenhead and Bourne End.

HOLIDAY SEASON BEGINS Whitsun holidays around Britain.

HEADLINE HATS Hat design competition

VENICE LIDO Sand castle building competition in Venice.

NIPPON CONTRASTS Japanese children in a Tokyo playground and snow sculptures in a village outside the city.

WASHINGTON - AMERICAN POLICE SHOOTING CONTEST (LNER) American police pistol shooting competition.

CAMERAMAN'S DERBY Sports to decide quickest man on his job for 1922.

DOLPHIN FAIR Ancient Fair hosts Britain's best beard competition.

GAME FAIR A Game Fair with lots of country sports including dog trials, clay pigeon shooting and falconry.

CRAB FAIR Crazy events at annual Crab Fair include a gurning competition and a smoking contest.

SPEEDING THE PLOUGH Horse drawn ploughing competition in Ireland.

CHILDRENS SPEED TOY CHAMPIONSHIP Children's scooter, pedal car and go-cart racing in Paris

THE ERRAND BOYS DERBY Hundreds race on their bicycles in the Errand Boys' Derby

THE FRENCH NEWSBOYS' DERBY French newsboys race through Paris carrying 33lbs of newspaper on their bicycles.

ERRAND BOYS IN A HURRY Bicycle delivery boys have a race in Paris.

BEAUTY SHOULD GO BEAUTIFULLY Lovely ladies and beautiful cars compete for best looking woman in best looking car.

TILLING FOR PRIZES Many horse-drawn ploughs take part in the annual County Wicklow Ploughing Match.

TULIP QUEEN Joan Roberts is crowned tulip queen by film star Carol Marsh in Spalding.

POULTRY SHOW ( aka PATHE ROOSTER CONTEST ) Pathe Pictures Ltd. chooses the most photogenic cockerel to introduce their newsreel.

TYPEWRITING DERBY IN USA Typewriting competition in America.

CHILDREN'S FISHING MEET - PHILADELPHIA Children fishing contest is held in America.

NEW JERSEY - ANNUAL MISS AMERICA CONTEST (LNER) New Jersey hosts annual contest for Miss America.

PAINTING COMPETITION

MAN'S SUIT WINS £50 A London sanitary inspector wins a sewing contest - a man beating women at sewing!

BOOM TOWN HAT SHOW Bonnet parade in Luton, Bedfordshire.

ONE DAY IN SUMMER - BEST DRESSED WOMAN IN SOUTHEND

CHILDREN'S CHRISTMAS CARDS Children's Christmas card competition - winners have their cards made and sold across the country.

CRAZY GALA Fun and jolly japes in the Campers' Pool at Butlin's Holiday Camp

BIKINI COMPETITION Fabulous story shows girls making bikinis from tea towels and modelling them in a competition at Butlin's.

THE BEACHCOMBER BAR Wonderful stuff of a "hula hula" contest at Butlin's Holiday Camp in Skegness.

XMAS JUST CAN'T WAIT Bermondsey Buskers, Leslie Caron switches on Christmas lights and twist contest at Lyceum.

DUSKY DARLINGS Perfect baby competition with a difference - babies are Seminole Indians.

XMAS CARDS After having dinner at the Waldorf, guests pick the winners in Christmas card competition.

SEASIDE DAY A day in the life of Margate during summer holiday season - good quintessential seaside shots.

JUNIORS JOY DAY Children parade at a fancy dress competition and look at animals at an Italian zoo.

NEWS IN A NUTSHELL - ROLLER SKATING IN GENOA

NATIONAL PLOUGHING CHAMPIONSHIP Irish farmers show off their skills with a horse and plough.

POWERSCOURT PLOUGHING MATCH Tractors and horses are both used in a ploughing com

LORD MAYOR Lord Mayor of Dublin judges competitors in Cab drivers Derby.

TYPEWRITING SPEED CONTEST Men and women take part in a typewriting contest on stage at The Hague.

EUROPEAN DANCING CHAMPIONSHIPS IN BERLIN British pair, John Wells & Rene Sissons, win European Grand Prize for ballroom dancing.

ON WITH THE SHOW Beauty Contest

WINDOWS OF THE SOUL - YOUR EYES Women take part in strange eye competition

TOMORROW'S CITIZENS Baby show in Bexley Heath.

TEMPTATION! Children's carnival in Austria made slightly sinister by the presence of Nazi insignia.

BEAUTIES OF TODAY Beauty contest where glamour girls of all nations are led around the Paris Opera House.

“THEY DO START EARLY IN AMERICA” A super reading 5 year old and a dolls parade -

WHOOPEE - YOU’RE NEVER TOO OLD! Glamorous Granny competition from United States

BABY DOLL PARADE Young girls parade with their toys in a competition in Chicago.

NEWS IN A NUTSHELL - CORN HUSKING COMPETITION

CINETOPICALITIES IN BRIEF (NO. 114) The Cherry Blossom Queen of Washington DC is crowned.

WAITERS SKI - DERBY WAITERS SKI - DERBY

COMING SIR Waiters race through the streets of Paris in bizarre race

THE FRENCH NEWSBOYS DERBY The Newsboys cycling Derby

ERRAND BOYS IN A HURRY Errand boys race around Paris on their bicycles in bid for championship title.

OLD MAIDS DAY IN PARIS Young girls who work for dressmakers celebrate St. Catherine's Day, patron saint of Old Maids

ST CATHERINES DAY March of the Midinettes - Old Maid's Day is celebrated in Paris with bizarre race.

IRISH DANCES Various people perform Irish folk dancing in a competition.

PLOUGHING COMPETITION Competitors plough field with horse drawn hand ploughs and make neat furrows.

PRIZE WINNERS BEAUTY COMPETITION Some of the winners of the 'Herald' Beauty Competition pose for the camera.

PLOUGHING MATCH A plowing competition using traditional horse drawn plows.

POWERSCOURT PLOUGHING COMPETITION Horse drawn ploughs take part in the Powerscourt ploughing competition.

WORLDâ€™S TRACTOR TRIALS Various methods of ploughing a straight furrow are tested

VENETIAN COSTUME FETE The people of Venice dress up in costumes to celebrate old customs of Doges.

COMING SIR A race for waiters through the streets of Rome.

ALPINE SPORTS Fun and healthy exercise on the snowy slopes of the Jungfrau.

NO MERCY GIVEN ... OR REQUIRED American students play a rough and tumble game c

S.A. P.T. AND SPORT South African armed services sports demonstration, black and white men and women take part.

COTTON PICKING RACE A fisherman wins the cotton picking race in Blytheville, Arkansas. America.

AQUATIC WATERS Beach beauty contest + girls feeding and swimming with porpoises in USA.

