Miss Universe Great Britain


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

History

When created as Miss Universe Great Britain in 1952, 30 women from 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 at Miss Universe.
There was no UK participant at Miss Universe in 1953–1954. From 1955 to 1990, 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.
At 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.
At 1992, Tiffany Stanford, Miss British Isles 1992, was appointed to compete as Miss Great Britain.
From 1993 to 1999, the rights to the pageant went to Miss Great Britain pageant. After that, Miss Great Britain Universe returned in 2000. There was no British representative at Miss Universe from 2001 to 2004.
In 2005 it returned 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 to the current name, Miss Universe Great Britain. The event was 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 contest. She is a past Commonwealth Games heptathlete and a barrister at law.

Titleholders

YearMiss Universe Great BritainCountry/TerritoryHometown
2025Danielle LatimerWalesBarry
2024Christina ChalkScotlandDunblane
2023Jessica PageEnglandLiverpool
2022Noky SimbaniEnglandDerby
2021Emma CollingridgeEnglandSuffolk
2020Jeanette AkuaEnglandLondon
2019Emma JenkinsWalesLlanelli
2018Dee-Ann Kentish-RogersAnguillaThe Valley
2017Anna BurdzyEnglandLeicester
2016Jaime-Lee FaulknerEnglandSheffield
2015Narissara FranceEnglandLondon
2014Grace LevyEnglandLondon
2013Amy WillertonEnglandLondon
2012Holly HaleWalesLlanelli
2011Chloe-Beth MorganWalesTorfaen
2010Tara Hoyos-MartínezEnglandLondon
2009Clair CooperEnglandLondon
2008Lisa LazarusWalesLlanelli
2006Julie DohertyEnglandManchester
2005Brooke JohnstonEnglandLondon
2000Louise LakinEnglandManchester
1999Cherie PisaniEnglandEssex
1998Leilani Anne DowdingEnglandBournemouth
1996Anita Saint RoseEnglandLondon
1995Sarah Jane SouthwickEnglandLondon
1994Michaela PykeWales
1993Kathryn MiddletonEnglandEngland
1992Tiffany StanfordEnglandEngland
1991Helen UptonEnglandEngland
1952Aileen ChaseEnglandLondon