Jennifer Josephine Hosten was the winner of the title of the Miss World 1970 pageant contest, representing Grenada. The contest was held in London, United Kingdom. She was the first woman who became the title holder from her country.
The contest was begun with a row because the organizers had decided to allow two entries from South Africa, one black and one white.
There were so much controversy nearby her victory and also outrage among feminist groups, newsmen and pageant fans. After so many despite Jennifer Hosten was complimented in Grenada as a “national heroine”. Later six or seven months, six stamps commemorating to her, were printed in her admiration in June 1971.
Jennifer Hosten was born on March 12, 1948 in St. George's, Grenada and raised there. When she won the crown of Miss World 1970 in December, she was only 22 years old. She completed her education in London and before becoming a flight attendant, she spent he time to work for the BBC's Caribbean radio.
After spending her year of office, she became a customer relations officer with Air Canada and married with airline’s executive David Craig. Until 1973, both they lived in Bermuda, when they took up residence in Ontario, Canada.
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The contest was begun with a row because the organizers had decided to allow two entries from South Africa, one black and one white.
There were so much controversy nearby her victory and also outrage among feminist groups, newsmen and pageant fans. After so many despite Jennifer Hosten was complimented in Grenada as a “national heroine”. Later six or seven months, six stamps commemorating to her, were printed in her admiration in June 1971.
Jennifer Hosten was born on March 12, 1948 in St. George's, Grenada and raised there. When she won the crown of Miss World 1970 in December, she was only 22 years old. She completed her education in London and before becoming a flight attendant, she spent he time to work for the BBC's Caribbean radio.
After spending her year of office, she became a customer relations officer with Air Canada and married with airline’s executive David Craig. Until 1973, both they lived in Bermuda, when they took up residence in Ontario, Canada.
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1970 Miss World Jennifer Josephine Hosten From Grenada
1970 Contestants List
Africa South - Pearl Gladys Jansen
Argentina - Patricia Maria Charré Salazar
Australia - Valli Kemp
Austria - Rosemarie Resch
Bahamas - June Justina Brown
Belgium - Francine Martin
Brazil - Sonia Yara Guerra
Canada - Norma Joyce Hickey
Ceylon - Yolanda Shahzali Ahlip
Colombia - Carmelina Bayona Vera
Cyprus - Louiza Anastadiades
Denmark - Winnie Hollman
Dominican Republic - Fatima Shecker
Ecuador - Sofia Virginia Monteverde Nimbriotis
Finland - Hannele Hamara
France - Micheline Beaurain
Gambia - Margaret Davies
Germany - Dagmar Eva Ruthenberg
Gibraltar - Carmen Gomez
Greece - Julie Vardi
Grenada - Jennifer Josephine Hosten
Guyana - Jennifer Diana Evan Wong
Holland - Patricia Hollman
Hong Kong - Ann Lay
Iceland - Anna Hansdottir
India - Heather Corinne Faville
Ireland - Mary Elizabeth McKinley
Israel - Irith Lavi
Italy - Marika de Poi
Jamaica - Elizabeth Ann Lindo
Japan - Hisayo Nakamura
Korea - Lee Jung-Hee
Lebanon - Georgina Rizk
Liberia - Mainusa Wiles
Luxembourg - Rita Massard
Malaysia - Mary Ann Wong
Malta - Tessa Marthese Galea
Mauritius - Florence Muller
Mexico - Libia Zulema Lopez Montemayor
New Zealand - Glenys Elizabeth Treweek
Nicaragua - Evangelina Lacayo
Nigeria - Stella Owivri
Norway - Aud Fosse
Philippines - Minerva Manalo Cagatao
Portugal - Ana Maria Diozo Lucas
Puerto Rico - Alma Doris Perez
Seychelles - Nicole Barallon
South Africa - Jillian Elizabeth Jessup
Spain - Josefina Román Gutiérrez
Sweden - Marjorie Christel Johansson
Switzerland - Sylvia Christina Weisser
Thailand - Tuanjai Amnakamart
Tunisia - Kaltoum Khouildi
Turkey - Afet Tugbay
United Kingdom - Yvonne Anne Ormes
United States - Sandra Anne Wolsfeld
Venezuela - Tomasa Nina (Tomasita) de las Casas
Yugoslavia - Teresa Djelmis