PEOPLE WERE NEWS - ITALY STAGES NEW STYLE MOTOR GYMKHANA Italian drivers have fun driving around and playing games in a competition in Rome.

CHILDREN STAGE 'OLYMPICS' Swedish children hold sports competition in Stockholm.

FISHING FESTIVAL Anglers do a spot of deep-sea fishing during Iceland's International Festival.

DURBAN A visit to the beach holiday resort of Durban, South Africa.

COMPETITION FOR RING DESIGN A competition run by De Beres diamond company shows off different engagement rings.

WHAT A NOISY NIGHT! An annual competition is held in Oxfordshire for people who blow Hunting Horns.

FISHERMAN GO BELOW Underwater fishing championship for divers using snorkels and spearguns.

NEWS FROM SCOTLAND Beauty contest in Dunoon.

QUEEN OF (SEASIDE) SCOTS Vicky Young is Scottish Seaside Queen.

EGG AND SPOON RACE FOR CHARITY

WINE FESTIVAL IN AUSTRALIA Grape picking competition in progress, a parade & folk dancers.

VISITORS ARRIVE FOR BARRIER REEF FESTIVAL

MACKAY SUGAR FESTIVAL IN QUEENSLAND 2 visiting naval destroyers, sugar festival parade & Sweetheart of the Nation competition.

"QUEEN OF THE ENGLISH RIVIERA" Beauty contest held for the title of 'Queen of the English Riviera' in Torquay.

EVERYONE A BEAUTY QUEEN! (aka EVERY ONE A BEAUTY QUEEN) Beauty competition in Au

DO YOU AGREE? World's Beauty Queen contest from Belgium - won by Mlle. K. Ahalis

NEWS IN A NUTSHELL - CANNES BABY SHOW

THE JUDGEMENT OF PARIS Beauty contest in France. Mlle Argale is crowned Queen of Paris 1934.

IN HONOUR OF 'THE SOOTHING WEED" Smoking competitions in Paris - how fast can you

â€œTHE JUDGEMENT OF PARISâ€ - 1932! Beauty contest in Paris is won by Elaine Jourde

THE NEWSBOYS’ “DERBY” Cycling race around Paris - featuring bikes weighed down w

THE KIDDIES’ “GRAND NATIONAL” Children dress as jockeys to take part in race in

“PALAUDIERS’ DERBY” Salt Collectors from Brittany take part in a traditional hor

WORLD'S WINTER PLAYGROUND Ice skating is one of the winter sports enjoyed at Chamonix.

THE PIRATES Cock - Shy competition in Slane.

A MERRY MOP FIGHT Students attempting to sink each others boats on the River Cam

JUST THE CUTEST LITTLE THINGS Beautiful babies on show and some young howlers in New Jersey.

THERE'S HAIR Girls who have refused to have their hair cut fashionably short enter a long hair contest in New York - great story!

SOMETHING NEW IN CHAMPIONSHIPS The National Corn Shucking Contest takes place in Indiana.

MEET THE SUPER SCHOOLBOY the 'Super Schoolboy' winner of National Scholarship.

Selected Originals - BRICKLAYING COMPETITION Material relating to newsreel story "Bricklaying Competition" - 52/26.

WHAT'S COOKING? Mrs Cunliffe wins the North West Area Festival Fare cookery finals. Manchester.

MRS UPTON WINS WITH A 'FOWL' Princess Elizabeth presents Prizes at Finals of All Britain Cookery Contest.

TOPE FISHING (aka Shark Fishing)

SKISH fly casting competition

WOOD CUTTING CONTEST Willi Sturm wins the Wood Cutting Championships in Bavaria, Germany.

HOP STRINGING A competition for the neatest and most uniform hop stringing possible in an hour is seen on Pattenden Farm.

AVOCADO PEARS Top chefs and confectioners do unexpected things with avocados in a culinary competition.

INTERNATIONAL ANGLING A story about a fishing competition in Littlehampton which attracts people from all over the world.

CHOPSTICKS COMPETITION A crazy Butlin's competition shows contestants trying to eat Chinese food very quickly with chopsticks.

APPRENTICE BUTCHERS Butchers 'Apprentice of the Year' contest and winners

SPAGHETTI RACE (aka EATING SPAGHETTI RACE) Fast and furious macaroni eating race at Butlin's Holiday Camp

FASTEST BARMAID COMPETITION

Sun Spot Champ Gets Crown At Freckles Rally

High Jump Champs Leap To Glory In Legion Frog Derby

MEN, HAVE A PERM! A.G. Gray wins hairdressing trophy during National Hair and Beauty Week, Manchester.

BEARD COMPETITION The Six Bells pub in Stoke Poges holds a beard growing competition

CHICKEN EATING COMPETITION

Selected Originals - NEW BRIGHTON BELLES! Material relating to newsreel story "New Brighton Belles!" - 52/69.

BEAUTIES PARADE (aka MISS NEW BRIGHTON) Grand finale of the New Brighton annual beauty contest.

TEST PILOTS JUDGE MODEL PLANE SHOW Test pilots judge the 1956 All-Britain Model Aircraft Rally.

CHILD RIDERS OF DEVON

MY LADY'S HAT Tradition of 'Throwing the Hood' and flowery hats on men

GONE FISHING A competition at the river Stour demonstrates the popularity of fishing as a pastime.

YOUTH HAS TWO FLINGS Battersea students hold their rag in a lake, and Rock n' Roll championships are held at Lyceum.

FAIR'S FAIR London's International sector goes gay.

MODEL RACING CARS Children watching model car race at model racetrack in Barnet.

MODEL CARS Footage of model cars in Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire.

OLD PEOPLES RALLY AND DUNMOW FLITCH TRIAL Nice film of old people attending rally and watching Dunmow Flitch trial at Wolverhampton.

WORLD OF THE MISS Miss World contestants give gifts to Lord Mountbatten for the Variety Club.

VARIETY CLUB LUNCHEON Miss World contest present gifts to Variety Club at the Savoy Hotel in London.

BANTAM PACK - EVE FIGURES IT OUT Quirky stuff - probably designed for children - women exercising and a beauty contest.

Competencia De Peluqueros: Hair Style Competition In 50 Minutes

World's 11th Plowing Contest

ROCK AND ROLL Sixteen young couples compete in rock and roll dancing in Hamburg.

Coronacion De Miss Mundo - Miss World

PIG CALLING CONTEST

BLIND DATES BEAUTY PARADE Beauty contest where girl parade with bags over their heads - the beautiful legs contest.

News in a Nutshell: WOMAN IN DARTS TOURNAMENT Shock horror - a woman plays darts in a tournament.

