Lesley C Powell - Miss Woking Whirl 1969

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 Miss Lesley C Powell, a hairdresser, aged 17, was the Carnival Queen for Woking's first Whirl in July 1969.  Her two attendants were Jill Gosden, a 16-years old schoolgirl (who would win the competition the following year) and Caryl Higgins, a fashion sales representative.

For winning the competition, Lesley received a £25 cash prize.

Two years earlier, when she was 15, Lesley had been the Carnival Queen for the Guildford Show;  In 1970, she came third in Weston-Super-Mare's 'Modern Venus' competition.   The same year she won Goal magazine's 'Goal Girl 70' competition.   The finalists all paraded in the kit of their favourite teams; Lesley, being a Spurs supporter, wore their kit and afterwards was called and congratulated by Spurs' and England forward, Martin Peters.   In 1971, she was banned from entering a similar football supporters beauty queen contest as she had previously won money prizes.

In 1971, she also reached the finals of the 'Miss Jersey Queen' and 'Miss England' competitions.

Hair: Brunette
Eyes: Hazel
Height:
Vitals: 35-24-35
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