Miss United Kingdom
Miss United Kingdom is a title held by the highest-ranked contestant from the UK in the Miss World pageant. The winner sometimes competes at Miss International the following year under the Britain or United Kingdom banner. From 1958 to 1999, Miss United Kingdom was a national beauty pageant held to choose a representative for the Miss World Pageant. In 1999, Scotland and Wales had their own contestants at Miss World, and in 2000, England and Northern Ireland sent their own representatives. The existing organization now runs the Miss England competition.[1]
| Formation | 1958 |
|---|---|
| Type | Beauty pageant |
| Headquarters | London |
| Location | |
Membership | Miss International |
Official language | English |
President | Julia Morley |
History
The pageant was created in 1958 by Eric Morley, the man behind the Miss World pageant. Before 1958, the winner of the Miss Great Britain contest would go on to represent the UK at the Miss World pageant, but from 1952 to 1957, none of the Miss GB title holders made the final seven at Miss World, so Morley decided to create the Miss United Kingdom contest in the hope of achieving better results at Miss World. From 1958 to 1999, the winner of Miss United Kingdom title would represent the UK at Miss World.[2]
At Miss United Kingdom, traditionally there would be regional heats from the four constituent Countries of the United Kingdom, these would take place early in the year. The winners of the respective Miss England, Miss Scotland and Miss Wales titles would compete in the summer at Miss Universe. The Miss UK contest would then take place featuring these titleholders plus a certain number of other top contestants from the regions, the winner would then go on to compete at the Miss World Contest in October/November. This meant that during the 60s, 70s and 80s, many British beauty queens competed at both the Miss Universe and Miss World contests.
Although England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have had separate representatives in other international pageants, Miss World did not allow this until the creation of separate Parliaments in the United Kingdom.
1999 was the year of the last Miss United Kingdom pageant, won by Nicola Willoughby, who competed as Miss UK at Miss World (the final woman to do so). The 1999 Miss World contest also saw the debuts of Scotland (represented by Stephanie Norrie) and Wales (represented by Clare Marie Daniels), so there was the unusual situation of having a Miss UK compete alongside Miss Scotland and Miss Wales. The following year, Julie Lee-Ann Martin became the first representative of Northern Ireland in the pageant while Michelle Walker was the first to compete as Miss England.
Since 2000, the Miss World Organization has announced the highest-ranking delegate of the four home nations at Miss World, as the winner of the Miss United Kingdom title. The winner receives a cash prize and has often represented the United Kingdom at the Miss International contest the following year. Since 2000, Scotland has the most Miss United Kingdom winners with (9), followed by England (4), Wales (3) and Northern Ireland (3).
Winners
From 2000 to present
| Year | Miss United Kingdom | Country | Miss World Placement | 1st Runner-Up | Country | Miss World Placement | 2nd Runner-Up | Country | Miss World Placement |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Anna Leitch | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Northern Ireland |
Top 6 (4th) | Rehema Muthamia |  England |
Top 40 | — | — | — |
| 2020 | No contest due to the COVID-19 pandemic. | ||||||||
| 2019 | Not elected by Miss World Organisation | ||||||||
| 2018 | Linzi McLelland |  Scotland |
Top 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | Stephanie Hill | England |
