Legal Opinion
Miss World (Uk) Limited v. Mrs. America Pageants, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided September 15, 1988No. 87-6607PublishedCited by 92 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SNEED, Senior Circuit Judge:
Miss World (UK) Ltd. and Miss World (Jersey) Ltd. (collectively hereinafter referred to as “Miss World Ltd.”) appeal the denial of a motion for a preliminary injunction against Mrs. America Pageants, Inc. and its promoters’ use of the title “Mrs. of the World” in a beauty pageant. We affirm.
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FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS BELOW
Miss World Ltd. has produced beauty pageants since 1951. Unmarried women from over eighty countries annually vie for the title of “Miss World.” The winner of each competition spends the next year representing Miss World at various charitable and…
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