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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsI was a teen when she won
Not a fan of these contests but she sure made our region happy
Farewell sis! Big up the short ones😀
https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/entertainment/20241223/miss-world-1963-carole-joan-crawford-has-died
Jamaica's first Miss World, Carole Joan Crawford, has died.
Crawford, who won the title of Miss World in 1963, died on December 18. She was 81.
A release from son Stephan Merkens called Crawford "a cherished icon of grace, beauty, and philanthropy".
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I was a teen when she won (Original Post)
malaise
Tuesday
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Well the Jamaicans in general are very beautiful people. So no surprise there have been so many winners.
ratchiweenie
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IA8IT
(5,927 posts)1. Turned 11 summer '63. Four Jamacan Miss Worlds!! Wonderful
malaise
(278,812 posts)3. True but there is this
Standing at five feet, three inches tall, she is also one of the shortest women to have ever won the competition.
ratchiweenie
(7,949 posts)2. Well the Jamaicans in general are very beautiful people. So no surprise there have been so many winners.
surfered
(3,748 posts)4. God speed Ms Crawford
niyad
(120,685 posts)5. Rest in power, good soul.
marble falls
(62,526 posts)6. Such mixed feelings: That "beauty" is not defined by any single set of standards, and that there is lot more ...
... to women worth celebrating than "beauty".
I am glad she got there. And just a bit sad that she had to get there.
MineralMan
(148,004 posts)7. And Here She Is:
malaise
(278,812 posts)8. Thanks MM
Happy Hokidays 😀
MineralMan
(148,004 posts)9. A Very Pretty Girl.
Cute, too.