BUDDING ENTHUSIASTS Juvenile Golfers' Tournament is held at St. George's Hill, Weybridge.

FISH BEATS BIG EATER A man tries to eat a 14 stone fish as a stunt - he fails - in fact he is battered by the experience.

NEWS IN A NUTSHELL The English public schools rifle competition.

Contest with Asian Children

Beauty Pageant

Egg Laying Contest

Tower Building Contest with Blocks

Frog Jumping Contest

MOROCCO (aka MOROCCAN FANTASIA) Travelogue concentrating on the traditional sights of Morocco.

Boy Of The Year.

Swimsuit Beauty Contest

Miss Black Teen

Beauty Contest

Kids Play in a Marbles Competition

Body Builders Contest

Pudding King Loses Title

3,500 Kiddies Fly Own Kites In Competition

Boy speed Demons compete in national Soap Box Derby.

Freckle Contest Brings Some Rare Faces To Light

Miss America, 1890 Struts her Stuff in ancient garb

Shenandoah Holds Coronation Fete For Apple Queen

Miss Universe: World Beauties in Coast Parade

Nation's Leading Spaghetti Eater Wins By A Mile

Miss Universe Hopefuls Visit Movie Studio

Junior Birdmen Pit Midget Planes In Flying Contest

Beauty Experts Choose A Blonde As Modern Venus

Push-Pull Gee-Gees Give Racing Fans The Up And Down

Strongman Competition

U.S. Girl Is Chosen Miss Universe

New York State Boy Wins National Soap Box Derby

Champion Fish Fryer Picked In Hot Contest

Red Flannels Win Derby For Champ Cat Puter-Outer

Junior Skippers Pit Their Craft In Model Regatta

Deer Hunting Queen Chosen On Good Points

Dixie Holds Own Beauty Parade For Miss United States

Beauty Contest

Sporting Events Hold Spotlight At Canadian Fair

TRADICIONAL COMPETENCIA

Winter Carnival And Dog Sleds

Twin Contest

Miss USA Pagent

International Federation of Bodybuilders

BLOSSOM QUEEN IS CROWNED Cherry Blossom Festival Parade

Industrial Fair Opens

Buccaneer Days

Gov. Ritchie Present at Annual High Jinks of Urma Service Stores

Edible Artwork

Cooper Unidentified Reel 1

Chinchillas

Caligraphy Contest, Japan

Child Beauty Contest

Dog Show

Bathing Beauties

NATIONAL TOWN CRIERS CHAMPIONSHIP - REEL 1.

BABIES Some cute babies take part in a show

Winter Festival

Small Fry in Sports: Soap Box Derby

McGill Winter Festival

HAPPY GO LOVELY BEAUTY CONTEST

Beauty Contest

LONDON GIRLS Pictorial reporter John Parsons searching for pretty women on the streets of London.

PAINTING COMPETITION

TRACTION RACE traction-engine race

TOPE FISHING (aka Shark Fishing)

BABY'S DAY Babies and toddlers parade along a boardwalk in a contest.

CUDDLES Crying babies are weighed and examined at a baby show.

THE CRAB RACE! Ladies cheer on their favourites in a hermit crab race

FEMININE PICTORIALITIES NO. 31 - JUST... BABIES! Bonny babies at a Southend Baby Show.

WHEN WE WERE VERY YOUNG Toddlers and babies are paraded in a contest at Asbury Park.

OH LADY DIVINE Women everywhere show just how active they can be in swimsuits!

IM BRUCHTEIL EINER SEKUNDE MUSS DER SOLDAT HANDELN KONNEN (aka GERMAN ARMY DISPLAY)

BATHING BEAUTIES Official Greeters for Miami City are measured up on the beach - Girls in swimsuits.

RAG REGATTA Members of Richmond Canoe Club stage a 'rag regatta' for charity.

KIDDIES GRAND PRIX! Children ride in small racing cars at club in Helmond, Holland.

CHAMPS Young boys play in a marbles contest while others (in sailor suits) play in a marching band.

WON BY A HALF AND HALF! Los Angeles schoolboys race with their sleigh-pulling dogs over a snowy course.

THE CHAMP Pretzel Liz, champion pretzel twister, is seen in action and talking about her job.

POLLIES Talking and singing parrots in training for a contest - the latest craze!

GRANDMA'S PARADE Old ladies in old-fashioned swimsuits parade about a swimming pool in a 'Grandma Contest'.

THE FRECKLES CHAMP Freckle faced boys take part in a contest to see who has the most freckles.

MODEL PLANE CONTEST IN US Young boys show off the flying potential of their powered model planes.

Young Fishermen Get First Chance At 10,000 Trout

NEWCASTLE POLICE SPORTS Sports day for policemen with serious as well as more light hearted events.

CROWNING THE ROSE QUEEN Fancy dress parade and 'coronation' of girl as Rose Queen.

BRAY S. C. GALA (aka BRAY REGATTA) Races and games - some serious and some fun - at seaside swimming gala.

CINETOPICALITIES IN BRIEF (NO. 22) A beauty contest at a lido

CINETOPICALITIES IN BRIEF (NO. 151) a tug-of-war contest.

CINETOPICALITIES IN BRIEF (NO. 50) Annual fishing tournament in Miami.

JITTERBUG MANIA couples performing the Jitterbug dance

CINETOPICALITIES IN BRIEF (NO. 38) A modelling contest for male artists judged by their female models.

CINETOPICALITIES IN BRIEF (NO. 121) Cockerels crow in a Japanese contest.

NEWS IN A NUTSHELL Salmon Derby.

BELLES BATHS AND BEACHES Ladies are shown in various locations exercising, diving, competing in a beauty parade, and modelling the latest swim wear.

CINETOPICALITIES IN BRIEF (NO. 108) Arts and crafts contests for women in Venice.

CINETOPICALITIES IN BRIEF (NO. 77) A baby contest in Hastings.

WEIGHT AND SEE Market traders festival in Tokyo where men demonstrate their strength by lifting and balancing great weights.

GATE CRASHING French competition of opening and closing a gate so your car can drive through, plus a novel car bonnet mascot.

BABY SHOW Item showing the contestants in a baby show in Chelsea. London.

CALL US SPEEDY Typing competition in the United States of America.

SLED-SLIDERS Mad film shows Germans having fun on sledges with bones for runners.

THE HEAVYWEIGHTS Large women compete in diving competition in the United States of America.

CAUGHT BY THE CAMERA (NO. 30) A competition for the fastest shave

CUDDLESOME Baby competition at Southland carnival

CAUGHT BY THE CAMERA (NO. 48) Novelty race for fathers.

