A knobbly knees competition (or knobbliest knees) is a parody of a beauty contest, in which the winner is the person judged to have the knobbliest, or most misshapen, knees.
Such competitions were popular entertainments at British pre- and post-war era holiday camps such as Butlin’s and Pontins. The competitions became a byword for the holiday camp lifestyle.
A June 1947 knobbliest knees contest at Butlin’s Skegness camp was judged by Laurel and Hardy. The denouement of the 1973 British comedy-drama film The Best Pair of Legs in the Business—from which the film takes its title—relies on a character having participated in a knobbly knees competition.
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Knobbly Knees Contests in England From the Past
Knobbly Knees Contests in England From the Past
Knobbly Knees Contests in England From the Past
Knobbly Knees Contests in England From the Past
Knobbly Knees Contests in England From the Past
Knobbly Knees Contests in England From the Past
Knobbly Knees Contests in England From the Past
Knobbly Knees Contests in England From the Past
Knobbly Knees Contests in England From the Past
Knobbly Knees Contests in England From the Past
Knobbly Knees Contests in England From the Past
Knobbly Knees Contests in England From the Past
Knobbly Knees Contests in England From the Past
Knobbly Knees Contests in England From the Past
Knobbly Knees Contests in England From the Past
Knobbly Knees Contests in England From the Past
Knobbly Knees Contests in England From the Past
Knobbly Knees Contests in England From the Past
Knobbly Knees Contests in England From the Past
Knobbly Knees Contests in England From the Past