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in 1972, and has been held irregularly since, with the 14th competition held in 2018. Alternative Miss World has been described as a "pansexual beauty pageant" where the "bizarre is beautiful", and it has attracted figures from the world of art, fashion and entertainment, including
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All the events were hosted by Logan, dressed half as a woman and half as a man. Many of the female halves of his costume were designed by Zandra Rhodes. Logan may be accompanied by co-hosts, such as
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in West Kensington, London. The scale of this event left Logan with a debt of £25,000, but he was helped by donations, including a painting from David Hockney. This event was later broadcast on
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The first Alternative Miss World was held on 25 March 1972 in the studio of Andrew Logan in Downham Road, Hackney which was a converted jigsaw factory. The event was inspired by a visit to the
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dog show, and the contestants in the competition would be judged on the same criteria as the dogs at Crufts: poise, personality and originality. The first event was attended by
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where one of the contestants, Gaby Longhi, competed in ripped-up clothes with safety pins that would later become a feature of the
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The 1978 Alternative Miss World, with Divine as co-host, was filmed by Richard Gayer. The resulting documentary film, titled
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The following Alternative Miss World in 1981 was the largest yet organised and it was held at the Grand Hall of
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Although the competition is open to both men and women, it was only in 1986 that the first woman won –
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as Miss Fuck It, and Grayson Perry as Miss St Claire Perry of Essex, dressed as Jesus on the Cross.
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as Miss National Geographic. The previous year's competition was won by a robot created by
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whereby the contestants are required to wear three separate sets of costumes – daywear,
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in south east London as a venue, however, protests from the locals concerned about
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who were in the judges panel. The second was also held in Logan's studio, with
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could not get in due to overcrowding at the place). Other attendees included
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on the same night as the Miss World contest, but the case was dismissed by
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Andrew Logan is the host and hostess of Alternative Miss World.
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London Calling: A Countercultural History of London since 1945
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organisation attempted to block the film's showing at the
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is an art and fashion event presented in the form of a
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appearing as one of the judges (it was claimed that
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Miss Fancy Chance!" 1217:"The Alternative Miss World – in pictures" 870: 868: 725: 723: 307: 1150: 1148: 1146: 1110:"The Fifth Alternative Miss World (1985)" 902: 900: 898: 896: 894: 892: 890: 752:Bramley, Ellie Violet (20 October 2014). 747: 745: 908:"Andrew Logan's Alternative Miss World" 678: 605:Veronica Thompson (Miss Fancy Chance) 511:Burnel Penhaul (Miss Gale Force Wind) 363:Eric Roberts (Miss Holland Park Walk) 1280:"REVIEW: Alternative Miss World 2018" 684: 682: 7: 1340:Recurring events established in 1972 789: 787: 785: 1278:Jones, Dylan B (October 22, 2018). 1155:Palmer, Judith (15 December 1998). 708:Sims, Alexandra (22 October 2018). 1253:Moodley, Kiran (22 October 2014). 954:Moodley, Kiran (16 October 2014). 14: 1066:"Not your average beauty pageant" 1064:Hanson, Michele (17 April 2009). 689:Dowd, Vincent (20 October 2018). 270:. 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Index

beauty pageant
Andrew Logan
David Hockney
Derek Jarman
Zandra Rhodes
Vivienne Westwood
Brian Eno
Grayson Perry
The British Guide to Showing Off
Miss World
swimwear
evening wear
Jarvis Cocker
Tim Curry
Billy Connolly
Brian Eno
Zandra Rhodes
David Bailey
Brian Clarke
Ossie Clark
Richard O'Brien
Molly Parkin
Anita Roddick
Zoe Wanamaker
Nick Rhodes
Norman Rosenthal
Divine
Grayson Perry
Julian Clary
Ruby Wax

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