Lighted headgear, comprising: a head fitting portion for fitting on a user's head; a brim including a shape retentive brim member having upper and lower major surfaces (286, 288) thereof, a covering material (290, 291) for extending over the brim member; an opening (294, 295) in the covering material; a light holder for being mounted to headgear, the light holder comprising a mounting base having a fore-and-aft axis extending thereacross; the lighted headgear characterised by: the light holder comprising an integral light holding bezel (222, 224) that extends from the mounting base at a fixed, oblique angle of inclination downwardly from the mounting base so that an axis through the bezel (222, 224) extends transversely and at an inclination to the fore-and-aft axis with the integral light holding bezel (222, 224) sized to receive at least one light source (206, 208) therein at the fixed oblique angle of inclination to the mounting base for directing light along the downwardly inclined axis of the bezel downwardly away from the base; wherein the light holder is mounted to the headgear at least partially between the lower major surface of the brim member and the covering material (290, 291); the bezel (222, 224) is oriented to at least partially extend through the opening (294, 295) in the covering material (291, 292) so that with the light source (206, 208) received therein illumination is provided in a direction downwardly and away from the brim member lower major surface to a relatively close reading distance to the wearer. a head fitting portion for fitting on a user's head; a brim including a shape retentive brim member having upper and lower major surfaces (286, 288) thereof, a covering material (290, 291) for extending over the brim member; an opening (294, 295) in the covering material; a light holder for being mounted to headgear, the light holder comprising a mounting base having a fore-and-aft axis extending thereacross; the lighted headgear characterised by: the light holder comprising an integral light holding bezel (222, 224) that extends from the mounting base at a fixed, oblique angle of inclination downwardly from the mounting base so that an axis through the bezel (222, 224) extends transversely and at an inclination to the fore-and-aft axis with the integral light holding bezel (222, 224) sized to receive at least one light source (206, 208) therein at the fixed oblique angle of inclination to the mounting base for directing light along the downwardly inclined axis of the bezel downwardly away from the base; wherein the light holder is mounted to the headgear at least partially between the lower major surface of the brim member and the covering material (290, 291); the bezel (222, 224) is oriented to at least partially extend through the opening (294, 295) in the covering material (291, 292) so that with the light source (206, 208) received therein illumination is provided in a direction downwardly and away from the brim member lower major surface to a relatively close reading distance to the wearer. the light holder comprising an integral light holding bezel (222, 224) that extends from the mounting base at a fixed, oblique angle of inclination downwardly from the mounting base so that an axis through the bezel (222, 224) extends transversely and at an inclination to the fore-and-aft axis with the integral light holding bezel (222, 224) sized to receive at least one light source (206, 208) therein at the fixed oblique angle of inclination to the mounting base for directing light along the downwardly inclined axis of the bezel downwardly away from the base; wherein the light holder is mounted to the headgear at least partially between the lower major surface of the brim member and the covering material (290, 291); the bezel (222, 224) is oriented to at least partially extend through the opening (294, 295) in the covering material (291, 292) so that with the light source (206, 208) received therein illumination is provided in a direction downwardly and away from the brim member lower major surface to a relatively close reading distance to the wearer.