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1970 was the last year of the Beatles and the first year of the supersonic Concorde—a time of new possibilities and social upheaval, and Jennifer Hosten, a young airline hostess from the Caribbean island of Grenada, found herself in the midst of it. After winning a Miss Grenada contest, she travelled to London for the 1970 Miss World pageant and arrived at Royal Albert Hall determined to make her mark.
So, too, did members of the fledgling Women’s Liberation movement who chose that globally-televised moment to protest the sexual exploitation of women. They planted smoke bombs, stormed the hall, and chased comedian Bob Hope from the stage.
By the end of the night, the world had been introduced to both radical feminism and a new ideal of feminine beauty. Ms. Hosten was the first woman of colour crowned Miss World. Miss World 1970 is the story of the craziest and most meaningful pageant ever.
Her experience as a beauty queen is the subject of the 2020 film Misbehaviour, a delightful comedy starring Keira Knightley and Gugu Mbatha-Raw as Jennifer.
The book features historic photographs, movie stills, and a foreword by acclaimed actress Gugu Mbatha-Raw.
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The popular British film about the 1970 Miss World Pageant and the intersection of racism and feminism is widely available now.
Starring Kiera Knightley and Gugu Mbatha-Raw as Jennifer Hosten
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From Rachel Manley’s review
Jenifer Hosten’s coming-of-age memoir gives us a rare glimpse behind the scenes of the ultimate beauty contest – The Miss World Beauty Pageant
Her victory made her the first woman of color to be called Miss World. And the Pageant was made to face the challenge and the fury of the burgeoning feminist movement.
As a Caribbean woman, Jennifer promotes a vision of the world not defined by color nor limited by preordained roles. Growing up in Grenada’s green-time of innocence and living through the short-lived Caribbean federation, Jennifer is a committed regionalist; surrounded by strong women, she believes in the strength of women and their rights; as a proud Grenadian of mixed blood, racial equality is paramount to her core beliefs.
She writes without bias and from no particular ideology, just with logic, instinctive good sense and an egalitarian’s sense of justice.
Jennifer’s Miss World victory gave her a voice and a platform to highlight not only her Island’s but also the Caribbean region’s political and cultural accomplishments; a voice to write this unforgettable memoir”
Author Biography
Jennifer Hosten was a Grenadian radio announcer, a development worker, a Canadian diplomat, who earned two M.A university degrees. She also is the mother of two grown children and the grandmother of five grandchildren. She lives in Oakville, Ontario, Canada, outside Toronto, and retains her connection to Grenada and the Caribbean.
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- Publisher Sutherland House
- Orginal LanguageEnglish
- ISBN/Identifier 9781989555231
- Publication Country or regionCanada
- FormatHardback
- Pages153
- ReadershipGeneral
- Publish StatusPublished
- Original Language TitleEnglish
- Original Language AuthorsEnglish
- Editionfirst
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