2nd Runner-Up | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | Not elected by Miss World Organisation | ||||||||
| 2015 | Mhairi Fergusson | Scotland |
Top 20 (18th) | Leanne McDowell | Northern Ireland |
Top 20 (20th) | — | — | — |
| 2014 | Carina Tyrrell | England |
Top 5 (4th) | Ellie McKeating | Scotland |
Top 25 | — | — | — |
| 2013 | Kirsty Heslewood | England |
Top 10 (6th) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | Sophie Moulds |  Wales |
1st Runner-Up | Charlotte Holmes | England |
Top 15 (8th) | Tiffany Brien | Northern Ireland |
Top 30 |
| 2011 | Alize Lily Mounter | England |
Top 7 (4th) | Jennifer Reoch | Scotland |
Top 7 (7th) | Finola Guinnane | Northern Ireland |
Non-Finalist (32nd) |
| 2010 | Nicola Mimnagh | Scotland |
Top 25 | Lori Moore | Northern Ireland |
Top 25 | — | — | — |
| 2009 | Katharine Brown | Scotland |
Non-Finalist | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008 | Chloe-Beth Morgan | Wales |
Non-Finalist | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007 | Nieve Jennings | Scotland |
Non-Finalist (17th) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006 | Nicola McLean | Scotland |
Top 17 (10th) | Catherine Jean Milligan | Northern Ireland |
Top 17 | — | — | — |
| 2005 | Lucy Evangelista | Northern Ireland |
Top 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2004 | Amy Guy | Wales |
Top 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003 | Nicci Jolly | Scotland |
Non-Finalist | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2002 | Gayle Williamson | Northern Ireland |
Non-Finalist | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2001 | Juliet-Jane Horne | Scotland |
2nd Runner-Up | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2000 | Michelle Watson | Scotland |
Non-Finalist | — | — | — | — | — | — |
From 1958 to 1999
| Year | Miss United Kingdom | Age | Represented | Miss World Placement | 1st Runner-Up | Represented | 2nd Runner-Up | Represented |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Nicola Willoughby | Lincoln, England | Non-Finalist (15th) | Julia Keegan | Bristol | Emma Keenan | Manchester | |
| 1998 | Emmalene McLoughlin | Manchester, England | Non-Finalist | Joanne Salley | Larne, Northern Ireland | Katie Viggers | Birmingham | |
| 1997 | Vicki-Lee Walberg | Blackpool, England | Top 10 | Abby Essien | Lancaster | Sarah Smart | Leicestershire | |
| 1996 | Rachael Liza Warner | Portmeirion, Wales | Non-Finalist (11th) | Kathy Green | Sheffield | Alice Wogan | Rothbury | |
| 1995 | Shauna Marie Gunn | County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland | Non-Finalist | Angie Bowness | Sheffield | Michelle Gascoigne | Bradford | |
| 1994 | Melanie Abdoun | London, England | Top 10 | Emma Steadman | Blackpool | Josie Saltwood | Belfast, Northern Ireland | |
| 1993 | Amanda Louise Johnson | 19 | Nottingham, England | Non-Finalist | Rosie Ann James | Glasgow, Scotland | Caitlyn Vorschynn | Liverpool, Merseyside |
| 1992 | Claire Elizabeth Smith | 22 | Chester, England | 1st Runner-Up | Melanie Sykes | Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire | Sally Brake | Rotherham, South Yorkshire |
| 1991 | Johanne Elizabeth Lewis | Mansfield, England | Non-Finalist (Joint 11th) | Liz Carter | Doncaster, South Yorkshire | Cherie Grainger | Bristol | |
| 1990 | Helen Upton | 19 | Blackpool, England | Non-Finalist (Joint 11th) | Kathy Furniss | Basildon, Essex | Sandra Pack | Wales |
| 1989 | Suzanne Younger | Portmeirion, Wales | Top 10 | Racquel Jory | Blackburn, England | Victoria Lace | Dundee, Scotland | |
| 1988 | Kirsty Roper | 18 | Manchester, England | 2nd Runner-Up | Angela Newlands | Wolverhampton | Nicola Kidd | Peterborough |
