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The [[Miss World 1970|1970 contest]] was held in [[London]], [[United Kingdom]]. It began with a row because the organisers had allowed two entries from [[South Africa]], one black, Pearl Jansen, and one white, Jillian Jessup.[{{cite web|title=Miss World 1970: Beauty Queens and Bedlam, BBC2, review: the real stars were Pearl Jansen and Jennifer Hosten|url=https://inews.co.uk/culture/miss-world-1970-beauty-queens-bedlam-bbc2-review-pearl-jansen-jennifer-hosten-408872|first=Sarah|last=Hughes|website=[[i (newspaper)|i]]|date=16 March 2020 |accessdate=25 July 2023}}][{{cite news|last=Pape|first=Gordon|title=Cattle show: Miss Grenada wins, Bob Hope loses |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=q8gyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Mu0FAAAAIBAJ&pg=1761,1750527&dq=miss-grenada&hl=en|accessdate=17 January 2011|newspaper=[[Ottawa Citizen]]|date=21 November 1970}}] The comedian [[Bob Hope]] was also heckled. [[Jennifer Hosten]], [[Miss Grenada World|Miss Grenada]], won, becoming the first black woman to win Miss World. Jansen was 1st runner-up. |
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The [[Miss World 1970|1970 contest]] was held in [[London]], [[United Kingdom]]. It began with a row because the organisers had allowed two entries from [[South Africa]], one black, Pearl Jansen, and one white, Jillian Jessup.[{{cite web|title=Miss World 1970: Beauty Queens and Bedlam, BBC2, review: the real stars were Pearl Jansen and Jennifer Hosten|url=https://inews.co.uk/culture/miss-world-1970-beauty-queens-bedlam-bbc2-review-pearl-jansen-jennifer-hosten-408872|first=Sarah|last=Hughes|website=[[i (newspaper)|i]]|date=16 March 2020 |accessdate=25 July 2023}}][{{cite news|last=Pape|first=Gordon|title=Cattle show: Miss Grenada wins, Bob Hope loses |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=q8gyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Mu0FAAAAIBAJ&pg=1761,1750527&dq=miss-grenada&hl=en|accessdate=17 January 2011|newspaper=[[Ottawa Citizen]]|date=21 November 1970}}] The comedian [[Bob Hope]] was also heckled. [[Jennifer Hosten]], [[Miss Grenada World|Miss Grenada]], won, becoming the first black woman to win Miss World. Jansen was first runner-up. |
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