Miss Universe Great Britain

National beauty pageant competition in Great Britain

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Miss Universe Great BritainFormation| 1952; 73 years ago (1952)

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Type| Beauty pageant
Headquarters| Cardiff
Location|

* Wales

Membership|

* Miss Universe

Official language

| English

Director

| Paula Abbandonato

Current titleholder

| Danielle Latimer
Wales
Website| missuniversegb.co.uk

Miss Universe Great Britain is a national beauty pageant that selects the British representative in the Miss Universe contest.

## History

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When created as Miss Universe Great Britain in 1952,[1] 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.[2]

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.[1][3]

### Gallery of winners

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* Dee-Ann Kentish-Rogers, Miss Universe Great Britain 2018

* Amy Willerton, Miss Universe Great Britain 2013

* Holly Hale, Miss Universe Great Britain 2012

* Chloe-Beth Morgan, Miss Universe Great Britain 2011

* Leilani Dowding, Miss Universe Great Britain 1998

## Titleholders

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The following is a list of winners of Miss Universe Great Britain, from 1952 to present.
Year  | Miss Universe Great Britain  | Country/Territory  | Hometown

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2025  | Danielle Latimer  | Wales  | Barry
2024 | Christina Chalk[4] | Scotland  | Dunblane
2023  | Jessica Page | England  | Liverpool
2022  | Noky Simbani[5] | England  | Derby
2021 | Emma Collingridge[6] | England  | Suffolk
2020 | Jeanette Akua  | England  | London
2019 | Emma Jenkins | Wales  | Llanelli
2018  | Dee-Ann Kentish-Rogers | Anguilla  | The Valley[a]
2017  | Anna Burdzy  | England  | Leicester
2016  | Jaime-Lee Faulkner  | England  | Sheffield
2015  | Narissara France | England  | London
2014  | Grace Levy | England  | London
2013  | Amy Willerton | England  | London
2012  | Holly Hale | Wales  | Llanelli
2011  | Chloe-Beth Morgan | Wales  | Torfaen
2010  | Tara Hoyos-Martínez | England  | London
2009  | Clair Cooper | England  | London
2008  | Lisa Lazarus | Wales  | Llanelli
2006  | Julie Doherty  | England  | Manchester
2005  | Brooke Johnston  | England  | London
2000  | Louise Lakin  | England  | Manchester
1999  | Cherie Pisani  | England  | Essex
1998  | Leilani Anne Dowding | England  | Bournemouth
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

1. ^ 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.

## Titleholders under Miss Universe Great Britain org.

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### Miss Universe Great Britain

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* : Declared as Winner
* : Ended as runner-up or top 5/6 qualification
* : Ended as one of the finalists or semi-finalists
* : 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.
Year  | Country  | Hometown  | Miss Universe Great Britain  | Placement at Miss Universe  | Special awards