| 1987 | Karen Mellor | 25 | Derby, England | Non-Finalist (Joint 10th) | Heather Daniels | Portsmouth | Helen Fairbrother | Swindon |
| 1986 | Alison Slack | Sheffield, England | Top 15 | Joanne Sedgley | England | Suzanne Younger | Mold | |
| 1985 | Mandy Adele Shires | 19 | Bradford, England | 1st Runner-Up | Joanne Sedgley | Newquay | Barbara Christian | Wales |
| 1984 | Vivienne Rooke | 22 | Weston-super-Mare, England | 3rd Runner-Up | Lea La Salle | Wrexham | Susan Tan | Northern Ireland |
| 1983 | Sarah-Jane Hutt | 18 | Poole, England | Miss World 1983 | Karen Lesley Moore | England | Nicola Stanley | Isle of Wight |
| 1982 | Della Frances Dolan | 20 | Grimsby, England | 2nd Runner-Up | Alison Smith | Belfast | Ann Jackson | Chichester |
| 1981 | Michele Donnelly | 20 | Cardiff, Wales | 4th Runner-Up | Della Frances Dolan | Yorkshire | Georgina Kearney | Scotland |
| 1980 | Kim Ashfield | 21 | Buckley, Wales | 4th Runner-Up | Nicky Wright | Poole | Julie Duckworth | England |
| 1979 | Carolyn Seaward | 18 | Yelverton, England | 1st Runner-Up | Lorraine Davidson | Scotland | Karen Loughlin | Stockport |
| 1978 | Elizabeth Ann Jones | 20 | Welshpool, Wales | 5th Runner-Up | Janet Withey | London | Beverley Isherwood | England |
| 1977 | Madeleine Stringer | 24 | North Shields, England | 5th Runner-Up | Dorothy Walker | Edinburgh | Sarah Long | England |
| 1976 | Carol Jean Grant[**] | 19 | Glasgow, Scotland | 3rd Runner-Up | Sian Adey-Jones | Wales | Joanna Booth | Sheffield |
| 1975 | Vicki Harris | 22 | London, England | 2nd Runner-Up | Sue Cuff | Manchester | Gail Inglis | Dundee |
| 1974 | Helen Morgan | 21 | Barry, Wales | Miss World 1974 (Resigned) | Kathy Anders | England | Linda Myers | Sale |
| 1973 | Veronica Ann Cross | 23 | London, England | 6th Runner-Up | Marie Kirkwood | — | Pam Wood | — |
| 1972 | Jennifer McAdam | 24 | London, England | 6th Runner-Up | Elaine Farnworth | Ramsbottom | Julie Marcus | — |
| 1971 | Marilyn Ward | 21 | New Milton, England | 1st Runner-Up | Linda Ann Thomas | Blackpool | Anita Gudgeon | Basildon |
| 1970 | Yvonne Ormes | 20 | Nantwich, England | 6th Runner-Up | Jean Galston | Manchester | Lee Hamilton Marshall | Scotland |
| 1969 | Sheena Drummond | 18 | Tullibody, Scotland | Top 15 | — | — | — | — |
| 1968 | Kathleen Winstanley | 23 | Wigan, England | 1st Runner-Up | Marie Smith | Glasgow | Lisa Robertshaw | Bradford South |
| 1967 | Jennifer Lynn Lewis | 20 | Leicester, England | 4th Runner-Up | Jennifer Gurley | Manchester | Nine Scott | Sheffield |
| 1966 | Jennifer Lowe Summers | 20 | Warrington, England | Top 15 | — | — | — | — |
| 1965 | Lesley Langley | 20 | London, England | Miss World 1965 | — | — | — | — |
| 1964 | Ann Sidney | 20 | Poole, England | Miss World 1964 | — | — | — | — |
| 1963 | Diane Westbury[*] | 19 | Ilkeston, England | 5th Runner-Up | — | — | — | — |
| 1962 | Jackie White | 20 | Alvaston, England | Top 15 | — | — | — | — |
| 1961 | Rosemarie Frankland† | 18 | Rhos, Wales | Miss World 1961 | — | — | — | — |
| 1960 | Hilda Fairclough | 23 | Lancaster, England | Top 10 | — | — | — | — |
| 1959 | Anne Thelwell | 22 | Heswall, England | 3rd Runner-Up | — | — | — | — |
| 1958 | Eileen Sheridan† | 22 | Walton-on-Thames, England | 5th Runner-Up | — | — | — | — |
* Real name Diane Hickingbotham
** Also known as Carolyn Grant
United Kingdom in international pageants
Miss World
From 1952 to 1957 the UK were represented by the winner of the Miss Great Britain pageant. At the first Miss World in 1951, 21 of the 26 contestants were from the UK, including those that placed as first runner-up and second runner-up. From 1958 to 1999 the winner of the Miss United Kingdom pageant competed. There have been five UK winners of the Miss World title; all won the title competing as Miss United Kingdom.
