Miss Universe Great Britain
{{short description|National beauty pageant competition in Great Britain}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{distinguish|Miss United Kingdom|Miss Great Britain}}
{{More citations needed|date=March 2021}}
{{Use British English|date=September 2021}}
{{Infobox organization
| name = Miss Universe Great Britain
| formation = {{start date and years ago|1952}}
| type = Beauty pageant
| headquarters = Cardiff
| location = Wales
| membership = {{Hlist|Miss Universe}}
| language = English
| leader_title = Director
| leader_name = Paula Abbandonato
| leader_title2 = Current titleholder
| leader_name2 = Christina Chalk
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| website = [http://www.missuniversegb.co.uk/ missuniversegb.co.uk]
}}
Miss Universe Great Britain is a national beauty pageant that selects the British representative in the Miss Universe contest.
History
When created as Miss Universe Great Britain in 1952,{{cite news|title=Black Woman Wins Miss Universe Great Britain for First Time|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/miss-universe-great-britain-winner-black-woman-dee-ann-rogers-anguila-a8450856.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220515/https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/miss-universe-great-britain-winner-black-woman-dee-ann-rogers-anguila-a8450856.html |archive-date=15 May 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|newspaper=Independent|first=Olivia|last=Petter|date=17 July 2018}} 30 women around the island of Great Britain and Northern Ireland competed. Aileen Chase would be the only contestant to compete at Miss Universe as Miss Great Britain or Miss UK until the 1990s. For four decades there would be no Miss Great Britain nor Miss United Kingdom in Miss Universe pageant.
There was no UK participant at Miss Universe in 1953–1954. From 1955 to 1990 (except 1956), the winner of Miss England competed in the Miss Universe contest. Miss Scotland and Miss Wales first competed in 1961 and again, competed every year until 1990, except 1987 in Scotland's case, as that year's Miss Scotland, Eileen Catterson, was disqualified for being under age.
In Miss Universe 1991, Helen Upton, the winner of the 1990 Miss United Kingdom pageant, became the first contestant since 1952 to compete at Miss Universe under the Miss GB or Miss UK banner. She competed as Miss United Kingdom.
In 1992, Tiffany Stanford, Miss British Isles 1992, was appointed to compete as Miss Great Britain.{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RTYMBgAAQBAJ&pg=PA106 |title=Do you want to be a model?|last1=Stanford|first1=Tiffany|last2=Firth|first2=Jeanne|date=9 July 2014 |publisher=Paragon |isbn=9781782222958 |access-date=21 February 2020}}
From 1993 to 1999, the rights to the pageant went to Miss Great Britain pageant. After that, Miss Great Britain Universe came back in 2000. There was no British representative at Miss Universe from 2001 to 2004.
In 2005 it came back with the name Miss Universe United Kingdom and the pageant had 30 delegates representing subdivision of British Overseas, Crown Dependencies, England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales.
In 2008 the rights to the pageant were awarded to Welsh Modelling agency Vibe Models, and the name was changed again to Miss Universe UK. The contest was revitalized, with a show being held in Central London to determine the winner; 38 contestants competed for the title.
In 2009 the name of the pageant was changed once again to Miss Universe Great Britain and has since kept the name until 2020. The event is now held at the Birmingham ICC.
In 2010, Miss Universe Great Britain took on new sponsors Front Agency in London.
In 2018, Dee-Ann Kentish-Rogers from Anguilla, a British Overseas Territory, won the crown. She is a past Commonwealth Games heptathlete and a barrister at law.{{cite news|title=Miss Universe GB: First black winner Dee-Ann Kentish-Rogers on 'great achievement'|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-44858817|website=BBC News|first=Gena-mour|last=Barrett|date=18 July 2018}}
=Gallery of winners=
File:Dee Anne Kentish-Rogers political promo pose.jpg|Dee-Ann Kentish-Rogers, Miss Universe Great Britain 2018
File:Amy Willerton 2013.jpg|Amy Willerton, Miss Universe Great Britain 2013
File:Hwe.jpg|Holly Hale, Miss Universe Great Britain 2012
File:Miss Wales 08 Chloe Morgan.jpg|Chloe-Beth Morgan, Miss Universe Great Britain 2011
File:Leilani Dowding publicity shot.jpg|Leilani Dowding, Miss Universe Great Britain 1998
Titleholders
::The following is a list of winners of Miss Universe Great Britain, from 1952 to present.