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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 | Wales  | Barry | Danielle Latimer  | TBA  | TBA
2024 | Scotland  | Dunblane | Christina Chalk[7] | Unplaced  |
2023 | England  | Liverpool | Jessica Page | Unplaced  |
2022 | England  | Derby | Noky Simbani  | Unplaced  |
2021 | England  | Suffolk | Emma Collingridge  | Top 16  |
2020 | England  | London  | Jeanette Akua  | Top 21  |
2019 | Wales | Llanelli | Emma Jenkins | Unplaced  |
2018 | Anguilla  | The Valley | Dee-Ann Kentish-Rogers | Top 20  |
2017 | England  | Leicester | Anna Burdzy  | Top 16  |
2016 | England  | Sheffield | Jaime-Lee Faulkner  | Unplaced  |
2015 | England  | London  | Narissara France | Unplaced  |
2014 | England  | London  | Grace Levy | Unplaced  |
2013 | England  | London  | Amy Willerton | Top 10  |
2012 | Wales | Llanelli | Holly Hale | Unplaced  |
2011 | Wales | Torfaen | Chloe-Beth Morgan | Unplaced  |
2010 | England  | London  | Tara Hoyos-Martínez | Unplaced  |
2009 | England  | London  | Clair Cooper | Unplaced  |
2008 | Wales | Llanelli | Lisa Lazarus | Unplaced  |
Welsh Modelling Agency Vibe Models "Miss United Kingdom Universe" directorship — a franchise holder to Miss Universe between 2006―2007
Did not compete in 2007
2006 | England  | London  | Julie Doherty  | Unplaced  |
2005 | England  | London  | Brooke Johnston  | Unplaced  |
Nicky Price "Miss Great Britain Universe" directorship — a franchise holder to Miss Universe in 2000
2000 | England  | Manchester | Louise Lakin  | Unplaced  |
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  | Bournemouth | Leilani Anne Dowding | Unplaced  |
1997 | Wales | Cardiff | Liz Fuller | Did not compete
1996 | England  | London  | Anita Saint Rose  | Unplaced  |
1995 | England  | Birmingham | Sarah Jane Southwick  | Unplaced  |
1994 | Wales | Cardiff | Michaela Pyke  | Unplaced  |
1993 | England  | Chesterfield | Kathryn Middleton  | Unplaced  |
1992 | England  | Birmingham | Tiffany Stanford  | Unplaced  |
Eric Morley "Miss United Kingdom" directorship — a franchise holder to Miss Universe in 1991
1991 | England  | Birmingham | Helen Upton  | Unplaced  |
Eric Morley "Miss England, Miss Scotland, and Miss Wales" directorship — a franchise holder to Miss Universe between 1961―1990
1990 | Wales | —  | Jane Lloyd  | Unplaced  |
Scotland | —  | Karina Ferguson  | Unplaced  |
England  | London  | Carla Barrow  | Unplaced  |
1989 | Wales | —  | Andrea Caroline Jones  | Unplaced  |
Scotland | —  | Victoria Susannah Lace  | Unplaced  |
England  | London  | Racquel Jory  | Unplaced  |
1988 | Wales | Clwyd | Lise Marie Williams  | Unplaced  |
Scotland | Edinburgh | Amanda Laird  | Unplaced  |
England  | Nottinghamshire | Tracey Williams  | Unplaced  |
1987 | Wales | Merthyr Tydfil | Nicola Gail Davies  | Unplaced  |
Scotland | —  | Julia Henderson  | did not compete  |
England  | Lancashire | Yvette Dawn Livesey  | Unplaced  |
1986 | Wales | —  | Tracey Rowlands  | Unplaced  |
Scotland | Glasgow | Natalie Devlin  | Unplaced  |
England  | Newquay | Joanne Ruth Sedgley  | Unplaced  |
1985 | Wales | Pontypridd | Barbara Christian  | Unplaced  |
Scotland | Glasgow | Jackie Hendrie  | Unplaced  |
England  | London  | Helen Westlake  | Unplaced  |
1984 | Wales | Newport | Jane Ann Riley  | Unplaced  |
Scotland | Glasgow | May Monaghan  | Unplaced  |
England  | Sheffield | Louise Gray  | Unplaced  |
1983 | Wales | Cardiff | Lianne Patricia Gray  | Unplaced  |
Scotland | Edinburgh | Linda Renton  | Unplaced  |
England  | Southsea | Karen Lesley Moore  | 4th Runner-up  |
1982 | Wales | Holt | Michele Donnelly  | Unplaced  |
Scotland | —  | Georgina Kearney  | Unplaced  |
England  | Grimsby | Della Frances Dolan  | Top 12  |
1981 | Wales | Newport | Karen Ruth Stannard  | Unplaced  |
Scotland | —  | Anne McFarlane  | Unplaced  |
England  | Manchester | Joanna Longley  | Unplaced  |
1980 | Wales | —  | Kim Ashfield | Unplaced  |
Scotland | —  | Linda Gallagher  | 1st Runner-up  |
England  | Blackpool | Julie Duckworth  | Unplaced  |
1979 | Wales | Sandycroft | Janet Beverly Hobson  | Top 12  |
Scotland | Glasgow | Lorraine Davidson  | Top 12  |
England  | Yelverton | Carolyn Ann Seaward | 2nd Runner-up  |