| Year | Titleholder | Country (Banner Title) |
Placement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Leila Williams | Great Britain | |
| 1956 | Iris Alice Kathleen Waller | Great Britain | |
| 1955 | Jennifer Chimes | Great Britain | |
| 1954 | Patricia Butler | Great Britain | |
| 1953 | Brenda Mee | Great Britain | |
| 1952 | Marlene Ann Dee | Britain 1951 | |
| Doreen Dawne | Britain | ||
| 1951 | Laura Ellison-Davies | Britain | 1st Runner-up |
| Doreen Dawne | Britain | 2nd Runner-up | |
| Aileen P. Chase | Britain | 4th Runner-up | |
| Pat Cameron | Britain | ||
| Fay Cotton | Britain | ||
| Marlene Ann Dee | Britain | ||
| Brenda Mee | Britain | ||
| Elayne Pryce | Britain | ||
| Nina Way | Britain | ||
| Sidney Walker | Britain | ||
| Ann Rosemary West | Britain |
Miss Universe
The first UK contestant was Aileen Chase, who competed at the first Miss Universe in 1952 as Miss Great Britain. From 1955 to 1990 Miss England would compete, joined (from 1961 to 1990) By Miss Scotland and Miss Wales; many of these contestants would go on to compete at (and win) the Miss United Kingdom contest later in the year. The Miss World organisation held the franchise. The 1990s and 21st century have returned to one contestant competing as Miss United Kingdom or Miss Great Britain. Since 2005 the UK has been represented by the winner of the Miss Universe Great Britain pageant. No woman from the United Kingdom has ever won Miss Universe.
| Year | Titleholder | Country (Banner Title) | Placement | Special Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Jessica Page | Great Britain | ||
| 2022 | Noky Simbani | Great Britain | ||
| 2021 | Emma Rose Collingridge | Great Britain | Top 16 | |
| 2020 | Jeanette Akua | Great Britain | Top 21 | |
| 2019 | Emma Jenkins | Great Britain | ||
| 2018 | Dee-Ann Kentish-Rogers | Great Britain | Top 20 | |
| 2017 | Anna Burdzy | Great Britain | Top 16 | |
| 2016 | Jaime-Lee Faulkner | Great Britain | ||
| 2015 | Narissara France | Great Britain | ||
| 2014 | Grace Levy | Great Britain | ||
| 2013 | Amy Willerton | Great Britain | Top 10 | |
| 2012 | Holly Hale | Great Britain | ||
| 2011 | Chloe-Beth Morgan | Great Britain | ||
| 2010 | Tara Hoyos-Martínez | Great Britain | ||
| 2009 | Clair Cooper | Great Britain | ||
| 2008 | Lisa Lazarus | UK | ||
| 2006 | Julie Doherty | United Kingdom | ||
| 2005 | Brooke Johnston | United Kingdom | ||
| 2000 | Louise Lakin | Great Britain | ||
| 1999 | Cherie Pisani | Great Britain | ||
| 1998 | Leilani Anne Dowding | Great Britain | ||
| 1996 | Anita St. Rose | Great Britain | ||
| 1995 | Sarah-Jane Southwick | Great Britain | ||
| 1994 | Michaela Pyke | Great Britain | ||
| 1993 | Kathryn Middleton | Great Britain | ||
| 1992 | Tiffany Stanford | Great Britain | ||
| 1991 | Helen Upton | United Kingdom | ||
| 1990 | Carla Barrow | England | ||
| Karina Ferguson | Scotland | |||
| Jane Lloyd | Wales | |||
| 1989 | Raquel Marie Jory | England | ||
| Victoria Susannah Lace | Scotland | |||