| class="wikitable " style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center;"
! Year ! Miss Universe Great Britain ! Country/Territory ! Hometown |
| 2024
| Christina Chalk{{Cite web |last=Severo |first=Jan Milo |title=Half-Filipino Christina Dela Cruz Chalk to represent Great Britain at Miss Universe 2024 |url=https://www.philstar.com/lifestyle/fashion-and-beauty/2024/07/09/2368900/half-filipino-christina-dela-cruz-chalk-represent-great-britain-miss-universe-2024 |access-date=2024-07-10 |website=Philstar.com}} | Scotland | Dunblane |
| 2023
| England |
| 2022
| Noky Simbani{{Cite web|title=Zimbabwe-born Noky Simbani Wins Miss Universe Great Britain 2022|url=https://zimbuzz.co.zw/2022/07/11/zimbabwe-born-model-noky-simbani-wins-miss-universe-great-britain-2022/|website=ZIMBUZZ|date=11 July 2022 |language=en-GB}} |England | Derby |
| 2021
| Emma Collingridge{{Cite web |last=Moore |first=Charlotte |date=19 October 2021 |title=Ipswich woman crowned Miss Universe Great Britain |url=https://www.eadt.co.uk/news/kesgrave-model-crowned-miss-universe-great-britain-8423934 |access-date=20 October 2021 |newspaper=East Anglian Daily Times}} |England | Suffolk |
| 2020
|Jeanette Akua |England | London |
| 2019
|Wales | Llanelli |
| 2018
| Anguilla | The Valley{{efn|name=a|Originally comes from the British Overseas Territory of Anguilla; however Rogers represented Birmingham at the pageant as she had residency in Birmingham. This is due to the pageant's rule stating that all participants must have proof of residency in England, Scotland or Wales.}} |
| 2017
| Anna Burdzy |England |
| 2016
| Jaime-Lee Faulkner |England |
| 2015
|England | London |
| 2014
|England | London |
| 2013
|England | London |
| 2012
|Wales | Llanelli |
| 2011
|Wales | Torfaen |
| 2010
|England | London |
| 2009
|England | London |
| 2008
|Wales | Llanelli |
| 2006
| Julie Doherty |England |
| 2005
| Brooke Johnston |England | London |
| 2000
| Louise Lakin |England |
| 1999
| Cherie Pisani |England | Essex |
| 1998
|England |
| 1996
| Anita Saint Rose |England | London |
| 1995
| Sarah Jane Southwick |England | London |
| 1994
| Michaela Pyke |Wales | |
| 1993
| Kathryn Middleton |England | England |
| 1992
| Tiffany Stanford |England | England |
| 1991
| Helen Upton |England | England |
| 1952
| Aileen Chase |England | London |
{{notelist}}
Titleholders under Miss Universe Great Britain org.
=Miss Universe Great Britain=
{{plainlist|
- {{Color box|gold|border=silver}} : Declared as Winner
- {{Color box|#FFFF66|border=silver}} : Ended as runner-up or top 5/6 qualification
- {{Color box|#FFFF99|border=silver}} : Ended as one of the finalists or semi-finalists
- {{Color box|#FADADD|border=silver}} : Ended as special awards winner
}}
::The winner of Miss Universe Great Britain represents the country at Miss Universe. On occasion, when the winner does not qualify (due to age) a runner-up is sent.