FOUR LEGGED SPORTIES Good footage of a dog show at Bell Mead, Haslemere, Surrey.

CAUGHT BY THE CAMERA (NO. 17) Chorus girls ride hobby horses

CAUGHT BY THE CAMERA (NO. 16) A traditional ceremony of running a race to win a bride.

HERE WE GO AGAIN Screaming and gurgling babies in the Brooklyn Baby Health Contest.

PEEPS THROUGH THE WINDOW OF THE WORLD (NO. 41) A model aircraft contest.

PEEPS THROUGH THE WINDOW OF THE WORLD (NO. 41) Hat making contest

CINEVIEWS IN BRIEF (NO. 31) A fishing competition

PRIMARY SCHOOL SPORTS AT PITTODRIE PARK School Sports Day at Pittodrie Park, Aberdeen, Scotland.

SIR NEVIL MACREADY ATTENDS POLICEWOMEN'S SPORTS Sir Nevil Macready at the Policewoman's tug-of-war.

NEWS IN FLASHES Barrel Lifting Contest

NEWS IN FLASHES Miss Ireland contest

CROWNING THE MAY QUEEN The Crowning of the May Queen in Knutsford, Cheshire.

CORONATION OF THE BELTANE QUEEN AT PEEBLES

THE DUNMOW FLITCH Mr & Mrs Samuels win Dunmow Flitch competition

SWIMMING POOL CONTEST Water jockey championships at the Mountain Pools. Swimming with inflatables.

BASKET CONTEST Basket carrying contest - possibly between Market Porters

MOST POPULAR NAMES A lady presents prizes to winners of Golden Ballot most popular names contest.

ALEXANDRA COLLEGE SPORTS Three-legged, wheelbarrow and sack races are among sports events at Alexandra College.

WINNER OF GOLDEN BALLOT People receive their prizes in the Golden Ballot most popular names contest.

EGG PACKING COMPETITION Expert egg packers show how it's done.

Canadian Bathing Beauties

DELIVERY SPEED UP Paris wine messengers racing on their bikes through the streets.

Fishing Contest

Body Building Contest

(LACE QUEEN) Great shots of a ceremony to crown the Lace Queen of a textile town in Scotland.

Trophy Winning Marlin Caught

POLICE CARNIVAL The Sydney police hold their carnival in the sports arena.

I'M SO GLAD I WON A SINGER Mr and Mrs Newman pose in the car they won at Cinema Garden Party Motor ballot.

BONNY BABIES Lots of mothers walk around the town pushing their babies during Baby Week in Dublin.

Shaving Contest

SELFRIDGES A charity event in aid of the armed forces is held on the roof of Selfridges department store.

SALVAGE Schoolboys from New South Wales go round collecting salvage for the war effort.

PLOUGHING Horse drawn ploughs in ploughing competition.

JITTERBUGS AND JIVES A jitterbug contest takes place in Australia.

THE BOAT RACE - NAVY STYLE Sailors from H.M.S. Leamington are among winners at Regatta

ARCHIBALD PRIZE PORTRAIT AROUSES ARTISTS Item showing portrait of Joshua Smith which won the Archibald prize.

LATEST WAR SPORT: TRAIN WHEEL JUGGLING Men in Virginia spin 900 pound train wheels as new sport. America.

NEWS IN A NUTSHELL - BRITISH MARBLES CHAMPIONSHIP

Miss Press Photographer Beauty Contest

SPORTS - Dogs From The Marines

ROSE DAY FESTIVAL IN HAPPY VALLEY Crowning of a flower queen in Wales.

Kids Fishing Derby

Beauty Contest

Apple Queen: Daughter of US Treasurer Crowned

Miss Berlin of 1954

Ski Rescue Race

FIRST COMPLEXION Nicest skin competition for young women, judged by men.

THE BIG BLOW Working men's National Band Festival, held at Crystal Palace.

HAMPSHIRE V.A.D. CUP FINAL Voluntary Ambulance Drivers first aid competition - quirky!

LIVERPOOL MAY DAY a.k.a. MAY QUEEN CROWNED The crowning of a May Queen at Chester.

BANTAM PACK - EVE FIGURES IT OUT Quirky stuff - probably designed for children - women exercising and a beauty contest.

THE BIG BLOW Bandsmen gather at Crystal Palace to attend a National Brass Festival.

GRIMSBY - FOR FISH AND FISHERMEN Fishermen compete in the All England Angling Championships.

SOUTH OF ENGLAND ANGLING CHAMPIONSHIP Fishing boats by the water at Hastings.

Selected Originals - NATIONAL BEAUTY QUEEN (aka BATHING BELLES) Material relating to newsreel story 'National Beauty Queen' - 52/71

News in Brief: Miss Press Photographer.

Selected Originals - MISS AMERICA (aka MISS AND MRS AMERICA) Material relating to newsreel story 'Miss America (aka Miss And Mrs America)' - 52/75.

THE FIRST MIDINETTES MARATHON Lovely ladies run a marathon in Paris.

MORECAMBE DANCE FESTIVAL Sheffield win a Ballroom Formation Dancing Competition.

Selected Originals - MORECAMBE DANCE FESTIVAL (aka TITLE SCENE DANCE FESTIVAL) Material relating to newsreel story 'Morecambe Dance Festival' - 52/86.

Phyllis George Arriving Home After Winning the Miss America Pageant

Miss Texas Pageant

Little Girls in Beauty Pageant

ROSE QUEEN CROWNED Eight year-old Grace Roberts is crowned the 'Rose Queen' at Colwyn Bay.

Hula Hoop Contest

Miss Universe Candidates Arrive In US

May Fest

Miss Universe Christine Martel Of France Wins Crown

News in Brief: Miss Press Photographer.

Cumberland Backhold Wrestling

Taiwan 1

NEWS IN A NUTSHELL - MARBLES CHAMPIONSHIP AT TINSLEY GREEN

NEWS IN A NUTSHELL - BLACKPOOL'S COTTON QUEEN

Caligraphy Contest, Japan

CINETOPICALITIES IN BRIEF (NO. 69) A beauty contest in Sudbury

RAMSGATE QUEEN Ramsgate's Beauty Queen is chosen.

BISLEY: SHOOTING COMPETITION King's 100 shooting competition, Sqd. Leader Willot is winner.

SPORTS: "Mr. Ontario" Contest

Miss Hot Pants America Contest

Miss Texas Pageant

FUNNY FISHING COMPETITION IN BAY OF FUNDY Fishing competition in Bay of Fundy, America.

College Students Participate in Recreational Games

BALLROOM DANCING IN BERLIN

SAN REMO PIGEON SHOOTING (on sleeve as SAM REMO PIGEON SHOOTING Pigeon shooting contest in Italy.