| Andrea Caroline Jones | Wales | |||
| 1988 | Tracey Williams | England | Miss Photogenic | |
| Amanda Laird | Scotland | |||
| Lise Marie Williams | Wales | |||
| 1987 | Yvette Dawn Lindsey | England | ||
| Nicola Gail Davies | Wales | |||
| 1986 | Joanne Ruth Sedgley | England | ||
| Natalie M. Devlin | Scotland | |||
| Tracey Rowlands | Wales | |||
| 1985 | Helen Westlake | England | ||
| Jacqueline Hendrie | Scotland | |||
| Barbara Christian | Wales | |||
| 1984 | Louise Gray | England | ||
| May Monaghan | Scotland | |||
| Jane Anne Riley | Wales | |||
| 1983 | Karen Lesley Moore | England | 4th Runner-up | |
| Linda Renton | Scotland | |||
| Lianne Gray | Wales | |||
| 1982 | Della Frances Dolan | England | Top 12 | |
| Georgina Kearney | Scotland | |||
| Michelle Donelly | Wales | |||
| 1981 | Joanna Longley | England | ||
| Anne McFarlane | Scotland | |||
| Karen Ruth Stannard | Wales | |||
| 1980 | Julie Duckworth | England | ||
| Linda Gallagher | Scotland | 1st Runner-up | ||
| Kim Ashfield | Wales | |||
| 1979 | Carolyn Ann Seaward | England | 2nd Runner-up | Miss Photogenic |
| Lorraine Davidson | Scotland | Top 12 | ||
| Janet Beverly Hobson | Wales | Top 12 | ||
| 1978 | Beverly Isherwood | England | ||
| Angela Mary Kate McLeod | Scotland | |||
| Elizabeth Ann Jones | Wales | |||
| 1977 | Sarah Louise Long | England | ||
| Sandra Bell | Scotland | 2nd Runner-up | ||
| Christine Anne Murphy | Wales | |||
| 1976 | Pauline Davis | England | Top 12 | Miss Photogenic |
| Carol Grant | Scotland | 3rd Runner-up | ||
| Sian Adey-Jones | Wales | 2nd Runner-up | ||
| 1975 | Vicki Harris | England | Top 12 | |
| Mary Kirkwood | Scotland | |||
| Georgina Kerler | Wales | |||
| 1974 | Kathleen Ann Anders | England | Top 12 | |
| Catherine Robertson | Scotland | |||
| Helen Elizabeth Morgan | Wales | 1st Runner-up | ||
| 1973 | Veronica Ann Cross | England | ||
| Caroline Meade | Scotland | |||
| Deirdre Jennifer Greenland | Wales | |||
| 1972 | Jennifer McAdam | England | 4th Runner-up | |
| Elizabeth Joan Stevely | Scotland | |||
| Eileen Darroch | Wales | |||
| 1971 | Marilyn Ann Ward | England | Top 12 | |
| Elizabeth Montgomery | Scotland | |||
| Dawn Cater | Wales | |||
| 1970 | Yvonne Anne Ormes | England | ||
| Lee Hamilton Marshall | Scotland | |||
| Sandra Cater | Wales | |||
| 1969 | Myra Van Heck | England | ||
| Sheena Drumond | Scotland | |||
| Shirley Jones | Wales | |||
| 1968 | Jennifer Lowe Summers | England | ||
| Helen Davidson | Scotland | |||
| Judith Radford | Wales | |||
| 1967 | Jennifer Lewis | England | 2nd Runner-up | |
| Lena MacGarvie | Scotland | |||
| Denise Elizabeth Pag | Wales | Top 15 | ||
| 1966 | Janice Whiteman | England | Top 15 | |
| Linda Ann Lees | Scotland | |||
| Christine Heller | Wales | |||
| 1965 | Jennifer Warren Gurley | England | ||
| Mary Young | Scotland | |||
| Joan Boull | Wales | |||
| 1964 | Brenda Blackler | England | 1st Runner-up | |
| Wendy Barrie | Scotland | |||
| Marilyn Joy Samuel | Wales | |||