| class="wikitable " style="font-size: 90%;"
!width="60" |Year !width="150" |Country !width="150" |Hometown !width="250" |Miss Universe Great Britain !width="250" |Placement at Miss Universe !width="250" |Special awards |
| colspan="6"| Paula Abbandonato directorship — a franchise holder to Miss Universe from 2008; Prior 2009, the name of pageant was Miss Universe UK competition and wore the UK sash at Miss Universe. Began 2009, Great Britain sash exists at Miss Universe pageant. |
|---|
| 2025
| colspan=5 {{TBA}} |
| 2024
| Scotland | Dunblane | Christina Chalk{{Cite web |title=Filipino-British beauty Christina Dela Cruz Chalk wins Miss Universe Great Britain 2024 |url=https://philstarlife.com/news-and-views/168629-christina-dela-cruz-chalk-wins-miss-universe-great-britain-2024? |access-date=2024-07-10 |website=Philstar Life}} | Unplaced |
| 2023
| England | Unplaced | |
| 2022
| England | Derby | Noky Simbani | Unplaced | |
| style="background-color:#FFFF99; "
! 2021 | England | Suffolk | Emma Collingridge | Top 16 | |
| style="background-color:#FFFF99; "
! 2020 | England | London | Jeanette Akua | Top 21 | |
| 2019
| Wales | Llanelli | Unplaced | |
| style="background-color:#FFFF99; "
! 2018 | Anguilla | Top 20 | |
| style="background-color:#FFFF99; "
! 2017 | England | Anna Burdzy | Top 16 | |
| 2016
| England | Jaime-Lee Faulkner | Unplaced | |
| 2015
| England | London | Unplaced | |
| 2014
| England | London | Unplaced | |
| style="background-color:#FFFF99; "
! 2013 | England | London | Top 10 | |
| 2012
| Wales | Llanelli | Unplaced | |
| 2011
| Wales | Torfaen | Unplaced | |
| 2010
| England | London | Unplaced | |
| 2009
| England | London | Unplaced | |
| 2008
| Wales | Llanelli | Unplaced | |
| colspan="6"| Welsh Modelling Agency Vibe Models "Miss United Kingdom Universe" directorship — a franchise holder to Miss Universe between 2006―2007 |
| colspan=6 {{n/a|Did not compete in 2007}} |
| 2006
| England | London | Julie Doherty | Unplaced | |
| 2005
| England | London | Brooke Johnston | Unplaced | |
| colspan="6"| Nicky Price "Miss Great Britain Universe" directorship — a franchise holder to Miss Universe in 2000 |
| 2000
| England | Louise Lakin | Unplaced | |
| colspan="6"| The Singhs "Miss British Islaes (1991) & Miss Great Britain (1992―1998)" directorship — a franchise holder to Miss Universe in 1991―1998 |
| 1999
| England | Clacton | Cherie Pisani | Unplaced | |
| 1998
| England | Unplaced | |
| 1997
| Wales | Cardiff | colspan=2 {{n/a|Did not compete}} |
| 1996
| England | London | Anita Saint Rose | Unplaced | |
| 1995
| England | Sarah Jane Southwick | Unplaced | |
| 1994
| Wales | Cardiff | Michaela Pyke | Unplaced | |
| 1993
| England | Kathryn Middleton | Unplaced | |
| 1992
| England | Tiffany Stanford | Unplaced | |
| colspan="6"| Eric Morley "Miss United Kingdom" directorship — a franchise holder to Miss Universe in 1991 |
| 1991
| England | Helen Upton | Unplaced | |
| colspan="6"| Eric Morley "Miss England, Miss Scotland, and Miss Wales" directorship — a franchise holder to Miss Universe between 1961―1990 |
| rowspan=3|1990
| Wales | — | Jane Lloyd | Unplaced | |
| Scotland
| — | Karina Ferguson | Unplaced | |
| England
| London | Carla Barrow | Unplaced | |
| rowspan=3|1989
| Wales | — | Andrea Caroline Jones | Unplaced | |
| Scotland
| — | Victoria Susannah Lace | Unplaced | |
| England
| London | Racquel Jory | Unplaced | |
| rowspan=3|1988
