Miss Wales
Miss Wales is a national beauty pageant in Wales.
Rules
Miss Wales is open to unmarried women from age 16 to age 24, and is organized by Vibe Models. Contestants must not have had children, must be British citizens and must reside in Wales. Winners are expected to support "Welsh issues, charities, or other good causes ". There is also a corresponding Mister Wales contest for men.Miss World from Wales
In 1961, Rosemarie Frankland finished first runner-up at Miss Universe 1961, she then became the first Welsh woman to win Miss United Kingdom. In the same year, she became the first British woman to win Miss World.Miss Wales 1974, Helen Morgan, had the same achievement as Rosemarie Frankland, when she finished as first runner-up at Miss Universe 1974, before going to win Miss United Kingdom and Miss World. At Miss World however, she was removed only four days after her win, when it was discovered that she was an unmarried mother. Morgan did not actually break any rules, as the rules only stated that the contestants must not be married and made no mention of motherhood.
Wales at Miss World since 1999
Wales has been taking part in the Miss World pageant since devolution in 1999. The first woman to compete at Miss World as Miss Wales was Clare Daniels, who competed alongside Stephanie Norrie who was Miss Scotland. The final Miss United Kingdom contest had already taken place earlier in the year, so at Miss World 1999, there was the unusual situation of a Miss UK competing along with the Miss Scotland and Miss Wales winners. Miss England and Miss Northern Ireland competed at the Miss World contest for the first time at Miss World 2000.Since 1999, the highest placed contestant from the four constituent countries of the UK wins the Miss United Kingdom title. Three Welsh women have won. In 2004, Amy Guy became the only British woman to be named as one of the 15 semifinalists, after winning the fast track event Sports Competition, becoming the first contestant Miss Wales to advance to the semifinals. Chloe-Beth Morgan won Miss UK 2008. She then went on to compete as Miss United Kingdom at Miss International 2009 and was second runner-up. In 2012, Sophie Moulds achieved the highest placement ever among the four constituent countries when she finished as first runner-up. She also won both the Beach Fashion award and the Continental Queen of Europe title.