Ann Sidney biography: 13 things about Miss World 1964

Ann Sidney is a British actor, television host and beauty queen based in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. She represented the United Kingdom in Miss World.

Sidney was born in Poole, Dorset, England, U.K. to George Sidney Sr. and Gladys Sidney, Ann attended Martin Road School and Martin Kemp-Welch Secondary School, which are both in Poole. George and Gladys have a son named George Sidney Jr.

Sidney is 5’8″ tall and has been married five times. Here are 13 more things about her:

1. In 1963, she won Miss Front Page in Bournemouth, Dorset where Bruce Forsyth, then 35, served as a judge. While married to Penny Calvert, he told her he was separated and wooed her and they started dating.
2. On November 12, 1964, she represented the U.K. at Miss World 1964, competed against 41 other candidates at the Lyceum Ballroom in London, England and won the title. On November 19, 1965, she went back to the Lyceum Ballroom in London to crown her successor Miss World 1965 Lesley Langley.
3. In 1967, she appeared in the TV series “Mr. Aitch”, “The Avengers” and “Seven Deadly Virtues”. In 1968, she played Naomi in the film “Sebastian”.
4. In 1970, she starred in the films “Ein Wochenende” and “Performance” and the TV series “Bellbird”. On December 22, 1970, she married Rod McLennan and moved to Australia.
5. In 1972, she and McLennan divorced. She appeared in the TV series “The Spoiler” and “Birds in the Bush” in 1972 and the TV series “Ryan” and “Spyforce” in 1973. In 1975, she appeared in the TV series “Are You Being Served?” and “S.W.A.T.”
6. In 1978, she and Mike Preston hosted “The Better Sex” in Australia. In 1979, she played a model in the film “The Plank”.
7. In 1984, she played Millie Grant in the film “Vultures”. In 1985, she played Barbara in the film “Treasure of the Amazon”.
8. In 2004, she appeared in one “All Saints” episode.
9. In 2005, she married her fifth husband Duncan Weldon, who died in 2019. On December 10, 2005, she and her fellow Miss World titleholders Azra Akin, Agbani Darego, Wilnelia Merced, Julia Kurochkina, Diana Hayden, Mariasela Alvarez, Lucia Petterle and Denise Perrier Lanfranchi served as Miss World 2005 judges in Sanya, China.
10. On July 8, 2012, she and Weldon attended the 25th wedding anniversary celebration of Paul Elliott and Linda Hayden.
11. He was married to Weldon until his death on January 30, 2019.
12. On June 17, 2022, she published her book “Surviving Miss World”.
13. On March 27, 2024, she turned 80.