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{{short description|British model, actress, and beauty queen}}
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|birth_date=1952
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|birth_place=[[Liverpool]], [[Lancashire]], [[England]]
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}}'''Linda Hooks''' (born [[Liverpool]], [[Lancashire]], 1952) is the second delegate from [[Great Britain]] to win the [[Miss International]] crown in 1972,<ref>{{cite web|title=Pageant Almanac|url=http://www.pageant-almanac.com/miss-international/former-titleholders.php}} Retrieved on 11 Apr 2008.</ref> three years after [[Valerie Susan Holmes]] earned the title.She has brown hair blue eyes.
'''Linda Hooks''' (born 1952) is a British actress, model and beauty queen who won the [[Miss International 1972]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Pageant Almanac|url=http://www.pageant-almanac.com/miss-international/former-titleholders.php|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060711184803/http://www.pageant-almanac.com/miss-international/former-titleholders.php|url-status=usurped|archive-date=July 11, 2006}} Retrieved on 11 April 2008.</ref> three years after [[Valerie Susan Holmes]] earned the title.


Hooks' success in the [[Miss International]] in [[Tokyo]], [[Japan]] paved the way towards a modelling and acting career. During the mid-1970s, she appeared regularly on [[Anglia Television]] as an assistant to [[Nicholas Parsons]] in the [[United Kingdom|British]] version of the popular quiz show [[Sale of the Century]]. She also appeared in three of the later [[Carry On films]] - ''[[Carry On Dick]]'', ''[[Carry On Behind]]'' and ''[[Carry On England]]''.
She won Miss International 1972 as "Miss Britain" then competed in Miss United Kingdom 1974, failing to make the final 15. During the mid-1970s, she appeared regularly on [[Anglia Television]] as an assistant to [[Nicholas Parsons]] in the British version of the popular quiz show ''[[Sale of the Century]]''.

As an actress, she appeared in three of the later [[Carry On films]]: ''[[Carry On Dick]]'', ''[[Carry On Behind]]'' and ''[[Carry On England]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2bad573370|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210418085224/https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2bad573370|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 18, 2021|title=Linda Hooks|website=BFI}}</ref> On television, apart from several appearances in the ''[[Carry on Laughing]]'' series, she appeared in two episodes of the sci-fi drama ''[[Space: 1999]]'' and an episode of ''[[The Sweeney]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aveleyman.com/ActorCredit.aspx?ActorID=20982|title=Linda Hooks|website=www.aveleyman.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/linda-hooks/credits/3000010129/|title=Linda Hooks|website=TVGuide.com}}</ref>

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==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.pageantopolis.com/international/int_1972.htm Images and details of Hooks at 1972 ''Miss International'']
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20111227161925/http://www.pageantopolis.com/international/Int_1972.htm Images and details of Hooks at 1972 ''Miss International'']
* {{IMDb name|0393662}}
* {{IMDb name|0393662}}


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| SHORT DESCRIPTION = British actor and model
|Year = 1972
| DATE OF BIRTH = 1952
|Miss World = {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Belinda Green]]
| PLACE OF BIRTH =[[Liverpool]], [[Lancashire]], [[England]], [[United Kingdom]]
|Miss Universe = {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Kerry Anne Wells]]
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Latest revision as of 23:49, 8 April 2024

Linda Hooks
Born1952 (age 72–73)
Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Linda Hooks (born 1952) is a British actress, model and beauty queen who won the Miss International 1972,[1] three years after Valerie Susan Holmes earned the title.

She won Miss International 1972 as "Miss Britain" then competed in Miss United Kingdom 1974, failing to make the final 15. During the mid-1970s, she appeared regularly on Anglia Television as an assistant to Nicholas Parsons in the British version of the popular quiz show Sale of the Century.

As an actress, she appeared in three of the later Carry On films: Carry On Dick, Carry On Behind and Carry On England.[2] On television, apart from several appearances in the Carry on Laughing series, she appeared in two episodes of the sci-fi drama Space: 1999 and an episode of The Sweeney.[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ "Pageant Almanac". Archived from the original on July 11, 2006. Retrieved on 11 April 2008.
  2. ^ "Linda Hooks". BFI. Archived from the original on April 18, 2021.
  3. ^ "Linda Hooks". www.aveleyman.com.
  4. ^ "Linda Hooks". TVGuide.com.
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Awards and achievements
Preceded by Miss International
1972 		Succeeded by
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