ROLL OUT THE BARREL Barrel rolling contest at Hampstead, London.

TOP DANCERS' COMPETITION Karl and Ursula Breuer win European Ballroom Dancing Championships in Germany.

BEER BY THE YARD Students take part in beer drinking contest against the clock. London.

GOOD CHEER ALL ROUND Trafalgar Square Christmas tree, Santa at Pestalozzi Village and Christmas pud eating contest.

PARACHUTE CHAMPIONSHIP People compete in jumping out of planes and landing near target. Competition from Scotland.

NATIONAL TOWN CRIERS CHAMPIONSHIP - REEL 1 Grandstand with town criers contest

CHRISTMAS BUILD-UP MATERIAL Pensioners attend a movie and have a silly hat contest

JELLIED EEL EATING COMPETITION Stomach turning shots of an Essex based Jellied Eel Eating Competition.

A DARTS DERBY Patrons of two pubs on the Old Kent Road compete in a darts match for the Championship Cup.

CORONATION OF THE MERCHANT NAVY QUEEN Queen of Merchant Navy crowned at Islington.

NEWS IN FLASHES Miss Cinema 1960.

Miss Texas Contest 1971

El Poder De Los Dedos

Movie Glamour: West Coast Opening and Eastern Beauties

ISLE OF MAN REPORT (Special) New Governor of the Isle of Man arrives at his post and we take a look around the island.

NEWS FLASHES - MISS AMERICA CONTEST

Selected Originals DANCING CONTEST IN GERMANY -

Selected Originals - MEET MR ITALY

Selected Originals - ART EARNS A DONKEY

Miss Texas Contest 1971

NATIONAL TOWN CRIERS CHAMPIONSHIP - REEL 1.

BACK TO NATURE Most Beautiful Back Contest:

JITTERBUGS Very good item showing young couples jitterbugging on stage

SHROVE TUESDAY On Shrove Tuesday Master Pickering wins the Dean's guinea for securing the largest portion of the pancake.

WOMENS LAND ARMY RALLY Girls having a good day out at Women's Land Army rally.

'SPEEDING UP' THE SHELLS Metropolitan Railway War Service Corps Sports Day

STEAK EATING CONTEST Two sportsmen compete for steak dinner.

DUNMOW FLITCH two couples who have gone before a jury to prove they have not had an argument for a year and a day.

SHEEP DOG TRIALS Annual Sheep Dog Trials and Fell Races at Kilnsey.

EGG AND SPOON WATER RACE Girls swimming with eggs on spoons in their mouths.

CAMPERS AND PLAYING FIELDS Butlin's Festival includes dancing championships and actors from the Army Game. London.

BRITISH IS BEST Miss U.K., Lesley Langley, wins the title of Miss World at Lyceum, London.

MISS MAJA INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION Gillian Millar wins the Miss Maja international beauty contest in Zaragoza.

ALL YOU NEED IS LEGS Contest of legs for front cover of Jackie Collins' new book 'The Stud'

TRIBEMENS CARNIVAL South African tribesmen take part in different events in a carnival at Cape Town.

RUMANIAN SONG FESTIVAL The 'Golden Heart' song festival in Romania

JAPANESE ROYAL FAMILY AT SPORTS Japanese royal family watching sporting event.

GLOUCESTER FAIR sports day and fair in Gloucester.

DUTCHMAN WINS PLOUGHING CONTEST Dutchman Willem De Lint wins International Ploughing Contest in Ohio.

RADIO QUEEN SELECTED Footage of beauty queen contest in BBC television studios, London.

SHUTTER SNAPPERS Models in Swimwear Pose for Amateur Photographers in California

GIRLS DRINK MILK Women compete in a milk drinking challenge and then try to catch a bottle with string and ring.

MR AND MISS BRITAIN Britain's beauty queen and muscle men compete for titles.

FIGHTING FATHER TIME Girls' Sports Day

MISS BRIGHTON BEAUTY CONTEST Max Bygraves is one of the judges in the Miss Brighton Beauty Contest.

NOSE RACE Girls engage in the nose race at the beach.

HE MANS HAIR DO National men hairdressing competition is held in Blackpool.

SPORTS DAY AT NAVAL DEPOT - HMS CRYSTAL PALACE Sailors at Royal Navy depot have fun sports day

NEWPORT, MONMOUTHSHIRE The Newport Carnival in Monmouthshire, Wales.

BRITISH DANCERS TRIUMPH Bob Burgess and Doreen Freeman win the Grand Prix des Nations ballroom dancing contest.

MISS WORLD At the Lyceum 16 beautiful girls compete for the title of Miss World - Egyptian beauty wins.

Queen of Carnival - Contest Finalist - Passista

MISS EUROPE COMPETITION IN BELGIUM

MUSCLE MEN PARADE Britain's muscle men line up to choose Mr Britain.

BABY CONTEST Toddlers from Fleetwood in Lancashire compete in a Beautiful Baby contest at the local lido.

RINGERS FAIL IN SECOND BID (aka RINGERS FAIL IN RECORD BID) A team of bell ringers attempts to break world bell ringing record - and fail by minutes.

King of Carnival - Contest Finalist

LOVELIES MEET STARS Variety Club stars meet Miss World contestants. Savoy hotel. London.

WORLD'S BEST IN DANCING World's ballroom dancing championship at Albert Hall, London.

Miss Texas Contest 1971

BALLROOM CHAMPIONS Good footage of dancing competition in London.

PUBLIC SCHOOLS BATTALIONS SPORTS

MISS ENGLAND Beauty contest for the title of Miss England.

300 STARS AT GALA 300 show biz stars attend gala in London's Festival Gardens.

MISS TOP TEEN 1969 Mary Louise Lewis becomes Miss Top Teen 1969.

MAY DAY Little girls in white do traditional dancing and prance around the maypole on May Day.

CANNES FILM FESTIVAL Stars and starlets on beach at Cannes and awards ceremony for film festival.

SCHNOZZLES STUPENDOUS Drinking club in Bavaria for people with large noses. Germany.

TINY TOTS RACE various races in the Juvenile Field Day at Rathmines, while their families watch from the side.

SCOOTERS TO BRIGHTON Light-hearted charity scooter race for students.

JELLIED EEL EATING COMPETITION Stomach turning shots of an Essex based Jellied Eel Eating Competition.

MOSCOW TAXI DRIVER COMPETITION Moscow taxi drivers are tested for various driving disciplines.

LONDON'S MAY QUEEN CROWNED

THE BIG PULL New Haw win the Catchweight final in the Tug of War National Championships.

