The most beautiful crown in the World!
The legendary career of David Morris began in 1951 when, as a young man, he mastered the craft of diamond mounting by apprenticing a leading jeweller. After attending London’s Central School of Arts and Crafts, he qualified as a goldsmith in 1959. Establishing his own jewellery firm in 1962, David Morris became internationally known a year later as he and his design partner claimed the 9th and 10th De Beers Diamonds International Awards, bestowed annually in New York to promote innovative design. The tiara tradition at David Morris stretches back nearly 50 years. After winning De Beers Diamonds Award two years in a row, Morris was commissioned to create the sapphire and diamond tiara worn by the Countess Marie Kinsky of Austria on the day of her marriage to Crown Prince Hans Adam of Lichtenstein in July 1967. And in 1969, Morris was approached by Eric Morley, the founder of the Miss World competition, to redesign the crown for the winner of the Miss United Kingdom. His magnificent turquoise and diamond creation is the same crown worn by Miss World today.
Mr David Morris - designer of the Miss World Crown
The current Miss World crown was initially used for the Miss United Kingdom pageant. Yvonne Ormes - Miss UK 1970 (pictured below) became the first woman to officially wear the current Miss World crown for the first time ever!
Australia's Belinda Green became the first Miss World to receive the current Miss World crown when she won the title in 1972. However, the crown was not used again in Miss World after that year until 1979.
Coronation video from MISS UNITED KINGDOM 1977 (rare video)
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Carolyn Seaward was the last Miss UK to wear the current Miss World crown in 1979.
The turquoise crown was re-introduced in Miss World in 1979 and was worn by the winner Gina Swainson from Bermuda. It has been used as the official crown of Miss World ever since then.
David Morris - The London Jeweller Shop on New Bond Street
Official website: http://www.davidmorris.com/
Special thanks to Sally Ann Fawcett for the information