Miss United Kingdom
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Miss United Kingdom is a title held by the highest ranking British contestant in the Miss World beauty pageant. It was created by Eric Morley in 1951, and came to include the whole of the United Kingdom from 1960 onwards. Traditionally there would be regional heats from the four constituent countries of the United Kingdom and the top x number of contestants from the regions would then compete for the UK title.
Until 1999, the winner of Miss United Kingdom would go on to represent the country in the Miss World competition. However, from 1999 onward, separate representatives from England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland competed at Miss World.[1] The highest ranking of the four delegates is named Miss United Kingdom, and competes at the Miss International Pageant the following year under the "Britain" or "United Kingdom" banner.
[edit] Winners
| Year | Miss United Kingdom | From | Runner-up | From | 2nd runner-up | From |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Eileen Sheridan | Walton-on-Thames | — | — | — | — |
| 1959 | Anne Thelwell | Heswall | — | — | — | — |
| 1960 | Hilda Fairclough | Lancaster | — | — | — | — |
| 1961 | Rosemarie Frankland | Rhos/Lancaster | — | — | — | — |
| 1962 | Jackie White | Alvaston | — | — | — | — |
| 1963 | Diane Westbury | Ilkeston | — | — | — | — |
| 1964 | Ann Sidney | Poole, Dorset | — | — | — | — |
| 1965 | Lesley Langley | London | — | — | — | — |
| 1966 | Jennifer Lowe Summers | Warrington | — | — | — | — |
| 1967 | Jennifer Lynn Lewis | Leicester | Jennifer Gurley | Manchester | Nine Scott | Sheffield |
| 1968 | Kathleen Winstanley | Wigan | Annabelle Harley | — | — | — |
| 1969 | Sheena Drummond | Tullibody | — | — | — | — |
| 1970 | Yvonne Ormes | Nantwich | Jean Galston | Manchester | Lee Hamilton Marshall | Scotland |
| 1971 | Marilyn Ward | New Milton | Linda Ann Thomas | Blackpool | Anita Gudgeon | Basildon |
| 1972 | Jennifer McAdam | London | Elaine Farnworth | Ramsbottom | — | — |
| 1973 | Veronica Ann Cross | London | — | — | — | — |
| 1974 | Helen Morgan | Barry | Kathy Anders | England | Linda Myers | Sale |
| 1975 | Vicki Harris | London | Sue Cuff | Manchester | Gail Inglis | Dundee |
| 1976 | Carol Jean Grant | Glasgow | Sian Adey-Jones | Wales | Joanna Booth | Sheffield |
| 1977 | Madeleine Stringer | North Shields | Dorothy Walker | Edinburgh | Sarah Long | England |
| 1978 | Elizabeth Ann Jones | Welshpool, Powys | Janet Withey | London | Beverley Isherwood | England |
| 1979 | Carolyn Ann Seaward | Yelverton | Lorraine Davidson | Scotland | Karen Loughlin | Stockport |
| 1980 | Kim Ashfield | Buckley, Wales | Nicky Wright | Poole | Julie Duckworth | England |
| 1981 | Michele Donnelly | Cardiff | Della Frances Dolan | Yorkshire | Georgina Kearney | Scotland |
| 1982 | Della Frances Dolan | Grimsby | Alison Smith | Belfast | Ann Jackson | Chichester |
| 1983 | Sarah-Jane Hutt | Poole | Karen Lesley Moore | England | Nicola Stanley | Isle of Wight |
| 1984 | Vivienne Rooke | Weston-super-Mare | Lea La Salle | Wrexham | Susan Tan | Northern Ireland |
| 1985 | Mandy Adele Shires | Bradford | Joanne Sedgley | — | Barbara Christian | Wales |
| 1986 | Alison Slack | Sheffield | Joanne Sedgley | England | Suzanne Younger | Mold |
| 1987 | Karen Mellor | Derby | Heather Daniels | — | Helen Fairbrother | — |
| 1988 | Kirsty Roper | Manchester | — | — | — | — |
| 1989 | Suzanne Younger | Wales | — | — | — | — |
| 1990 | Helen Upton | Blackpool | — | — | — | — |
| 1991 | Johanne Elizabeth Lewis | Mansfield | — | — | — | — |
| 1992 | Claire Elizabeth Smith | Chester | — | — | — | — |
| 1993 | Amanda Louise Johnson | Nottingham | — | — | — | — |
| 1994 | Melanie Abdoun | London | — | — | — | — |
| 1995 | Shauna Marie Gunn | County Fermanagh | — | — | — | — |
| 1996 | Rachael Liza Warner | Wales | — | — | — | — |
| 1997 | Vicki-Lee Walberg | Blackpool | Abby Essien | Lancaster | Sarah Smart | Leicestershire |
| 1998 | Emmalene McLoughlin | Manchester | Joanne Salley | Northern Ireland | Katie Viggers | Birmingham |
| 1999 | Nicola Willoughby | London | — | — | — | — |
| 2000 | Michelle Watson | Scotland | — | — | — | — |
| 2001 | Juliet-Jane Horne[2] | Aberdeen | — | — | — | — |
| 2002 | Gayle Williamson[3] | Northern Ireland | — | — | — | — |
| 2003 | Jackie Turner | London | — | — | — | — |
| 2004 | Nicola Jolly[1] or Amy Guy | Inverbervie, Aberdeenshire or Wales | — | — | — | — |
| 2005 | Lucy Avril Evangelista | Northern Ireland | — | — | — | — |
| 2006 | Nicola McLean[2] | Ellon, Aberdeenshire | — | — | — | — |
[edit] See also
- Miss England
- Miss Northern Ireland
- Miss Scotland
- Miss Wales
[edit] Notes
- ^ Miss England history.
- ^ Miss Scotland
- ^ Miss Northern Ireland