THE 'MAY QUEEN'S' COURT - HELD AGAIN AFTER A LAPSE OF FIVE YEARS May Queen Crowned in Children's Pageant

Queen of Carnival - Finalist - Bikini Contest

END OF TERM SPORTS various events in the end of term sports day at Bradfield College, including a sack race.

ARMY COOKING COMPETITION Cooks from Catering Corps take part in army cookery competition at Aldershot.

BALLROOM CHAMPIONS Bill and Bobbie Irvine win ballroom dance contest at Albert Hall. London.Ballroom champions.

1957 MAY FAIR AT SHEPHERDS MARKET Nell Gwyn, a pirate, models in beachwear, flamenco dancers in Shepherds Market for May fair.

BEAUTY CONTEST Lovely posing by amateur beauties in this cinematic competition run by Pathe.

DAILY MIRROR GIRLHOOD BEAUTY COMPETITION Two pretty little girls win the Daily Mirror Girlhood Beauty Competition.

BEAUTY CONTEST Beauty contest in Miami, Florida.

Cheesecake Bursts Into 1951

NOVEL MILITARY SPORTS Soldiers entertain audience with silly sports performance.

MISS STREAMLINE OF 1940 A Beauty Pageant in America Sends the Voiceover Reader into Something of a State

EGG AND SPOON RACE FOR CHARITY

MRS. AMERICA Mrs Ramona Deitemeyer wins crown for Mrs America competition - housewives contest.

SPELLING TROUBLE (aka SPELLING BEE) Sandra Sloss wins U.S. National Spelling Bee Finals - second girl bursts in tears.

WORLD DANCING CHAMPIONSHIPS Footage of the World Dance Championships.

BATHING BEAUTIES Wonderful beauty contest - girls have to wear pillbox hats

WATER SPORTS Girls have fun in the swimming pool trying to bite apples on a rope whilst the men take part in a milk sucking contest.

Best Spine Contest

MILAN TYPING CONTEST Good shots of women typing in a competition.

BALLROOM DANCING (aka BALLROOM DANCING - KENT GIRL WINS COMPETITION ORGANISED BY 'THE PEOPLE') National Ballroom Queen Contest won by Miss Gillian Mantell

GALA FOR CHARITY Film and stage stars meet the public at Charity Gala in Battersea Park, London.

MUNITION GIRLS AT PLAY Munition girls in amusing sports scenes

ABACUS V MODERN CALCULATOR The abacus beats the modern calculator in competition in Hong Kong.

BEAUTY QUEEN CONTEST Mabeth Archibald wins title of Scotland's Seaside Beauty Queen.

BOOSTING BACCY Good footage of the National Tobacco Festival in Boston, United States of America.

AIR NEWS - ANN PRICE QUEEN OF THE AIR Stewardess Ann Price becomes international "Queen of the Air" and wins £2000 ring

MISS AMERICA CONTEST Beauty pageant - Marilyn Elaine van Derbur from Colorado wins "Miss America" title.

AFTER BEING WOUNDED Recovering wounded New Zealanders hold sports meeting.

KIDDIES CAR RACE AT PALERMO Children take part in a race involving bicycles, tricycles and cars at Palermo in Sicily.

SPORTS CONTESTS BY CANADIAN SOLDIERS

ROCKET FIRING CHAMPIONSHIPS American airforce championship for firing rockets from jet fighters.

ANGLERS ALL Women Fishing on Southend Pier

INTERNATIONAL TCHAIKOVSKY COMPETITION Valery Klimov wins violin section of Tchaikovsky competition in Russia.

TORONTO Footage of a beauty contest at the Police Games in Toronto, Canada.

FIREMEN'S COMPETITIONS Competition for Soviet Fire Brigades in Moscow.

LONDON IRISH SILLY SPORTS DAY London Irish Sports Meeting

MOTHER OF THREE IS MRS AMERICA Mrs. Giesse of Ohio is crowned Mrs. America - all thanks to her superior table laying skills!

MISS AUSTRALIA 1966

PEOPLE IN THE NEWS - OLNEY PANCAKE RACE

HOP STRINGERS CHAMPIONSHIP Nice item about the annual hop stringing championship in Kent.

TO TICKLE YOUR PALATE Exhibits to tempt the taste buds at the Hotel, Restaurant and Catering Show in London.

CHOOSING LADY GODIVA - HAMPTON COURT Miss Becker wins a beauty contest and poses as Lady Godiva in a long wig on a horse.

MISS GREYHOUND RACING 1968 A beauty contest for girls working in the greyhound racing industry

BRIGHTON BABIES Baby contest

WALTER CHIARI FILMING IN SYDNEY Italian film star Walter Chiari filming in Australia.

SEE HOW THEY DANCE Dance championships at Royal Albert Hall to mark silver jubilee of Butlin's.

BARRIER REEF FESTIVAL Miss Coral Queen crowned.

SPORTS MEET FOR IRISH GUARDS Irish Guards take part in athletics meeting.

MEET MRS BEETON JNR The finals of the cookery contest for young people are held at Manchester.

MAY QUEEN OF LONDON Chrissie Unsdell is new May queen of London.

INTERNATIONAL SPELLING BEE Simultaneous radio spelling contest between Great Britain and the United States of America.

Daily Mirror Beauty Contest Winner on Street. 1919

MISS GERMANY Miss Germany beauty contest & Mr Germany muscle man competition

MRS AMERICA BEAUTY COMPETITION Contestants in bathing costumes waving, Mrs. Jennings the winner.

R.A.O.B. DUBLIN Excited children have a day out courtesy of R.A.O.B.

DRIVER SPARSHOTT ON LNER'S RECORD RUN Soldiers from Cameron Highlanders' regt practice for tug-of-war tournament by lifted 10 ton rock.

SHEEP SHEARING CONTEST IN IRELAND Good shots of a sheep shearing contest in the Irish town of Collinstown.

LANCASHIRE FUSILIERS SPORTS MEETING ( aka LANCS. FUSILIERS ) Sports day for soldiers - sack race, obstacle race and gymkhana events.

DANCE FESTIVAL Footage of junior dance championships in Hammersmith, London.

MR BERLIN MUSCLEMEN Musclemen take part in 'Mr Berlin' contest.

MISS BRIGHTON BEAUTY CONTEST Max Bygraves is one of the judges in the Miss Brighton Beauty Contest.

Miss Texas Contest 1971

BEAUTY CONTESTS Miss Flashbulb Finalists

MISS UNIVERSE Miss USA wins the Miss Universe beauty contest

MARGE IS MARVELLOUS Miss Sweden, Margareta Arvidsson, becomes the Miss Universe 1966.

