“She’s even said her mother streaked once. If she’d come back, I might have had more luck.”Ī pal said Melissa is a “complete nutter – a complete fruitcake, so anything was possible. She lifted it up and she was still smiling at me. Washington said: “I saw these things wobbling around and, Jeez, she smiled at me. “I hope I have brightened up a few people’s day,” she said, “I certainly have no regrets. 'Tennis Court Streaker Hits the Wall' and 'Nude Blacks Keeping. The duke was laughing like mad.” Seconds later Melissa was arrested and spent the rest of the final at a police station before being freed before without charge. as an aesthetic in and of itself, nudity is a legitimate, and distinct, mode of corporeal. Peter Goord, 57, of Plymouth, said: “She showed it all. Melissa headed for the Royal Box and, grinning at the bigwigs, lifted up her pinny. “I was going to wear a dress but decided to wear my pinny instead.”Īs she ran, Mal Washington even pulled up his shirt to reveal his chest. “When the players came out I thought, ‘It’s now or never’, so I just did it. “I knew it had never been done before – and it had to be done, really, didn’t it? I am a bit of a naughty girl and I definitely have a wild streak in me. “I did it for a bit of a laugh, although I was encouraged by all the others. “It was my suggestion entirely,” she said. Melissa – nicknamed Missie – of Wandsworth, London, was in high spirits after gaining a design degree at Manchester Polytechnic. I suppose that means I have got the sack.” “They demanded my pinny back immediately. Johnson graduated from Manchester University with a degree in graphic design.“But my employers were very po-faced,” said Melissa. It was believed to be the first incident of streaking ever at Wimbledon. Before the tournament, William Hill bookmakers reduced the odds on a streaker interrupting Centre Court play during the final to 4-1. Wimbledon officials expressed concern before the opening of the tournament two weeks ago that a streaker might appear - coaxed on by several of Britain's large bookmakers offering odds on it happening. There was no way she was trying to get away." "When she got in front of the Royal Box, she lifted it up and showed everything off," Goord said. A Centre Court spectator, 57-year-old travel agent Peter Goord, said the streak even drew a humorous reaction from the royals.
"Whilst we do not wish to condone the practice, it did at least provide some light amusement for our loyal and patient supporters, who have had a trying time during the recent bad weather," a club statement said. Usually stiff and proper, The All England club was unexpectedly light-hearted regarding the moment. A Scotland Yard spokeswoman said "no further action" would be taken.
Johnson was taken to Wimbledon police station where she was held until the end of the match. I got flustered, and three sets later I was gone. " said Washington, who later was to lose to Krajicek. Walking back to the baseline to begin his warmup, the American lifted up his tennis shirt to bare his own chest and received a large ovation. Washington paused a moment and then doubled over trying to contain his laughter. Both players broke into laugher, as did most of the 14,000 fans. She was quickly escorted off the court near the Royal Box by two policemen.
Johnson, who had been working as a catering assistant at Wimbledon during her summer holidays, was topless and wore only a tiny maid's apron, which she lifted up dependuing on whether she wanted to reveal her top or bottom. This girl gets popints off for having to get courage from a bottle, and the fact that she wasn't fully naked, but she was damn close.
A 23-year-old London student, Melissa Johnson, her courage bolstered by a few drinks, climbed over a barrier at one end of the court and dashed the length of its periphery - passing in front of finalists Richard Krajicek and MaliVai Washington as they posed near the net for photographs.
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