{"id":339,"date":"2017-09-04T13:19:29","date_gmt":"2017-09-04T13:19:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.dorsetforyou.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/?p=339"},"modified":"2018-05-09T15:48:39","modified_gmt":"2018-05-09T15:48:39","slug":"miss-worlds-whistle-stop-weymouth-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/2017\/09\/04\/miss-worlds-whistle-stop-weymouth-tour\/","title":{"rendered":"Miss World&#8217;s whistle-stop Weymouth tour!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"intro\">Were you aware that in 1965, winner of the Miss World international beauty pageant and one-time Bond girl, came from none other than our own fair county? Watch, as blonde bombshell Lesley Langley wanders about Weymouth in these latest of photos from the Herbert Photographic Collection.<\/p>\n<div id=\"bodyContent\">\n<p>A mayoral reception along the Esplanade, press teams pointing cameras, and crowds of avid fans closing in on her from every direction to claim their autograph. Each party seeks to capture a small piece of her fame (reference: D-HBT\/5516).<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-339 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/2017\/09\/04\/miss-worlds-whistle-stop-weymouth-tour\/d_hbt_5516_a-lesley-langley-drives-along-weymouth-esplanade-in-a-ford-anglia-500x346\/'><img width=\"300\" height=\"208\" src=\"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2017\/09\/D_HBT_5516_a-Lesley-Langley-drives-along-Weymouth-Esplanade-in-a-Ford-Anglia-500x346-300x208.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Lesley Langley drives along Weymouth Esplanade in a Ford Anglia\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-401\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2017\/09\/D_HBT_5516_a-Lesley-Langley-drives-along-Weymouth-Esplanade-in-a-Ford-Anglia-500x346-300x208.jpg 300w, https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2017\/09\/D_HBT_5516_a-Lesley-Langley-drives-along-Weymouth-Esplanade-in-a-Ford-Anglia-500x346.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-401'>\n\t\t\t\tLesley Langley drives along Weymouth Esplanade in a Ford Anglia. \n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/2017\/09\/04\/miss-worlds-whistle-stop-weymouth-tour\/d_hbt_5516_g-a-mayors-welcome-for-lesley-langley-322x500\/'><img width=\"193\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2017\/09\/D_HBT_5516_g-A-mayors-welcome-for-Lesley-Langley-322x500-193x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"A mayor&#039;s welcome for Lesley Langley in Weymouth\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-406\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2017\/09\/D_HBT_5516_g-A-mayors-welcome-for-Lesley-Langley-322x500-193x300.jpg 193w, https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2017\/09\/D_HBT_5516_g-A-mayors-welcome-for-Lesley-Langley-322x500.jpg 322w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 193px) 100vw, 193px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-406'>\n\t\t\t\tA mayor&#8217;s welcome for Lesley Langley\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/2017\/09\/04\/miss-worlds-whistle-stop-weymouth-tour\/d_hbt_5516_e-lesleys-interview-with-the-press-500x340\/'><img width=\"300\" height=\"204\" src=\"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2017\/09\/D_HBT_5516_e-Lesleys-interview-with-the-press-500x340-300x204.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Photograph of Lesley&#039;s interview with the press\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-404\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2017\/09\/D_HBT_5516_e-Lesleys-interview-with-the-press-500x340-300x204.jpg 300w, https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2017\/09\/D_HBT_5516_e-Lesleys-interview-with-the-press-500x340.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-404'>\n\t\t\t\tLesley&#8217;s interview with the press\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/2017\/09\/04\/miss-worlds-whistle-stop-weymouth-tour\/d_hbt_5516_f-a-little-girl-curtseys-to-lesley-with-the-mayor-looking-on-335x500\/'><img width=\"201\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2017\/09\/D_HBT_5516_f-A-little-girl-curtseys-to-Lesley-with-the-mayor-looking-on-335x500-201x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"A little girl curtseys to Lesley, with the mayor looking on\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-405\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2017\/09\/D_HBT_5516_f-A-little-girl-curtseys-to-Lesley-with-the-mayor-looking-on-335x500-201x300.jpg 201w, https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2017\/09\/D_HBT_5516_f-A-little-girl-curtseys-to-Lesley-with-the-mayor-looking-on-335x500.jpg 335w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 201px) 100vw, 201px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-405'>\n\t\t\t\tA little girl curtseys to Lesley, with the mayor looking on\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/2017\/09\/04\/miss-worlds-whistle-stop-weymouth-tour\/d_hbt_5516_b-miss-langley-signs-autographs-at-weymouth-pavillion-500x340\/'><img width=\"300\" height=\"204\" src=\"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2017\/09\/D_HBT_5516_b-Miss-Langley-signs-autographs-at-Weymouth-Pavillion-500x340-300x204.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Miss Langley signs autographs at Weymouth Pavillion\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-402\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2017\/09\/D_HBT_5516_b-Miss-Langley-signs-autographs-at-Weymouth-Pavillion-500x340-300x204.jpg 300w, https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2017\/09\/D_HBT_5516_b-Miss-Langley-signs-autographs-at-Weymouth-Pavillion-500x340.