SPIN TO WIN Various shots of a top spinning competition in Malaya.

WORLD PARACHUTE CONTEST Parachuters of many countries compete near Moscow for the world parachuting championship.

SHOW OF STRENGTH International body building competition in Cologne, Germany.

AMPUTEES LEARN TO USE ARTIFICIAL LIMBS World War One amputees practice using their new artificial limbs.

HACKNEY'S TREAT FOR WOUNDED SOLDIERS AT CHINGFORD Wounded soldiers' parade and sports event

SANDCASTLE COMPETITION A look at some of the ornate designs in the sandcastle competition

MR. FRESH EGG 1968 CONTEST Hard boiled egg eating competition at agricultural show

CHILDREN'S RACES Boys racing on their scooters in Czechoslovakia.

JUVENILE ANGLERS - DEAL Lots of young anglers fish together at Deal in Kent. 10 year old Pat Knight catches the first fish.

SHEEP SHEARING IN LONDON Sheep shearing competition in Hyde Park, London.

MISS AMERICA Miss America contestants take part in opening parade before the judging in Atlantic City.

FESTIVAL OF TCHAIKOWSKY MUSIC Pianist Van Cliburn plays Tchaikowsky's piano concerto no. 1 to audience in Moscow.

COTTON QUEEN AT BLACKPOOL Crowning of the Cotton Queen in Blackpool, Lancashire.

DUKE ATTENDS PREMIER TROPHY LUNCH Prince Philip presents Prunier trophy to herring catch crew.

MULE CONTEST; OTHER SPORTS aka MILITARY SPORTS AT READING Soldiers participate in sports with mules as entertainment for an audience.

OYEZ ! OYEZ ! OYEZ ! TOWN CRIERS CONTEST AT LYME REGIS Footage of town criers competition in Lyme Regis, Dorset.

GERMANY BEAUTY PARADE Chris Howland of BFN is compere at beauty pageant at Globe Cinema.

ART EARNS A DONKEY Painting competition in Italy where first prize is a donkey.

STAFFORDSHIRE BABIES - TAMWORTH'S EXHIBITION OF FINE SPECIMENS baby show

SHANKLIN HOSPITAL CARNIVAL Footage of the crowning of the Shanklin carnival queen on the Isle of Wight.

ROLLING ALONG Cigarette Rolling Championship

EVERY ONE A BEAUTY QUEEN! Women contest for the All Australia "Town's Beautiful

MISS TEXAS CONTEST 1973

BATTALION SPORTS ( aka NORTHUMBERLAND REGT. SPORTS ) Soldiers of the 6th Northumberland Fusiliers take part in a Sports Day.

FORK LIFT COMPETITION Obstacle course for fork lift truck drivers - a contest to find the best.

AUSTRALIAN SURF CHAMPIONSHIPS Male teams march past with team flags, boats going through breakers.

MISS AMERICA 1940 Miss Philadelphia Is Crowned Miss America in the Annual Beauty Contest

OUR WOMEN OF TODAY BISHOP'S STORTFORD FARMING COMPETITION Farming Competition for Women Workers

Pancake Eating Contest

SCAMPERDALE GYMKHANA The Scamperdale gymkhana takes place at Eden bridge in Kent.

MISS INDIA - MISS WORLD Miss India becomes Miss World 1966.

YOU TOO CAN LIFT WEIGHTS Item about weightlifters training in Budapest, Hungary.

WOUNDED SOLDIERS' PARADE & SPORTS

CELEBRATIONS AT CAIRNS IN QUEENSLAND Carnival celebrations at Cairns, Queensland.

OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE PUNT RACE Student antics during Avon boat race. Good footage throughout.

Carnival Royalty - Street Party

ARMY COOKING COMPETITION Cooks from Catering Corps take part in army cookery competition at Aldershot.

SOLDIERS SPORTS MEETING Sports day for soldiers: obstacle courses, steeplechase and cricket match against women.

WORLD BARREL JUMPING CHAMPIONSHIPS Terry Brown wins World Barrel-Jumping Championship.

Kids Carnaval - Dance Contest Manguiera School

CARNIVAL Silly Costumes & Games at Fest

HAMMERSMITH REGATTA Hammersmith Regatta with onlookers.

PATHE'S BEAUTY CONTEST 3 Pathe Beauty Contest Finalists

TORTOISE RACE Cadets race with turtle in absence of horses.

WORLD DANCING CHAMPIONSHIPS Footage of the World Dancing Championships in Paris, France.

MISS GREECE IS MISS UNIVERSE 1964 Miss Greece becomes the first Miss Universe to come from Southern Europe

MISS LONDON AIRPORT Beauty contest for air hostesses at Heathrow.

THE STROUD MUNITION GIRL Festival day with parade and sports contests etc. Munition Girls featured.

ON TOP OF THE WORLD Venezuela wins "Miss World" beauty competition.

MISS AND MRS AMERICA Winners crowned in Miss America and Mrs America contests in New Jersey.

Miss Texas Contest 1971

OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE PUNT RACE Student antics during Avon boat race. Good footage throughout.

MISS THAILAND IS MISS UNIVERSE Apasla Hongsakula of Thailand becomes Miss Universe at Miami Beach, Florida.

INTERNATIONAL SPELLING BEE RADIO CONTEST American students compete against their British counterparts in a radio spelling bee.

MR. MUSCLE OF S. LONDON (aka MR. MUSCLE OF SOUTH LONDON) The Boys of the Biceps Brigade on parade.

DANCERS AID CHARITIES Ballroom dancing competition for charity, Mrs Dickie Valentine and Odette present awards.

ATHLETIC WAITRESSES A look at the tug of war competition at the Lyons' waitresses' annual sports day.

MILITARY SPORTS Light-hearted military sports events.

EXPERT BOMB THROWERS COMPETE AT LIFE GUARDS SPORTS WINDSOR Life Guards' sports day with bomb throwing contest, horse jumping and tug of war.

MODEL RACING CAR MEET Electric model car race

WOUNDED ENTERTAINED Wounded men wear costumes and watch silly sports.

LEEDS MILITARY TOURNAMENT

WOMEN'S TUG OF WAR Lyons Corner House waitresses have a tug of war match.

TODDLER AND TOLLDERS Children's Fish Scoop Contest

SOUTHEND CARNIVAL Lupino Lane judges competition to choose the cutest toddler at Southend carnival. Essex.

ROCK TWICE ROUND CLOCK Two couples win 24 hour rock 'n' roll dance contest at youth club in Leamington Spa.

JELLIED EEL EATING COMPETITION Stomach turning shots of an Essex based Jellied Eel Eating Competition.

