Lesley Doreen Langley (born 26 March 1944 in

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, with the name Lesley Hill, which she changed to Leslie Langley to make it more artistic) is a British model, beauty queen and actress who was Miss United Kingdom and

Miss World Miss World is the oldest existing international beauty pageant. It was created in the United Kingdom by Eric Morley in 1951. Since his death in 2000, Morley's widow, Julia Morley, has co-chaired the pageant. Along with Miss Universe, Miss I ...

in 1965. She became the third woman from her country to win the title, and the second Miss United Kingdom in a row, thus making the United Kingdom the second country to have back-to-back winners. Sweden was the first, winning the inaugural pageant in 1951 and the second pageant in 1952.

Career

Langley attended the Royal Merchant Navy School—now known as

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—in the 1950s. In the mid-1960s she played a small part as a member of an all-female team of pilots in the

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'' Goldfinger'' as well as a Thal in the '' Doctor Who'' serial '' The Daleks''. She also became the front cover in 1967 on Weymouth's Official Holiday Guide, with photos inside.

Personal life

During her tenure Langley met and married

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Alan Haven—known for his collaborations with John Barry in the James Bond films '' From Russia with Love'' and '' Goldfinger''—and they had one daughter named Chloë. They divorced and Lesley later worked as a dental practice assistant.

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* 1944 births Living people English female models Miss World 1965 delegates Miss World winners Miss United Kingdom winners People from Weymouth, Dorset 20th-century English women 20th-century English people {{UK-model-stub