* Miss Photogenic

1978 | Wales | Welshpool | Elizabeth Ann Jones  | Unplaced  |
Scotland | Cupar | Angela Mary Kate Macleod  | Unplaced  |
England  | Manchester | Beverly Isherwood  | Unplaced  |
1977 | Wales | —  | Christine Anne Murphy  | Unplaced  |
Scotland | Motherwell | Sandra Bell  | 2nd Runner-up  |
England  | Bristol | Sarah Louise Long  | Unplaced  |
1976 | Wales | Denbighshire | Sian Adey-Jones | 2nd Runner-up  |
Scotland | Glasgow | Carol Jean Grant  | 3rd Runner-up  |
England  | Manchester | Pauline Bull  | Top 12  |

* Miss Photogenic

1975 | Wales | Cardiff | Georgina Kerler  | Unplaced  |
Scotland | Glasgow | Mary Kirkwood  | Unplaced  |
England  | London  | Vicki Harris  | Top 12  |
1974 | Wales | Cardiff | Helen Morgan | 1st Runner-up  |
Scotland | Aberdeen | Catherine Robertson  | Unplaced  |
England  | Rochdale | Kathleen Ann Celeste Anders  | Top 12  |
1973 | Wales | Newport | Deirdre Jennifer  | Unplaced  |
Scotland | —  | Caroline Meade  | Unplaced  |
England  | London  | Veronica Ann Cross | Unplaced  |
1972 | Wales | —  | Eileen Darroch  | Unplaced  |
Scotland | Glasgow | Elizabeth Joan Stevely  | Unplaced  |
England  | London  | Jennifer Mary McAdam  | 4th Runner-up  |
1971 | Wales | —  | Dawn Cater  | Unplaced  |
Scotland | —  | Elizabeth Montgomery  | Unplaced  |
England  | New Milton | Marilyn Ann Ward  | Top 12  |
1970 | Wales | Glamorgan | Sandra Cater  | Unplaced  |
Scotland | Wishaw | Lee Hamilton Marshall  | Unplaced  |
England  | Nantwich | Yvonne Anne Ormes  | Unplaced  |
1969 | Wales | Colwyn Bay | Shirley Jones  | Unplaced  |
Scotland | —  | Sheena Drumond  | Unplaced  |
England  | London  | Myra Van Heck  | Unplaced  |
1968 | Wales | Swansea | Judith Radford  | Unplaced  |
Scotland | Glasgow | Helen Davidson  | Unplaced  |
England  | Manchester | Jennifer Lowe Summers  | Top 15  |
1967 | Wales | —  | Denise Elizabeth Page  | Top 15  |
Scotland | —  | Lena MacGarvie  | Unplaced  |
England  | Leicester | Jennifer Lynn Lewis  | 2nd Runner-up  |
1966 | Wales | —  | Christine Heller  | Unplaced  |
Scotland | —  | Linda Ann Lees  | Unplaced  |
England  | London  | Janice Carol Whiteman  | Top 15  |
1965 | Wales | —  | Joan Boull  | Unplaced  |
Scotland | —  | Mary Young  | Unplaced  |
England  | —  | Jennifer Warren Gurley  | Unplaced  |
1964 | Wales | —  | Marilyn Joy Samuel  | Unplaced  |
Scotland | —  | Wendy Barrie  | Unplaced  |
England  | London  | Brenda Blackler  | 1st Runner-up  |
1963 | Wales | —  | Maureen Thomas  | Unplaced  |
Scotland | —  | Grace Calder Taylor  | Unplaced  |

* Miss Congeniality

England  | London  | Susan Pratt  | Withdrew  |
1962 | Wales | —  | Hazel Williams  | Unplaced  |
Scotland | —  | Vera Parker  | Unplaced  |
England  | London  | Kim Carlton  | Top 15  |

* Miss Photogenic
* Best National Costume

1961 | Wales | —  | Rosemarie Frankland†  | 1st Runner-up  |
Scotland | —  | Susan Jones  | Top 15  |
England  | London  | Arlette Dobson  | 3rd Runner-up  |
Eric Morley "Miss England" directorship — a franchise holder to Miss Universe between 1950―1960
1960 | England  | London  | Joan Ellinor Boardman  | Top 15  |
1959 | England  | London  | Pamela Anne Searle  | 3rd Runner-up  |

