It was the year when Concorde made its first supersonic flight. When The Beatles broke up. And when Love Story dominated the global box office.
It was 1970 and the organisers of the Miss World contest were expecting record TV viewing figures – there were only three channels in those days.
And they got them – but not in the way they expected.The story behind what became the most famous beauty pageant ever is the subject of Misbehaviour, which is released this Friday.
While the show was being broadcast live, Women’s Liberation protestors in the audience brought proceedings to a halt with a noisy demonstration.
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