Ann Sidney

Ann Sidney, a native of Poole, England, won the 1964 Miss World contest, representing the United Kingdom.[1] She became the second woman from her country to win the title; after Rosemarie Frankland had won the title in 1961.

The pageant was held in London, United Kingdom. Both before and during her reign, Sidney was dating Bruce Forsyth, who at the time was married to Penny Calvert.[2] During her reign as Miss World, she travelled around the world five times and joined Bob Hope on his USO tour of Asia.

After relinquishing the Miss World title, Sidney had many small acting roles on TV, including the The Avengers and Are You Being Served?, and in films, notably Nicholas Roeg's Performance and the Bond movie You Only Live Twice, as well as forming a touring cabaret act.

Sidney also featured in the Australian-based comedy series Birds In The Bush (1972) and later co-hosted an Australian version of the game show, The Better Sex (1978).[3]

References

  1. ^ http://www.missworld.com/1960-s/1964.html
  2. ^ Bruce Forsyth: The Autobiography. Sidgwick & Jackson Ltd. (10 October 2001); ISBN 978-0283073380
  3. ^ Talking TelevisionAU: The Better Sex http://blog.televisionau.com/search/label/The%20Better%20Sex
Miss World titleholders (1960–1979)

Norma Cappagli (1960) · Rosemarie Frankland (1961) · Catharina Lodders (1962) · Carole Crawford (1963) · Ann Sidney (1964) · Lesley Langley (1965) · Reita Faria (1966) · Madeline Hartog-Bel (1967) · Penelope Plummer (1968) · Eva Rueber-Staier (1969) · Jennifer Hosten (1970) · Lúcia Petterle (1971) · Belinda Green (1972) · Marjorie Wallace (1973) · Helen Morgan (1974) · Wilnelia Merced (1975) · Cindy Breakspeare (1976) · Mary Stävin (1977) · Silvana Suárez (1978) · Gina Swainson (1979)
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