Jessica Gagen

Jessica Ashley Gagen is an English beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss England 2023, Miss United Kingdom 2024, and Miss World Europe 2023. She represented her country at Miss World 2023. Gagen holds a bachelor's degree in aerospace engineering from the University of Liverpool, and is an advocate for women and girls in STEM. She additionally works as a fashion model.

Miss England

Gagen was crowned Miss England in October 2022, and was the first runner up in the previous year. In the autumn of 2023, she visited Las Vegas, Nevada to give a keynote speech at the ASCEND Space Conference; she then visited NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida to tour Boeing facilities.
Gagen is the first redhead to win Miss England.

Miss World 2023

Gagen represented England and won Miss World 2023, from 18 February 2024 to 9 March 2024 in India. Gagen wore a Mary-Poppins inspired dress for the Miss World opening ceremonies. Gagen's speech about climate change and women in engineering, in the fast-track head-to-head speaking competition, moved her into the top 40. She was later crowned Miss United Kingdom and Miss World Europe.