Valerie Susan Holmes (born November 1946) is a British model and beauty queen who was the 1969 winner of the
Miss International beauty pageant. She was the first delegate from her country to win the competition.
Valerie was born in November 1946 to Ernest and Phyllis Holmes of
Winchmore Hill, a small suburb of
London,
England. She won the Miss Enfield contest in 1969. This victory paved the way for her to compete and eventually win the title of Miss Britain, and from that on, to take the crown at the
Miss International contest of 1969.
Following her win at the international pageant held in
Tokyo,
Japan
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, she toured the globe for a year, ending up back in Japan, in
Osaka to crown the winner of the
Miss International contest in 1970,
Aurora McKenny Pijuan
Aurora McKenney Pijuan (born November 11, 1949) is a Filipino beauty queen who was crowned Miss International 1970.
Biography
She comes from Bacolod and is a graduate of Saint Scholastica's College (batch 1967). A product of the 1970 Binibini ...
. Holmes moved to the
United States, where she eventually married and raised a family.
References
Miss International winners
Living people
1946 births
People from Enfield, London
British beauty pageant winners
Miss International 1969 delegates
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