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Born '''Julia Pritchard''' in London, she worked as a model, and met Eric Morley, then a director of [[The Rank Group Plc|Mecca Dancing]], at a dance hall in [[Leeds]]; the couple married in 1960.<ref>[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1373861/Eric-Morley.html "Obituary: Eric Morley", ''The Telegraph'', 10 November 2000]. Retrieved 6 October 2013</ref> She became Chairman of Miss World after her husband died in 2000.<ref>[http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/09/24/miss-world-2013-empowering-women-say-julia-morley_n_3984148.html "Miss World 2013: "Contest Empowers Women And Gives Them A Voice" Says Chair Julia Morley", ''Huffington Post'', 28 September 2013]. Retrieved 6 October 2013</ref>
Born '''Julia Pritchard''' in London, she worked as a model, and met Eric Morley, then a director of [[The Rank Group Plc|Mecca Dancing]], at a dance hall in [[Leeds]]; the couple married in 1960.<ref>[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1373861/Eric-Morley.html "Obituary: Eric Morley", ''The Telegraph'', 10 November 2000]. Retrieved 6 October 2013</ref> She became Chairman of Miss World after her husband died in 2000.<ref>[http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/09/24/miss-world-2013-empowering-women-say-julia-morley_n_3984148.html "Miss World 2013: "Contest Empowers Women And Gives Them A Voice" Says Chair Julia Morley", ''Huffington Post'', 28 September 2013]. Retrieved 6 October 2013</ref>


As Chairman of Miss World, she introduced ‘[[Beauty With A Purpose]]’ which raises money in support of sick and disadvantaged children.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://talkvietnam.com/2012/10/gem-of-a-painting-top-seller-at-miss-world-charity-auction/#.UZItEKIp_Pw |title=Miss World charity auction |work= talkvietnam.com |date=26 Oct 2012 |accessdate=14 May 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://esquire.com.ph/news/efi-donates-p1m-to-mwp |title=EFI Donates P1M To MWP |work=esquire.com |date=2 Oct 2012 |accessdate=14 May 2013 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121224124233/http://esquire.com.ph/news/efi-donates-p1m-to-mwp |archivedate=24 December 2012 |df= }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.beautywithapurpose.com/index.php/en/news/117-miss-world-charity-soccer-match |title=Miss World charity Soccer Match|work= Beautywithapurpose.com |date=21 Oct 2010 |accessdate=14 May 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://feminamissindia.indiatimes.com/news/vanya-gives-a-gold-statue-of-peacock-for-charity-auction/articleshow/15505434.cms |title=VANYA GIVES A GOLD STATUE OF PEACOCK FOR CHARITY AUCTION |work= Times Of India |date=15 Aug 2012 |accessdate=14 May 2013}}</ref> In 2009, Morley used the opening of the Miss World Festival to launch the Variety International Children’s Fund with a Charity Dinner which raised over $400,000 for nutritional, educational and medical projects in [[Haiti]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.beautywithapurpose.com/index.php/en/news/85-miss-world-2009-charity-dinner |title=Miss World 2009 Charity Dinner |work=Beauty With A Purpose |date=9 Nov 2009 |accessdate=14 May 2013}}</ref> When [[Simon Cowell]] was given the 2010 Humanitarian Award at the Variety World Conference in Hollywood, he commented that Julia Morley should be collecting the award in his place for her work as a humanitarian.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hWwXjN85kE |title=Simon Cowell - 2009 Variety Club Humanitarian Award recipient |work=Youtube |date=2 Mar 2 2011 |accessdate=14 May 2013}}</ref> A few months later Julia Morley herself was given the Humanitarian Award by Variety of Ireland.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.varietyireland.org/at-work-juliamorley.htm |title=The Humanitarian Award Honouring Julia Morley - Miss World Organization |work=Variety Ireland |date=13 Sep 2010 |accessdate=14 May 2013 }}{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
As Chairman of Miss World, she introduced ‘[[Beauty With A Purpose]]’ which raises money in support of sick and disadvantaged children.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://talkvietnam.com/2012/10/gem-of-a-painting-top-seller-at-miss-world-charity-auction/#.UZItEKIp_Pw |title=Miss World charity auction |work= talkvietnam.com |date=26 Oct 2012 |accessdate=14 May 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://esquire.com.ph/news/efi-donates-p1m-to-mwp |title=EFI Donates P1M To MWP |work=esquire.com |date=2 Oct 2012 |accessdate=14 May 2013 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121224124233/http://esquire.com.ph/news/efi-donates-p1m-to-mwp |archivedate=24 December 2012 |df= }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.beautywithapurpose.com/index.php/en/news/117-miss-world-charity-soccer-match |title=Miss World charity Soccer Match|work= Beautywithapurpose.com |date=21 Oct 2010 |accessdate=14 May 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://feminamissindia.indiatimes.com/news/vanya-gives-a-gold-statue-of-peacock-for-charity-auction/articleshow/15505434.cms |title=Miss World India, Vanya Mishra gives a gold statue of peacock for charity auction|work= Times of India|date=15 Aug 2012 |accessdate=14 May 2013}}</ref> In 2009, Morley used the opening of the Miss World Festival to launch the Variety International Children’s Fund with a Charity Dinner which raised over $400,000 for nutritional, educational and medical projects in [[Haiti]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.beautywithapurpose.com/index.php/en/news/85-miss-world-2009-charity-dinner |title=Miss World 2009 Charity Dinner |work=Beauty With A Purpose|date=9 Nov 2009 |accessdate=14 May 2013}}</ref>
She was also conferred with a Priyadarshini Award for her ‘Save the Children’ campaign.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://m.timesofindia.com/city/mumbai/Priyanka-Chopra-and-Julia-Morley-honoured-with-Priyadarshni-Academys-Global-Awards-2014-in-Mumbai/articleshow/43005115.cms|title=Chopra and Julia Morley honoured with Priyadarshni Academy’s Global Awards 2014 inUmbai|work=Times of India|date=21 September 2014|accessdate=|first=Krutika|last=Behrawala}}</ref> In 2016, Morley was felicitated with the Humanitarian Award by Variety Ireland.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://m.beautypageants.in/miss-world/Miss-World-CEO-Julia-Morley-felicitated-with-Humanitarian-Award/eventshow/52062195.cms|title=Miss World CEO Julia Morley felicitated with Humanitarian Award|work=Indiatimes|date=1 May 2016|accessdate=11 December 2018}}</ref>