| Wales | Clwyd | Lise Marie Williams | Unplaced | |
| Scotland
| Amanda Laird | Unplaced | |
| England
| Tracey Williams | Unplaced | |
| rowspan=3|1987
| Wales | Nicola Gail Davies | Unplaced | |
| Scotland
| — | Julia Henderson | did not compete | |
| England
| Yvette Dawn Livesey | Unplaced | |
| rowspan=3|1986
| Wales | — | Tracey Rowlands | Unplaced | |
| Scotland
| Glasgow | Natalie Devlin | Unplaced | |
| England
| Newquay | Joanne Ruth Sedgley | Unplaced | |
| rowspan=3|1985
| Wales | Barbara Christian | Unplaced | |
| Scotland
| Glasgow | Jackie Hendrie | Unplaced | |
| England
| London | Helen Westlake | Unplaced | |
| rowspan=3|1984
| Wales | Newport | Jane Ann Riley | Unplaced | |
| Scotland
| Glasgow | May Monaghan | Unplaced | |
| England
| Louise Gray | Unplaced | |
| rowspan=3|1983
| Wales | Cardiff | Lianne Patricia Gray | Unplaced | |
| Scotland
| Linda Renton | Unplaced | |
| style="background-color:#FFFF66; "
| England | Southsea | Karen Lesley Moore | 4th Runner-up | |
| rowspan=3|1982
| Wales | Holt | Michele Donnelly | Unplaced | |
| Scotland
| — | Georgina Kearney | Unplaced | |
| style="background-color:#FFFF99; "
| England | Grimsby | Della Frances Dolan | Top 12 | |
| rowspan=3|1981
| Wales | Newport | Karen Ruth Stannard | Unplaced | |
| Scotland
| — | Anne McFarlane | Unplaced | |
| England
| Joanna Longley | Unplaced | |
| rowspan=3|1980
| Wales | — | Unplaced | |
| style="background-color:#FFFF66; "
| Scotland | — | Linda Gallagher | 1st Runner-up | |
| England
| Julie Duckworth | Unplaced | |
| style="background-color:#FFFF99; "
! rowspan=3|1979 | Wales | Janet Beverly Hobson | Top 12 | |
| style="background-color:#FFFF99; "
| Scotland | Glasgow | Lorraine Davidson | Top 12 | |
| style="background-color:#FFFF66; "
| England | 2nd Runner-up | align="left"|
|
| rowspan=3|1978
| Wales | Elizabeth Ann Jones | Unplaced | |
| Scotland
| Cupar | Angela Mary Kate Macleod | Unplaced | |
| England
| Beverly Isherwood | Unplaced | |
| rowspan=3|1977
| Wales | — | Christine Anne Murphy | Unplaced | |
| style="background-color:#FFFF66; "
| Scotland | Sandra Bell | 2nd Runner-up | |
| England
| Bristol | Sarah Louise Long | Unplaced | |
| style="background-color:#FFFF66; "
! rowspan=3|1976 | Wales | 2nd Runner-up | |
| style="background-color:#FFFF66; "
| Scotland | Glasgow | Carol Jean Grant | 3rd Runner-up | |
| style="background-color:#FFFF99; "
| England | Pauline Bull | Top 12 | align="left"|
|
| rowspan=3|1975
| Wales | Cardiff | Georgina Kerler | Unplaced | |
| Scotland
| Glasgow | Mary Kirkwood | Unplaced | |
| style="background-color:#FFFF99; "
| England | London | Vicki Harris | Top 12 | |
| style="background-color:#FFFF66; "
! rowspan=3|1974 | Wales | Cardiff | 1st Runner-up'' | |
| Scotland
| Aberdeen | Catherine Robertson | Unplaced | |
| style="background-color:#FFFF99; "
| England | Rochdale | Kathleen Ann Celeste Anders | Top 12 | |
| rowspan=3|1973
| Wales | Newport | Deirdre Jennifer | Unplaced | |
| Scotland
| — | Caroline Meade | Unplaced | |
| England
| London | Unplaced | |
| rowspan=3|1972
| Wales | — | Eileen Darroch | Unplaced | |
| Scotland
| Glasgow | Elizabeth Joan Stevely | Unplaced | |
| style="background-color:#FFFF66; "
| England | London | Jennifer Mary McAdam | 4th Runner-up | |
| rowspan=3|1971
| Wales | — | Dawn Cater | Unplaced | |
| Scotland
| — | Elizabeth Montgomery | Unplaced | |
| style="background-color:#FFFF99; "
| England | Marilyn Ann Ward | Top 12 | |