| 1963 | Wendy Barrie | Scotland | Miss Congeniality | |
| Maureen Thomas | Wales | |||
| 1962 | Kim Carlton | England | Top 12 | Miss Photogenic Best National Costume |
| Vera Parker | Scotland | |||
| Hazel Williams | Wales | |||
| 1961 | Arlette Dobson | England | 3rd Runner-up | |
| Susan Jones | Scotland | Top 15 | ||
| Rosemarie Frankland | Wales | 1st Runner-up | ||
| 1960 | Joan Ellinor Boardman | England | Top 15 | |
| 1959 | Pamela Anne Searle | England | 3rd Runner-up | Miss Photogenic |
| 1958 | Dorothy Hazeldine | England | ||
| 1957 | Sonia Hamilton | England | 2nd Runner-up | |
| 1956 | Iris Alice Kathleen Waller | England | 3rd Runner-up | |
| 1955 | Margaret Rowe | England | Top 15 | Most Popular Girl in Parade |
| 1952 | Aileen P. Chase | Great Britain | ||
Miss International
| Year | Titleholder | Country | Placement | Special Award | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Alisha Cowie[3] | United Kingdom | Miss International Europe | ||
| 2022 | Evanjelin Elchmanar | United Kingdom | Top 15 | Best in Swimsuit | |
| 2021 | Due to the impact of COVID-19 pandemic, no pageant in 2021 | ||||
| 2020 | Due to the impact of COVID-19 pandemic, no pageant in 2020 | ||||
| 2019 | Harriotte Lane | United Kingdom | 4th Runner-Up | ||
| 2018 | Sharon Gaffka | United Kingdom | |||
| 2017 | Ashley Powell | United Kingdom | Top 8 | Miss International Europe | |
| 2016 | Romy Simpkins | United Kingdom | |||
| 2015 | Sophie Loudon | United Kingdom | Top 10 | ||
| 2014 | Victoria Tooby | United Kingdom | 3rd runner-up | ||
| 2013 | Elizabeth Greenham | United Kingdom | |||
| 2012 | Alize Lily Mounter | United Kingdom | Top 15 | ||
| 2010 | Katharine Brown | United Kingdom | |||
| 2009 | Chloe-Beth Morgan | United Kingdom | 2nd runner-up | ||
| 2008 | Nieve Jennings | United Kingdom | |||
| 2007 | Samantha Freedman | United Kingdom | |||
| 2005 | Amy Guy | United Kingdom | |||
| 2004 | Laura Shields | United Kingdom | Top 15 | ||
| 2003 | Gayle Williamson | United Kingdom | |||
| 2002 | Juliet-Jane Horne | United Kingdom | |||
| 2001 | Michelle Watson | Britain | |||
| 1999 | Janeth Kehinde Ayuba | Britain | |||
| 1998 | Melanie Devina Jones | Britain | |||
| 1997 | Rachael Liza Warner | Britain | |||
| 1996 | Shauna Marie Gunn | Britain | |||
| 1995 | Melanie Abdoun | Britain | |||
| 1994 | Amanda Louise Johnson | Britain | Top 15 | ||
| 1993 | Claire Elizabeth Smith | Britain | |||
| 1992 | Joanne Elizabeth Lewis | Britain | |||
| 1991 | Helen Upton | Britain | Top 15 | ||
| 1990 | Jane Lloyd | Britain | |||
| 1989 | Victoria Susannah Lace | Britain | Top 15 | ||
| 1988 | Heather Jane Daniels | Britain | |||
| 1987 | Debbie Ann Pearman | Britain | |||
| 1986 | Helen Fairbrother | England | Winner | ||
| Kim Robertson | Scotland | ||||
| Judith Kay Popham | Wales | ||||
| 1985 | Andrea Vivienne Boardman | England | Top 15 | ||
| Karen Helen Bell | Scotland | ||||
| Samantha Amystone | Wales | ||||
| 1984 | Karen Lesley Moore | England | Top 15 | ||
