In 1957 Williams won the
Miss Great Britain title. The following year she became the first female
Blue Peter presenter, co-presenting with
Christopher Trace. Williams recalled
Michael Bond being a cameraman on the very first episode, and that she did not expect even to be invited back again. Williams left
Blue Peter at the start of 1962, after being made redundant by
Clive Parkhurst, a newly appointed producer, with whom she did not get on. She recalled that "he could not find anything for me to do". In October 1961, Williams did not appear for six editions, and was eventually sacked, leaving Trace on his own or with one-off presenters. Parkhurst was replaced by
John Furness. Williams is the only
Blue Peter presenter of whom
no footage survives, as episodes were either not recorded or were erased due to the
BBC's
wiping policy at the time. Williams went on to play small parts in the films
Watch Your Stern,
Marriage of Convenience and
The Beauty Jungle, and returned to
Blue Peter for the show's 20th anniversary in 1978 and subsequently the 35th anniversary in 1993 40th in 1998 and the 60th in 2018. ==Personal life==