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-402'>\n\t\t\t\tMiss Langley signs autographs at Weymouth Pavillion\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/2017\/09\/04\/miss-worlds-whistle-stop-weymouth-tour\/d_hbt_5516_c-miss-langley-signs-more-autographs-at-weymouth-pavillion-339x500\/'><img width=\"203\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2017\/09\/D_HBT_5516_c-Miss-Langley-signs-more-autographs-at-Weymouth-Pavillion-339x500-203x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Miss Langley signs more autographs at Weymouth Pavillion\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-403\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2017\/09\/D_HBT_5516_c-Miss-Langley-signs-more-autographs-at-Weymouth-Pavillion-339x500-203x300.jpg 203w, https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2017\/09\/D_HBT_5516_c-Miss-Langley-signs-more-autographs-at-Weymouth-Pavillion-339x500.jpg 339w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 203px) 100vw, 203px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-403'>\n\t\t\t\tMiss Langley signs more autographs at Weymouth Pavillion\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Catapulted into international limelight at the age of just twenty, having won the titles of both &#8220;Miss United Kingdom&#8221; and &#8220;Miss World&#8221; in a single year, for Lesley Langley life in her hometown of Weymouth must have seemed extraordinarily surreal in 1965.<\/p>\n<p>Miss Langley&#8217;s star appeal was even capitalised upon by her local branch of Marks and Spencer. In the following images, the viewer is lead by Miss Langley on a somewhat staged, but utterly interesting whistle-stop tour of this well known British department store (reference: D-HBT\/5514).<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-339 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/2017\/09\/04\/miss-worlds-whistle-stop-weymouth-tour\/d_hbt_5514_a-lesley-langley-bites-into-an-apple-at-the-ms-produce-aisle-500x352\/'><img width=\"300\" height=\"211\" src=\"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2017\/09\/D_HBT_5514_a-Lesley-Langley-bites-into-an-apple-at-the-MS-produce-aisle-500x352-300x211.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Lesley Langley bites into an apple at the M&amp;S produce aisle\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-407\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2017\/09\/D_HBT_5514_a-Lesley-Langley-bites-into-an-apple-at-the-MS-produce-aisle-500x352-300x211.jpg 300w, https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2017\/09\/D_HBT_5514_a-Lesley-Langley-bites-into-an-apple-at-the-MS-produce-aisle-500x352.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-407'>\n\t\t\t\tLesley Langley bites into an apple at the M&amp;S produce aisle\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/2017\/09\/04\/miss-worlds-whistle-stop-weymouth-tour\/d_hbt_5514_c-a-store-assistant-helps-lesley-around-the-ms-lingerie-aisle-500x353\/'><img width=\"300\" height=\"212\" src=\"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2017\/09\/D_HBT_5514_c-A-store-assistant-helps-Lesley-around-the-MS-lingerie-aisle-500x353-300x212.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"A store assistant helps Lesley around the M&amp;S lingerie aisle\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-409\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2017\/09\/D_HBT_5514_c-A-store-assistant-helps-Lesley-around-the-MS-lingerie-aisle-500x353-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2017\/09\/D_HBT_5514_c-A-store-assistant-helps-Lesley-around-the-MS-lingerie-aisle-500x353.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-409'>\n\t\t\t\tA store assistant helps Lesley around the M&amp;S lingerie aisle\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/2017\/09\/04\/miss-worlds-whistle-stop-weymouth-tour\/d_hbt_5514_b-miss-langley-samples-the-softness-of-a-jumper-in-ms-knitwear-department-500x353\/'><img width=\"300\" height=\"212\" src=\"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2017\/09\/D_HBT_5514_b-Miss-Langley-samples-the-softness-of-a-jumper-in-MS-knitwear-department-500x353-300x212.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Miss Langley samples the softness of a jumper in M&amp;S knitwear department\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-408\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2017\/09\/D_HBT_5514_b-Miss-Langley-samples-the-softness-of-a-jumper-in-MS-knitwear-department-500x353-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2017\/09\/D_HBT_5514_b-Miss-Langley-samples-the-softness-of-a-jumper-in-MS-knitwear-department-500x353.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-408'>\n\t\t\t\tMiss Langley samples the softness of a jumper in M&amp;S knitwear department\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><strong>Tip:<\/strong>\u00a0 Look closely at the signs, and spot the 1960s pricing structure!<\/p>\n<p><em>Amber Phoenix, Archives Project Technician<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Were you aware that in 1965, winner of the Miss World international beauty pageant and one-time Bond girl, came from none other than our own fair county? Watch, as blonde bombshell Lesley Langley wanders about Weymouth in these latest of photos from the Herbert Photographic Collection. A mayoral reception along the Esplanade, press teams pointing&hellip; <span class=\"kuorinka-read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/2017\/09\/04\/miss-worlds-whistle-stop-weymouth-tour\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Miss World&#8217;s whistle-stop Weymouth tour!<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3,10],"tags":[12,45,18,33,16],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/339"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=339"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/339\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":411,"href":"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/339\/revisions\/411"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=339"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=339"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=339"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}