In 2013, while visiting [[Haiti]] with [[Miss World 2013]] [[Megan Young]], Morley experienced a serious accident while visiting an orphanage. Young only received minor injuries from the fall while Morley suffered a hip fracture.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.missworld.com/News/2013-11-04/Miss-World-in-Orphanage-Collapse-Horror/ |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2013-12-03 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131206235334/http://www.missworld.com/News/2013-11-04/Miss-World-in-Orphanage-Collapse-Horror/ |archivedate=2013-12-06 |df= }}</ref>
In 2013, while visiting [[Haiti]] with [[Miss World 2013]] [[Megan Young]], Morley experienced a serious accident while visiting an orphanage. Young only received minor injuries from the fall while Morley suffered a hip fracture.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.missworld.com/News/2013-11-04/Miss-World-in-Orphanage-Collapse-Horror/ |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2013-12-03 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131206235334/http://www.missworld.com/News/2013-11-04/Miss-World-in-Orphanage-Collapse-Horror/ |archivedate=2013-12-06 |df= }}</ref>

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Julia Morley
Julia Morley (right) and Taťána Kuchařová at Miss World 2007
Born
Julia Evelyn Pritchard

(1939-10-02) 2 October 1939 (age 85)
London, England
NationalityBritish
Occupations
  • Chairwoman of the Miss World Organization
  • President of Variety International 2009-2011
Spouse
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(m. 1960⁠–⁠2000)​

Julia Evelyn Morley (born 2 October 1939) is a British businesswoman, charity worker and former model. She is the Chairman of the Miss World Organization which runs the annual Miss World and biennial Mister World competition.[1] She is the widow of Miss World founder Eric Morley, who organised from the first pageant in 1951 until his death in 2000.

Life and career

Born Julia Pritchard in London, she worked as a model, and met Eric Morley, then a director of Mecca Dancing, at a dance hall in Leeds; the couple married in 1960.[2] She became Chairman of Miss World after her husband died in 2000.[3]

As Chairman of Miss World, she introduced ‘Beauty With A Purpose’ which raises money in support of sick and disadvantaged children.[4][5][6][7] In 2009, Morley used the opening of the Miss World Festival to launch the Variety International Children’s Fund with a Charity Dinner which raised over $400,000 for nutritional, educational and medical projects in Haiti.[8] She was also conferred with a Priyadarshini Award for her ‘Save the Children’ campaign.[9] In 2016, Morley was felicitated with the Humanitarian Award by Variety Ireland.[10]

In 2013, while visiting Haiti with Miss World 2013 Megan Young, Morley experienced a serious accident while visiting an orphanage. Young only received minor injuries from the fall while Morley suffered a hip fracture.[11]

References

  1. ^ "Mister World is back!".
  2. ^ "Obituary: Eric Morley", The Telegraph, 10 November 2000. Retrieved 6 October 2013
  3. ^ "Miss World 2013: "Contest Empowers Women And Gives Them A Voice" Says Chair Julia Morley", Huffington Post, 28 September 2013. Retrieved 6 October 2013
  4. ^ "Miss World charity auction". talkvietnam.com. 26 Oct 2012. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
  5. ^ "EFI Donates P1M To MWP". esquire.com. 2 Oct 2012. Archived from the original on 24 December 2012. Retrieved 14 May 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  6. ^ "Miss World charity Soccer Match". Beautywithapurpose.com. 21 Oct 2010. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
  7. ^ "Miss World India, Vanya Mishra gives a gold statue of peacock for charity auction". Times of India. 15 Aug 2012. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
  8. ^ "Miss World 2009 Charity Dinner". Beauty With A Purpose. 9 Nov 2009. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
  9. ^ Behrawala, Krutika (21 September 2014). "Chopra and Julia Morley honoured with Priyadarshni Academy's Global Awards 2014 inUmbai". Times of India.
  10. ^ "Miss World CEO Julia Morley felicitated with Humanitarian Award". Indiatimes. 1 May 2016. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  11. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-12-06. Retrieved 2013-12-03. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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