In 1947 Diana Dors came third in a beauty contest while on holiday in Weston-Super-Mare. The winner was Beryl Ten-Brooke, who she later said of Diana: “to be honest, I remember her being a bit precious.”
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| Beryl Ten-Brooke, left, winning the Miss Venus beauty pageant at Weston-super-Mare, beating a young Diana Dors, right. |
In 1947, Dors was a 15-year-old student at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA), where she was the youngest student in her class. During this year, she began her film career, appearing in several films, often in brief or uncredited roles.
She also won the London Films Cup at LAMDA, an award for the “girl most likely to succeed in films.” It was also around this time that she signed a contract with the Rank Organisation and became known for her willingness to pose for glamour shots, earning her the nickname "The Body". She had previously been going by her birth name, Diana Mary Fluck, and changed it to Dors at the suggestion of her mother.
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