Pearl Jansen
Pearl Gladys Jansen (born 1950 in Bonteheuwel) is a South African beauty queen and singer who ends up first runner-up in the Miss World beauty contest in the UK in 1970. She became the first black woman to represent her country at this level even if she competed as "Miss Africa South" due to apartheid. Biography. Jansen was 22 when she entered the 1970 beauty contest, and she is portrayed in the film "Misbehaviour". She has stated that after the contest nothing changed for her because of apartheid. She waited until she was 58 years old to  fulfill her dream of becoming a singer. 1970 Miss World contest. The 1970 contest was held in London, United Kingdom. It began with a row because the organisers had allowed two entries from South Africa, one black, Pearl Jansen, and one white. Then during the evening there were protests by women's liberation activists and flour was thrown. The comedian, Bob Hope, was also heckled. Jennifer Hosten, Miss Grenada, won, becoming the second black woman to win Miss World, and Pearl Jansen was placed second.