things that make me go mmmmm

Lesley Langley

Won the Miss World title in 1965 after being named Miss UK, but the British public was scandalised after tabloids dug up nude photos of the Weymouth-born model. She was only allowed to keep her crown because the pictures were taken before she entered the pageant. She now works as a receptionist in dental surgery back in her home town.

Gabriela Brum

Miss Germany had the shortest reign in Miss World history, resigning her title just 18 hours after being crowned in 1980 – the first year that entrants were judged on their personality and intelligence as well as beauty. She claimed that her boyfriend disapproved of the contest, but it later emerged that she had posed for naked photgraphs. She moved to the US and modelled nude again, this time for Playboy

Valérie Bègue

The 22-year-old business student from the French island of La Réunion was banned from competing in Miss World after salacious photos – including one of her posing on a crucifix, and another of her eating yogurt – were published by a magazine. She was allowed to keep her Miss France 2007 title after the French public lept to her defence.

Kelli McCarty

The title of McCarty's forthcoming DVD release says it all: "Faithless: From Beauty Queen to Porn Queen". After winning Miss USA in 1991 as Miss Kansas, McCarty starred in several Hollywood films and had a long-running part in daytime soap Passions. But she was axed from the NBC show in 2006, and last year signed a deal with an adult production house to star in a hard-core films. "I enjoy acting, and I really like sex ... so this was the perfect opportunity to combine two of my passions," she said

Vanessa Williams (Miss America in 1984)

Ten months into Vanessa Williams’ reign as Miss America raunchy photos from a “Naked & Lesbian” photo shoot with Penthouse Magazine surfaced. As you’ll see from the “cleanest” of the images above the pictures were extremely explicit and Williams was asked to give up her crown immediately. In the end these photos boosted her career and she earned an Emmy, a Grammy, a Tony Award and the award for most reproduced Salad Tossing photo.