* Miss Photogenic

1958 | England  | London  | Dorothy Hazeldine  | Unplaced  |
1957 | England  | London  | Sonia Hamilton  | 2nd Runner-up  |
1956 | England  | London  | Iris Alice Kathleen Waller  | 3rd Runner-up  |
1955 | England  | London  | Margaret Rowe  | Top 16  |

* Most Popular Girl

Holiday Princess of Great Britain – Butlin Company directorship — a franchise holder to Miss Universe in 1952
Did not compete between 1953—1954
1952 | England  | London  | Aileen Chase  | Unplaced  |

## References

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1. ^ a b Petter, Olivia (17 July 2018). "Black Woman Wins Miss Universe Great Britain for First Time". Independent. Archived from the original on 15 May 2022.
2. ^ Stanford, Tiffany; Firth, Jeanne (9 July 2014). Do you want to be a model?. Paragon. ISBN 9781782222958. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
3. ^ Barrett, Gena-mour (18 July 2018). "Miss Universe GB: First black winner Dee-Ann Kentish-Rogers on 'great achievement'". BBC News.
4. ^ Severo, Jan Milo. "Half-Filipino Christina Dela Cruz Chalk to represent Great Britain at Miss Universe 2024". Philstar.com. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
5. ^ "Zimbabwe-born Noky Simbani Wins Miss Universe Great Britain 2022". ZIMBUZZ. 11 July 2022.
6. ^ Moore, Charlotte (19 October 2021). "Ipswich woman crowned Miss Universe Great Britain". East Anglian Daily Times. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
7. ^ "Filipino-British beauty Christina Dela Cruz Chalk wins Miss Universe Great Britain 2024". Philstar Life. Retrieved 10 July 2024.

## External links

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* Miss Universe Great Britain - Official Website

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| Africa|

* Angola
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Asia|

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Europe|

* Albania
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Oceania|

* Australia
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Inactive since 2024 (under JKN Metaverse Inc.)

| Africa|

* Benin (1962)
* Ethiopia (2017)
* Eswatini (1994)
* Gabon (2015)
* Gambia (1986)
* Ghana (2022)
* Lesotho (1978)
* Liberia (1977)
* Madagascar (1961)
* Morocco (2021)
* Réunion (1986)
* Seychelles (2022)
* Sierra Leone (2019)
* Tunisia (1971)

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Americas|

* Antigua and Barbuda (2008)
* Barbados (2020)
* Bermuda (1997)
* Dominica (1985)
* French Guiana (1984)
* Greenland (1990)
* Grenada (1964)
* Haiti (2022)
* Saint Kitts and Nevis (1981)
* Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (2006)
* Sint Maarten (2006)

Asia|

* Bhutan (2022)
* Chinese Taipei (2004)
* Jordan (1960)

Europe|

* Austria (2017)
* Azerbaijan (2013)
* Georgia (2019)
* Lithuania (2019)
* Luxembourg (1994)
* Sweden (2021)

Oceania|

* American Samoa (1978)
* Cook Islands (1999)
* Guam (2019)
* New Caledonia (1982)
* Northern Marianas (2006)
* Papua New Guinea (1986)
* Tahiti (1985)
* Vanuatu (1978)

Inactive territories and dependencies
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| Constituent countries of Great Britain
(began 1992, using Great Britain sash at Miss Universe)|

* England (1955–1990)
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* Wales (1961–1990)

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Prefecture of Japan|

* Okinawa (1963–1968)

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* Bophuthatswana (1979)
* Transkei (1979–1983)

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Former entities (1952–2006)|

* Commonwealth of Independent States (1992)
* Czechoslovakia (1970–1992)
* Micronesia (1975)
* Southern Rhodesia (1961)
* Serbia and Montenegro (2003–2006)
* Soviet Union (1990–1991)
* West Indies (1954–1958)
* Yugoslavia (1968–2002)

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