Vicky wears her 1984 Miss Blackpool sache alongside her daughter Tabitha Bennett, the newly crowned Miss Blackpool. (Vicky Bennett via SWNS)
Vicky Bennett,SWNS
By Matthew Simpson & Douglas Whitbread via SWNS
A glitzy mom and daughter have both been crowned winners of the same beauty pageant - 40 years apart.
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Vicky Bennett wins Miss Blackpool in 1984. (Blackpool Gazette via SWNS)
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Tabitha Bennett after being crowned Miss Blackpool on November 22.(Vicky Bennett via SWNS)
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Mother and daughter Vicky and Tabitha Bennett.(Vicky Bennett via SWNS)
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