| rowspan=3|1970
| Wales | Sandra Cater | Unplaced | |
| Scotland
| Wishaw | Lee Hamilton Marshall | Unplaced | |
| England
| Nantwich | Yvonne Anne Ormes | Unplaced | |
| rowspan=3|1969
| Wales | Shirley Jones | Unplaced | |
| Scotland
| — | Sheena Drumond | Unplaced | |
| England
| London | Myra Van Heck | Unplaced | |
| rowspan=3|1968
| Wales | Swansea | Judith Radford | Unplaced | |
| Scotland
| Glasgow | Helen Davidson | Unplaced | |
| style="background-color:#FFFF99; "
| England | Jennifer Lowe Summers | Top 15 | |
| style="background-color:#FFFF99; "
! rowspan=3|1967 | Wales | — | Denise Elizabeth Page | Top 15 | |
| Scotland
| — | Lena MacGarvie | Unplaced | |
| style="background-color:#FFFF66; "
| England | Jennifer Lynn Lewis | 2nd Runner-up | |
| rowspan=3|1966
| Wales | — | Christine Heller | Unplaced | |
| Scotland
| — | Linda Ann Lees | Unplaced | |
| style="background-color:#FFFF66; "
| England | London | Janice Carol Whiteman | Top 15 | |
| rowspan=3|1965
| Wales | — | Joan Boull | Unplaced | |
| Scotland
| — | Mary Young | Unplaced | |
| England
| — | Jennifer Warren Gurley | Unplaced | |
| rowspan=3|1964
| Wales | — | Marilyn Joy Samuel | Unplaced | |
| Scotland
| — | Wendy Barrie | Unplaced | |
| style="background-color:#FFFF66; "
| England | London | Brenda Blackler | 1st Runner-up | |
| rowspan=3|1963
| Wales | — | Maureen Thomas | Unplaced | |
| style="background-color:#FADADD; "
| Scotland | — | Grace Calder Taylor | Unplaced | align="left"|
|
| England
| London | Susan Pratt | Withdrew | |
| rowspan=3|1962
| Wales | — | Hazel Williams | Unplaced | |
| Scotland
| — | Vera Parker | Unplaced | |
| style="background-color:#FFFF99; "
| England | London | Kim Carlton | Top 15 | align="left"|
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| style="background-color:#FFFF66; "
! rowspan=3|1961 | Wales | — | 1st Runner-up | |
| style="background-color:#FFFF99; "
| Scotland | — | Susan Jones | Top 15 | |
| style="background-color:#FFFF66; "
| England | London | Arlette Dobson | 3rd Runner-up | |
| colspan="6"| Eric Morley "Miss England" directorship — a franchise holder to Miss Universe between 1950―1960 |
| style="background-color:#FFFF99; "
! 1960 | England | London | Joan Ellinor Boardman | Top 15 | |
| style="background-color:#FFFF66; "
! 1959 | England | London | Pamela Anne Searle | 3rd Runner-up | align="left"|
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| 1958
| England | London | Dorothy Hazeldine | Unplaced | |
| style="background-color:#FFFF66; "
! 1957 | England | London | Sonia Hamilton | 2nd Runner-up | |
| style="background-color:#FFFF66; "
! 1956 | England | London | Iris Alice Kathleen Waller | 3rd Runner-up | |
| style="background-color:#FFFF99; "
! 1955 | England | London | Margaret Rowe | Top 16 | align="left"|
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| colspan="6"| Holiday Princess of Great Britain – Butlin Company directorship — a franchise holder to Miss Universe in 1952 |
| colspan=6 {{n/a|Did not compete between 1953—1954}} |
| 1952
| England | London | Aileen Chase | Unplaced | |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://www.missuniversegb.co.uk/ Miss Universe Great Britain - Official Website]
{{Miss Universe United Kingdom}}
{{Beauty pageants in Great Britain}}
{{Miss Universe countries and territories}}
Category:Recurring events established in 1952
Category:1952 establishments in the United Kingdom