Miss Universe Great Britain

Miss Universe Great Britain
Formation	1952; 72 years ago
Type	Beauty pageant
Headquarters	Cardiff
Location	Wales;
Membership	Miss Universe;
Official language	English
Director	Paula Abbandonato
Current titleholder	Christina Chalk; Scotland
Website	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,^[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

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

The following is a list of winners of Miss Universe Great Britain, from 1952 to present.

Year	Miss Universe Great Britain	Country/Territory	Hometown
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

^ 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.