Kids Carnaval Rehearsal and Dance Contest Manguiera School

WATERMAN'S REGATTA AT RICHMOND Everyone gets a soaking during the Waterman's Regatta held on the Thames at Richmond

LEEDS CHILDRENS FESTIVAL Anthony Eden sees PT display and the Carnival Queen and her entourage.

Miss Texas Contest 1971

MISS FLORA '67 Beauty contest in Prague, Czechoslovakia for the title of Miss Flora '67.

MEET MISS NEW BRIGHTON Carole Lynn Fletcher wins Miss New Brighton competition.

LOCHLEVEN CASTLE A look at ruined Lochleven Castle which also used to be a prison.

SPORTS CARNIVAL FOR BANK HOLIDAY Bank Holiday sports carnival; held as benefit for disabled veterans

BARREL JUMPING SKATERS ON A HOT SEAT

BRITISH DANCERS WIN EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP IN BERLIN British couple John Wells and Renee Sissons win the European Dancing Championships in Berlin, Germany.

SURF CHAMPS Lifesavers in Sydney take part in endurance tests.

WOMEN WAR FARM WORKERS HOLD HARVEST SHOW

NATIONAL TOWN CRIERS CHAMPIONSHIP - REEL 2 Town Criers compete for the National Championship on the seafront at Hastings.

GIRL LIFESAVERS PARADE Girl lifesavers in contingents marching across the beach in swimming costumes.

DANCING CONTEST IN GERMANY (aka NEWS FROM GERMANY - BRITONS WIN DANCE CONTEST) British couples win an international ballroom dancing tournament in Frankfurt.

BALLROOM DANCING Ballroom dancing competition.

MR. SYDNEY CONTEST Muscle men contest in Australia

GLUSBURN'S FLORAL FESTIVAL A look at some of the racing events at Glusburn's Floral and Athletic Society's Festival.

MOTHER'S DAY - 300 MOTHERS AT HANWORTH PARK 300 mothers with sons in the military at Hanworth Park.

SEA ANGLING FESTIVAL Wounded soldiers take part in fishing contest at Hastings.

MISS WORLD "Miss World" contestants pose in swimsuits and national dress.

MISS INTERNATIONAL BEAUTY 1964 Beauty Queen gives prize money to native orphans

Miss Texas Contest 1971

INTERNATIONAL DANCING IN BUDAPEST Vicha and Vanisova win the International Dance Championship

NORWICH AIRCRAFT WORKERS AT SPORTS

Queen of Carnival - Contest Finalist - Passista Costumes

POLICE SPORTS ( aka POLICE SPORTS AT HERNE HILL or POLICEMAN AT PLAY ) a Police sports day.

PULCHRITUDE ON PARADE Women in Sydney audition to be part of the bar of beauty at the Royal Agricultural Show.

QUEENS OF BEAUTY Ladies gather at Park Lane Hotel in the hope of being one of 12 beauties chosen to represent their industries in the Women's Fair. London.

RAB CROWNS QUEEN Rab Butler crowns student rag Queen in Cambridge after Cambridge Union Society debate.

HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS various sprinting and hurdle races, as well as a three-legged race, at a school sports day in Dublin.

TUG-O-WAR IN ROME Young men from Venice Garrison take on boys from Rome at Tug-of-War on 10th anniversary of the founding of fascist youth training society

TUNNY FISHING IN NOVA SCOTIA Teams from all over the world compete in the International Tunny Fishing Contest.

ENDURANCE Endurance dance in America, women rock climbers and girls in swimsuits dancing in the snow

OSTEND A second honeymoon for winners of competition in Sunday Newspaper in Oste

ATHLETIC BOBBIES Wrestling and a tug of war competition are events at the City of London Police Sports at Stamford Bridge.

PISTOL SHOOTING CHAMPIONS Footage of shooting competition in Canada.

SO NICE TO COME HOME TO Kathleen Saunders wins the 'perfect girl to come home to' competition in Sunday Pictorial.

Miss Texas Contest 1971

CANADIANS CELEBRATE Silly Sports at Empire Day Fest

IRISH GUARDS' SPORTS MEETING Irish Guards compete in sports meeting during the First World War.

TCHAIKOVSKY INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION Participants and judges at the Tchaikovsky International Competition

ALL IRELAND BALLROOM DANCING CHAMPIONSHIPS Footage of the Ballroom Dance Championships in the Republic of Ireland.

THIS IS REAL ROCK 'N'ROLL Good footage of Rock 'n' Roll dance competition.

EMPIRE PAGEANT May Day/Empire Day Children's Pageant, Parade, Maypole 1919

SEDAN CHAIR RACE Scouts and guides take part in sedan chair race at Gilwell Park.

MISS GREAT BRITAIN Yvonne Ormes wins Miss Great Britain.

DEEP SHAFT SETS RECORD - SOUTH AFRICA South African gold mine competes with Soviet mine for world's deepest shaft.

SPORTS AT ARMY HOSPITAL aka WOUNDED AND NURSES Recovering soldiers playing sports.

MOP FIGHT Girls mop fight - in water.

MISS PERU IS MISS UNIVERSE Miss Peru, Gladys Zender, is crowned Miss Universe in America.

Queen of Carnival Contestants - Bikini Contest

NEWS IN FLASHES - BAVARIA Finger wrestling championships in Rosenheim, Germany.

EASY TO LOVE BATHING BEAUTY CONTEST Contestants parade, winner crowned, winners frolic with Stanley Baker in swimwear

Miss Texas Contest 1971

HOLIDAY NEWS - KITE FLYING IN JAPAN

BEER BY THE YARD Students take part in beer drinking contest against the clock. London.

MOTORING BY "L" DRAG PEDAL Kiddies cars.

A MATTER OF FIGURES Coverage of the Final of Miss America 1940

BABY PARADE ( aka BABYLAND BEAUTIES ) entrants in the annual New Jersey baby parade.

FISHING CHAMPIONSHIP an angling competition on the River Weaver

PLOUGHING OLD AND NEW Horse and tractor ploughing competition in Shrewsbury.

INTERNATIONAL COVER GIRL 1968 Model Sylvette Blanc wins the International Cover Girl award.

SO NICE TO COME HOME TO Kathleen Saunders wins the 'perfect girl to come home to' competition in Sunday Pictorial.

MARBLES CHAMPIONSHIP AT TINSLEY GREEN The 351st Marbles Championship is played at Tinsley Green before a huge crowd.

Miss Texas Contest 1971

Carnival Royalty - Key to City Ceremony

SPORTS GIRLS WAR Women War Workers' Silly Games

JUVENILE SPORTS AND BABY SHOW AT SANDYMOUNT Cute running races for little girls and a baby show.