Daily Record from Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland • 3

DAILY RECORD Wednesday March 29 1989 3 Beeb's dawn fora Victoria who takes the crown ONE of the most ambitious TV documentaries ever undertaken was announced by the BBC yesterday a 10-year project to record the history of the 20th century Portrait of the 20th Century will tell how advances in science technology social change arts culture and ideas have shaped the 100-year period Massive Work has already begun on the series which will be shown on BBC 1 at the end of the 1990s in up to 50 parts The series will be made for the BBC by John Gau Productions Producer Ivan Ren-dall said: may seem at first sight to be rather early to be start-ing on something intended for the end of the century but there is a massive job to be Will Wyatt the assistant managing director of network television said: BBC has a tradition of1 pioneering broadcasting events such as Civilisation and the Shakespeare Cycle Tradition project continues that tradition and carries it forward to the end of the century aim to make this something worthy of the occasion and of the highest standards of British he added LOVELY Victoria Lace proved she had the face to match her name when she was crowned Miss Scotland last night The 19-year-old from Dundonald Ayrshire beat 13 other finalists in the Daily Record sponsored competition at Grosvenor Hotel Victoria who idolises Marilyn Monroe said later: absolutely stunned at being Miss Scotland opened up a whole new world for Victoria is an art student and still lives with her parents as she plans her career Her mum Ann 44 wept as Victoria was named Miss Scotland But unfortunately her dad John was away on business in India and be there for the big moment Victoria is the current Miss Irvine and always dreamed of winning the Miss Scotland title -made possible by the Daily Record who took over the prestige event in 1989 PARACHUTE When Victoria was interviewed on stage by compere Dougie Donnelly she said her biggest ambition was a parachute jump She gets a £2000 wardrobe and £500 spending money and goes on to the Miss Universe contest in Mexico and will be a Miss UK contestant She is also eligible for Miss World Runner up Gillian Stirrat 19 from Cumbernauld said as she clutched her bouquet: course delighted but most of all I feel exhausted It was a very tough competition but the girls were all wonderful backstage and really helped me through it I have done it without The girl who came third Marna Murdoch also 19 of Auchinleck Ayrshire said: The competition judges had to be sent back after almost drawing on the first three places but finally picked Victoria The judges saw the girls in their Scotland strips and in cocktail dresses They were Record THIRD MARNA MURDOCH fashion editor Fiona Black TV editor John Millar former Miss Scotland Lorraine Davidson and actor James Macpherson who plays sidekick The judges were chaired by Record editor-in chief Endell Laird and adjudicated by Michael Morley of the Morley Organisation Contestant Angela Wilson 20 had to pull out at the last minute because of ill health THE WINNER VICTORIA LACE becoming Miss Scotland opens up a whole new world for the beautiful 19-year-old ARREST MAKES MftD MftX GIVE UP THE ROOZE USSIE screen heartthrob Mel Gibson is a much mellower man these days And all down to giving up the amber nectar The Mad Max star who had a reputation for heavy boozing and fighting has quit the bottle after an arrest for drinkdriving The 33-year-old actor told Own magazine: drink at all now and I Mellowing Mel Gibson it think they have a better time when they drink but few of them remember if they had a good time is a prop much more fun without Gibson who ironically stars in a current movie called Tequila Sunrise was arrested for drink-driving while filming in Toronto been hitting the bottle and I have been driving I was a naughty boy got my hand slapped and I.