| Siobhan Fowl | Scotland | ||||
| Jane Ann Riley | Wales | ||||
| 1983 | Nicola Stanley | England | Top 15 | Miss Photogenic | |
| Alison Dunn | Scotland | Top 15 | |||
| Lianne Patricia Gray | Wales | ||||
| 1982 | Anne Marie Jackson | England | Top 15 | ||
| Lena Masterton | Scotland | ||||
| Caroline Jane Williams | Wales | Top 15 | |||
| 1981 | Susan Elizabeth Hutt | England | |||
| Margaret Bisset | Scotland | Top 15 | |||
| Sally Douglas Williams | Wales | ||||
| 1980 | Lorraine Davidson | Britain | |||
| 1979 | Beverly Isherwood | Britain | |||
| 1978 | Patricia Morgan | Britain | |||
| 1977 | Sian Helen Adey-Jones | Britain | |||
| 1976 | Janet Withey | Britain | Top 15 | ||
| 1975 | Sharon Jermyn | Britain | |||
| 1974 | Joanna Booth | Britain | 1st runner-up | ||
| 1973 | Zoe Spink | Britain | 1st runner-up | ||
| 1972 | Linda Hooks | Britain | Winner | ||
| 1971 | Pamela Wood | Britain | Top 15 | Miss Photogenic | |
| 1970 | Jacqueline "Jackie" Francesca Molloy | Britain | |||
| 1969 | Valerie Holmes | Britain | Winner | ||
| 1968 | Gloria Best | England | |||
| Marie Smith | Scotland | Top 15 | |||
| Kay House | Wales | ||||
| 1967 | Sonia Gail Ross | England | Top 15 | ||
| Marlene McFadyn | Scotland | ||||
| Dawn Sullivan | Wales | ||||
| 1965 | Carol Crompton | England | Top 15 | Miss Photogenic | |
| Anne Snape Smith | Scotland | ||||
| Susan Strangemore | Wales | ||||
| 1964 | Tracy Ingram | England | 3rd runner-up | ||
| Dorothy Smallman | Scotland | ||||
| Pamela Martin | Wales | ||||
| 1963 | Diane Westbury | England | 1st runner-up | ||
| Wendy Barrie | Scotland | ||||
| Christina Fryer | Wales | ||||
| 1962 | Sue Burgess | England | |||
| Elizabeth Burns | Scotland | ||||
| Diane Thomas | Wales | ||||
| 1961 | Nicky Allen | England | |||
| Annie Carnie Jinks | Scotland | ||||
| Barbara Wilcock | Wales | ||||
| 1960 | Joyce Kay | England | 3rd runner-up | ||
Miss Europe
The UK started sending representatives to the Miss Europe contest in 1929. From 1929-1936, the winner of Miss England competed at Miss Europe. The UK did not send any representatives in 1937 but returned in 1938, it is unknown how the representative was determined in 1938. In 1933, a representative from Scotland was also sent. The Miss Europe contest stopped after 1938 due to World War II but returned after the war in 1948. In 1948 & 1949, the winner of Miss Great Britain competed at Miss Europe. The UK did not compete in 1950 and there was no contest in 1951. In 1952, both the contest and the UK returned. It is unknown how that year's representative was chosen. From 1953 to 1969, Miss England sent delegates to compete at Miss Europe and that was the only UK representative at the pageant. Starting in 1970, the UK's representation was from Miss England, Miss Scotland & Miss Wales, this lasted until 1997. Starting in 1999, there was only one UK representative and they competed as Great Britain (with the exception of 2003 & 2005, 2003 competed as United Kingdom and 2005 competed as England).
