The Miss Great Britain pageant turned 75 years old in 2020.
From its humble beginnings at a windswept Morecambe lido to a prime-time TV show attracting millions of viewers, the contest is a national institution.
In this commemorative book Sally-Ann Fawcett - pageant judge, historian and author of Misdemeanours: Beauty Queen Scandals, More Misdemeanours and Mis-3-meanours - charts the ups and downs and the triumphs and tragedies of Britain's longest-running beauty contest.