Miss England
| Formation | 1928 |
|---|---|
| Type | Beauty Pageant |
| Headquarters | London |
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| Website | Miss England Official website |
The Miss England competition is an annual beauty pageant targeted at young females aged 17–24 years living in England. Entrants must hold a British passport to enter.
The contest, title owned by the Miss World organisation is organised each year by Angie Beasley,[citation needed] a winner of 25 beauty contests in the 1980s and has organised beauty pageants around the country on behalf of Miss World, including Miss United Kingdom, Mr UK, Miss England, Miss Scotland and Miss Wales.
The contest often attracts celebrity judges at local and national finals. Many celebrities have also judged the regional heats for the competition around the country including top glamour model Jordan, who joined the judging panel for Miss Sussex.
The Miss England competition is promoted to thousands of women around England in local media by a series of area heats held around the country.
News of the World & "Take a Break" magazine have previously sponsored contestants over the years, writing features on contestants and used the winners on the front covers. Various newspapers, including the Daily Mirror, The Times, The Daily Mail and various magazines including Teen Vogue in New York and Hello! have carried stories on local and national winners.
The winner of the Miss England competition, along with the winners of Miss Northern Ireland, Miss Scotland and Miss Wales, can compete in Miss World. The highest ranking competitor of the four constituent country entrants is then presented with the title and crown of Miss United Kingdom.
The 2008 contest became notable for featuring a plus-size model, Chloe Marshall and an army personnel, Katrina Hodge, a first for its kind.[1]
Since the pageant's inception of more than 50 years ago, no title holder had gone on to win any international contest. However several Miss England contestants had almost clinched an international crown for England, placing in the 1st runner up position for five times; once in Miss Universe, and twice each in Miss World (as Miss United Kingdom) and Miss Europe.
The 2011 event was won by Alize Lily Mounter who was classed as Miss Everymodel, she was the favourite to win the competition [2] since the line up was announced, runner up was Miss London Rissikat Bade. At the Miss World final, Alize won Miss World Europe and finished as 3rd runner up, making her the most successful English entrant at Miss World since 1992.
Titleholders and their Achievements
From 1928 to 1936
| Year | Miss England |
|---|---|
| 1928 | Nonni Shields |
| 1929 | Benny Dick |
| 1930 | Marjorie Ross |
| 1931 | Bettie Mason |
| 1932 | Gwen Stallard |
| 1933 | Angela Ward |
| 1934 | June Lammas |
| 1935 | Muriel Oxford |
| 1936 | Laurence Atkins |
From 1953 to 1990
| Year | Miss England | Hometown | Placement at Miss Universe (as Miss England) | Special awards at Miss Universe | Placement at Miss Europe (as Miss England) | Placement at Miss United Kingdom (as Miss England) | Placement at Miss World (as Miss United Kingdom) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | Marlene Ann Dee | — | — | 1st runner-up | Non-finalist | Contestant (under the banner of Britain) at Miss World 1951 | ||
| 1955 | Margaret Rowe | Top 15 | Most Popular Girl in Parade | Non-finalist | — | — | ||
| 1956 | Iris Alice Kathleen Waller | 3rd runner-up | — | Winner | Non-finalist | |||
| 1957 | Sonia Hamilton | 2nd runner-up | 4th runner-up | |||||
| 1958 | Dorothy Hazeldine | Non-finalist | Non-finalist | — | ||||
| 1959 | Pamela Ann Searle | 3rd runner-up | Miss Photogenic | — | — | |||
| 1960 | Joan Ellinor Boardman | Top 15 | Non-finalist | — | ||||
| 1961 | Arlette Dobson | 3rd runner-up | 1st runner-up | — | ||||
| 1962 | Kim Carlton | Top 15 | Miss Photogenic and Best National Costume | Non-finalist | — | |||
| 1963 | Susan Pratt | — | — | Non-finalist | — | Met with an auto accident on the first night in Miami where the Miss Universe 1963 was held and was seated on a chair on the stage on the final night | ||