| Year | Titleholder | Country (Banner Title) | Placement | Special Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Eleanor Mary Ann Glynn | Great Britain | ||
| 2005 | Laura Shields | England | ||
| 2003 | Samantha Vaughan | United Kingdom | Top 12 | |
| 2002 | Yana Booth | Great Britain | Top 10 | |
| 1999 | Danielle Waller | Great Britain | ||
| 1997 | Emma Scott | England | ||
| Kate Ann Peyton | Wales | |||
| 1996 | Marie-Claire Harrison | England | Winner | |
| Zara Baynes | Wales | |||
| 1995 | Angie Bowness | England | Top 12 | |
| Tracy West | Scotland | |||
| Liza Warner | Wales | |||
| 1994 | Amanda Louise Johnson | England | 3rd runner-up | |
| Sarah MacRae | Scotland | |||
| 1993 | Alison Hobson | England | Top 12 | Miss Friendship |
| Laura King | Scotland | |||
| Natalie Lee | Wales | |||
| 1992 | Joanne Elizabeth Lewis | England | ||
| Katrina Lyall | Scotland | |||
| Sharon Isherwood | Wales | |||
| 1991 | Racquel Jory | England | ||
| Karina Ferguson | Scotland | |||
| Jane Lloyd | Wales | |||
| 1988 | Eileen Ann Catterson | Scotland | ||
| Nicola Gail Davies | Wales | |||
| 1984 | Karen Lesley Moore | England | Top 10 | |
| Linda Renton | Scotland | |||
| Lianne Patricia Gray | Wales | |||
| 1982 | Jane Karen Davidson | England | ||
| Lena Masterton | Scotland | |||
| Caroline Jane Williams | Wales | 3rd runner-up | ||
| 1981 | Joanna Longley | England | ||
| Anne McFarlane | Scotland | |||
| Karen Ruth Stannard | Wales | |||
| 1980 | Tracey Jessop | England | ||
| Lorraine Davidson | Scotland | |||
| Janet Beverly Hobson | Wales | |||
| 1978 | Sarah Louise Long | England | 2nd runner-up | |
| 1976 | Pauline Davies | England | ||
| Mary Kirkwood | Scotland | 4th runner-up | Miss Elegance Miss Photogenic | |
| Sian Helen Adey-Jones | Wales | |||
| 1974 | Kathleen Ann Celeste Anders | England | 4th runner-up | |
| 1973 | Zoe Spink | England | Top 7 | Miss Elegance |
| 1972 | Jennifer McAdam | England | 4th runner-up | |
| Elizabeth Joan Stevely | Scotland | |||
| Eileen Darroch | Wales | |||
| 1971 | Pamela Wood | England | ||
| 1970 | Jacqueline "Jackie" Francesca Molloy | England | ||
| Lee Hamilton Marshall | Scotland | |||
| Sandra Cater | Wales | |||
| 1969 | Marie Smith | England | ||
| 1968 | Jennifer Lowe Summers | England | ||
| 1967 | Jennifer Lynn Lewis | England | ||
| 1966 | Janice Carol Whiteman | England | ||
| 1965 | Jennifer Warren Gurley | England | ||
| 1964 | Brenda Blackler | England | ||
| 1963 | Susan Pratt | England | ||
| 1962 | Kim Carlton | England | ||
| 1961 | Arlette Dobson | England | ||
| 1960 | Joan Ellinor Boardman | England | ||
| 1959 | Karen MacGill | England | ||
| 1958 | Dorothy Hazeldine | England | ||
| 1957 | Sonia Hamilton | England | 4th runner-up | |
| 1956 | Ilena Nelson | England | ||
| 1955 | Margaret Rowe | England | 4th runner-up | |
| 1954 | June Peters | England | ||
| 1953 | Marlene Ann Dee | England | 1st runner-up | |
| 1952 | Judy Breen | England | ||
| 1949 | Elaine Pryce | Great Britain | ||
| June Mitchell | Dominions (Great Britain) | |||
| 1948 | Pamela Bayliss | Great Britain | ||
| 1938 | Doris Williams | England | ||
| 1936 | Laurence Atkins | England | ||
| 1935 | Muriel Oxford | Great Britain | ||
| 1934 | June Lammas | England | 1st runner-up | |
| 1933 | Angela Ward | England | ||
| Avia Talbot | Scotland | |||
| 1932 | Gwen Stallard | England | ||
| 1931 | Betty Mason | England | ||
| 1930 | Marjorie Ross | England | ||
| 1929 | Benny Dick | England |
Hosts
| Year | Hosts (s) |
|---|---|
| 1977 | John Stapleton |
| 1997 | Tania Bryer, Russ Williams |
See also
References
- Miss England history.
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