Fuck Yeah, Old Time Fatties!

The search for “Britain’s Most Glamorous Fatty” issued 3/19/1962.

Title reads: “Plump and Lovely”.

London.

Miss Fat and Beautiful Contest. Various shots overweight women window shopping in Oxford Street. Panning shot an outsize mannequin in shop window wearing dress. C/U ticket on dress “48 Hips”. C/U fat women looking in shop window. Interior of shop. Various shots plump woman trying on coat which doesn’t fit her. A shop assistant shows her an outsized coat which fits her perfectly. The assistant then passes her a pair of enormous knickers. The large lady holds up the large bloomers.

Interior of department store, Barkers of Kensington. Various shots of large ladies taking part in “Miss Fat and Beautiful” beauty contest. Contestants are Mrs. Mary Ramsden from Leeds, Mrs. Marie Burgess from Bath, Mrs. Joan Gronert from Nottingham, Mrs. Dorothy Waugh aged 32 from Scotland, Mrs. Helen Thomas from Birmingham, Miss Leonore Hoyle from Blackburn. The winner is Mrs. Waugh - we see her wearing the winner’s sash and holding bouquet.

Posted 7 months ago
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Source: britishpathe.com
  1. cptfunk reblogged this from fuckyeaholdtimefatties
  2. wearyruler reblogged this from fuckyeaholdtimefatties and added:
    I would win this. Well, maybe not, but you know I’d give it my all.
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  5. huzzah-huzzah reblogged this from smartdametales and added:
    Absolutely smashing!!!
  6. amyprimeface reblogged this from lenoralenoire
  7. smartdametales reblogged this from lenoralenoire and added:
    really, really, really wonderful! Middle aged British overweight models! What a treat!
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  10. lenoralenoire reblogged this from andashewolfafterthewar and added:
    This is exactly what I needed to see today. “Britains most glamorous fatty” FAN FREAKIN TASTIC!!!!
  11. elegantginger reblogged this from fuckyeaholdtimefatties
  12. norma--bates reblogged this from pussybow
  13. la-foxx reblogged this from therecordlegacy and added:
    Ms. Fat and Beautiful
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  15. my-little-underground reblogged this from theheftyhideaway
  16. theheftyhideaway reblogged this from pussybow and added:
    “Most Glamourous Fatty!”
  17. andashewolfafterthewar reblogged this from lapocketrocket and added:
    We should so recreate this and run our own Glamorous Fatty competition.
  18. lapocketrocket reblogged this from pussybow and added:
    This is the best thing I have ever seen. I want...Britain’s most glamorous fatty.
  19. pussybow reblogged this from fuckyeaholdtimefatties and added:
    i can’t wait to be old
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