| 1964 | Brenda Blacker | 1st runner-up | Non-finalist | — | Achieved highest placement for England in the history of Miss Universe | |||
| 1965 | Jennifer Warren Gurley | Non-finalist | Non-finalist | — | ||||
| 1966 | Janice Carol Whiteman | Top 15 | Non-finalist | — | ||||
| 1967 | Jennifer Lynn Lewis | Leicester | 2nd runner-up | Non-finalist | Winner | 4th runner-up | ||
| 1968 | Jennifer Lowe Summers | Manchester | Top 15 | Non-finalist | Winner (of 1966) | Top 15 (of 1966) | ||
| 1969 | Myra Van Heck | Non-finalist | — | — | Posed for Playboy's April 1970 edition | |||
| 1970 | Yvonne Anne Ormes | Nantwich | Non-finalist | — | Winner | 6th runner-up | ||
| 1971 | Marilyn Ann Ward | New Milton | Top 12 | — | Winner | 1st runner-up | ||
| 1972 | Jennifer Mary McAdam | London | 4th runner-up | 4th runner-up | Winner | 6th runner-up | ||
| 1973 | Veronica Ann Cross | London | Non-finalist | — | Winner | 6th runner-up | ||
| 1974 | Kathleen Ann Celeste Anders | Rochdale | Top 12 | 4th runner-up | 1st runner-up | — | ||
| 1975 | Vicki Harris | London | Top 12 | — | Winner | 2nd runner-up | ||
| 1976 | Pauline Davies | Manchester | Top 12 | Miss Photogenic | Non-finalist | Non-finalist | — | |
| 1977 | Sarah Louise Long | Bristol | Non-finalist | 2nd runner-up | 2nd runner-up | — | ||
| 1978 | Beverley Isherwood | Manchester | Non-finalist | Non-finalist | 2nd runner-up | — | ||
| 1979 | Carolyn Seaward | Yelverton, Devon | 2nd runner-up | Miss Photogenic | — | Winner | 1st runner-up | |
| 1980 | Julie Duckworth | Blackpool | Non-finalist | — | 2nd runner-up | — | ||
| 1981 | Suzanne Hughes | Manchester | — | — | — | Top 7 | — | |
| 1982 | Della Frances Dolan | Grimsby | Top 12 | — | Winner | 2nd runner-up | ||
| 1983 | Karen Lesley Moore | Southsea | 4th runner-up | Top 10 (of 1984) | 1st runner up | — | Top 15 at Miss International 1984 | |
| 1984 | Louise Gray | Sheffield | Non-finalist | — | Top 7 | — | ||
| 1985 | Helen Westlake | London | Non-finalist | — | Top 15 | — | ||
| 1986 | Joanne Sedgley | Newquay | Non-finalist | — | 1st runner-up | — | ||
| 1987 | Yvette Dawn Livesey | West Yorkshire | Non-finalist | — | ||||
| Debbie Ann Pearman | West Midlands | — | — | — | Non-finalist at Miss International 1987, later disqualified, title taken over by Livesey | |||
| 1988 | Tracey Williams | Non-finalist | Miss Photogenic | — | ||||
| 1989 | Racquel Jory | Non-finalist | Non-finalist (of 1991) | 1st runner-up | — | |||
| 1990 | Carla Barrow | Non-finalist | — | — | Last contestant to compete as Miss England at Miss Universe |
From 2000 to Present
| Year | Miss England | City Represented | Placement at Miss World | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Michelle Walker | Liverpool | Non-Finalist | |
| 2001 | Sally Kettle | Leicester | Non-Finalist | |
| 2002 | Danielle Luan | Oxford | Non-Finalist | |
| 2003 | Jackie Turner | Poole | Non-Finalist | |
| 2004 | Danielle Lloyd | Liverpool | Non-Finalist | |
| 2005 | Hammasa Kohistani | London | Non-Finalist | |
| 2006 | Eleanor Glynn | Oxford | Non-Finalist | |
| 2007 | Georgia Horsley | York | Non-Finalist | Top 18 of Miss Talent |
| 2008 | Laura Coleman | Derby | Non-Finalist | |
| 2009 | Rachel Christie | London | (Resigned) | |
| Katrina Hodge | Royal Tunbridge Wells | Non-Finalist | ||
| 2010 | Jessica Linley | Nottingham | Non-Finalist | |
| 2011 | Alize Lily Mounter | London | Top 7 | Queen of Europe, Winner of Beach Beauty, 4th runner-up of Top Model, Top 20 of Beauty with a Purpose, later Miss United Kingdom 2011 and Top 15 of Miss International 2012 |
| 2012 | Charlotte Holmes | Devon | Top 15 | Top 47 of Top Model, Top 24 of Sports & Fitness and Top 10 of Beauty with a Purpose |
| 2013 | Kirsty Heslewood | London | Top 10 | Top 33 of Beach Fashion, Top 10 of Top Model, Top 20 of Sports & Fitness and Top 10 of Beauty with a Purpose |
See also
References
- ^ "Size 16 girl in Miss England final". BBC News. 17 July 2008.
- ^ "Mounter set to represent England".