In November 1964, a group of 15 top pageant judges in London agreed that Ann Sidney was the most beautiful out of the 43 international contestants standing before them, and she was crowned Miss World.
The experience was something of a whirlwind for Ann.
At the time a young hairdresser's apprentice from Poole, she had entered the Bournemouth Regatta Queen competition in Bournemouth Gardens aged just 15, where she was announced the winner following a 'clap-o-meter' scoring system.
She went onto win Miss Dorset and then Miss UK, before being awarded the Miss World title just three months later.
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