Miss Grand United Kingdom
 | |
| Established | 5 September 2015 |
|---|---|
| Founder | Holly Louise |
| Type | Beauty pageant |
| Headquarters | London |
| Location | |
Membership | Miss Grand International |
Official language | English |
President | Kathryn Fanshawe |
| Website | MissGrandUK.co.uk |
Miss Grand United Kingdom is a female beauty pageant in the United Kingdom, founded in 2015 by a Lancashire-based pageant organizer, Pageant Girls UK, chaired by Holly Louise,[1][2] who was also the UK license holder for various other international pageants such as Miss Earth, Miss International and Miss Intercontinental. The winners of the contest, which usually comprises three or four titles, including Miss Grand England, Miss Grand Wales, Miss Grand Scotland, and Miss Grand Northern Ireland, represent their countries in the international parent contest, Miss Grand International.[3][4][5] However, as the former licensee was unable to send the elected delegates to compete in the 2019 international contest in Venezuela, the competition license was transferred to Megan Darlington in 2020, and subsequently to Kathryn Fanshawe in mid-2022.[6]
Since its first participation in 2013, the United Kingdom has not won the Miss Grand International pageant but has placed among the top 20 finalists four times: in 2014, 2016,[7] 2020,[8] and 2022; and also won the best evening gown and best national costume awards in 2016 and 2022, respectively.[7]
History
[edit]The United Kingdom has been participating in the Miss Grand International since 2013. For the first two competitions in Thailand, its representatives were designated to join the contest, of which, Georgia Smith – Miss Grand United Kingdom 2014, became the first UK delegate placed at the contest.[1]
In 2015, after Holly Louise – the director of the UK Power Pageant, acquired the licenses for England, Scotland, and Wales, she subsequently held the first contest of Miss Grand United Kingdom at Oxford Town Hall in the city of Oxford on 5 September.[1][2] The contest consisted of 20 national finalists,[2] in which Elizabeth Greenham, Taylor Stringfellow, and Danielle Latimer were announced Miss Grand England, Scotland, and Wales, respectively.[1] During 2016 - 2019, Miss Grand UK winners were determined through the UK Power Pageant, which was also organized to select the country representatives for Miss International and Miss Intercontinental.[9][10][11][12] After Holly Louise was unable to send representatives for the Miss Grand International 2019 pageant in Venezuela due to safety concerns, she lost the franchise to Megan Darlington in 2020,[13] who later conducted the pageant for Miss Grand International separately in 2021,[14] and then lost the license to Kathryn Fanshawe the following year.[15][16]
In 2017, Ashleigh Coyle a 21-year-old Derry-based model and the runner-up Big Brother UK Series 15, was elected Miss Grand Northern Ireland 2017, however, she did not participate in the international stage in Vietnam with unknown reasons.
Editions
[edit]The following list is the edition detail of the Miss Grand United Kingdom contest, since its inception in 2015.
Multiple titles: 2015 and 2021
[edit]In the first two editions of Miss Grand United Kingdom managed by Holly Louise in 2015 and Megan Darlington in 2021, each of the United Kingdom's non-sovereign country representatives were elected.
| Year | Edition | Date and venue | Entrants | Winners | Ref. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miss Grand England | Miss Grand Wales | Miss Grand Scotland | Miss Grand N. Ireland | |||||
| 2015 | 1th | 5 September at the Oxford Town Hall, Oxford | 20 | Elizabeth Greenham (Greater London) |
Danielle Latimer (Rhondda Cynon Taf) |
Taylor Stringfellow (Edinburgh) |
— | [2][1] [17] |
| 2021 | 2nd | 5 September at the Joe Longthorne Theatre, Blackpool | 16 | Jessica Ford (West Midlands) |
Heather Hopkins (Swansea) |
Katie Finlay (Glasgow) |
Shannon McCullagh (Belfast) |
[3][4] [5] |
Single winner: 2023 - Present
[edit]After Kathryn Fanshawe obtained the license in 2022, only one winner was determined in the contest held in 2023.[15]
| Year | Edition | Date and venue | Entrants | Miss Grand United Kingdom | Runners-up | Ref. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st runner-up | 2nd runner-up | 3rd runner-up | 4th runner-up | ||||||
| 2023 | 3rd | 13 August at the Aures London, London | 5 | Chloe Ellman-Baker (Sussex) |
Candy Paasche (Greater London) |
Annette Adler (North London) |
Brooke Smith (Norwich) |
Emily Cossey (Kensington and Chelsea) |
[15] [18] |
Representatives at Miss Grand International
[edit]- Color keys
- Declared as winner.
- Ended as a runner-up (Top 5).
- Ended as a semi-finalist (Top 10).
- Ended as a quarterfinalist (Top 20).
- Ended as special awards winner.
- Unplaced.
As United Kingdom/Great Britain
[edit]Traditionally since 2013 the Miss Grand UK will be representing Great Britain as Miss England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales at Miss Grand International pageant
| Year | Miss Grand United Kingdom/Miss Grand Great Britain | Hometown | Title | Placement | Special Awards | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Amy Viranya Berry | Grimsby, England | Top 20 at Miss Grand Thailand 2024 | 5th runners-up | 2 Special Awards
|
[19][20] |
| 2023 | Chloe Ellman-Baker | Sussex, England | Miss Grand United Kingdom 2023 | Unplaced | [15][18] | |
| 2022 | Sofia Mayers | Kent, England | Appointed | Top 20 | 1 Special Awards
|
[21] |
| Did not compete between 2015 and 2021 | ||||||
| 2014 | Georgia Smith | Liverpool, England | Appointed | Top 20 | [22] | |
As England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales
[edit]After deciding to send four constituent countries of the United Kingdom in 2013. The Miss Grand UK always crowned the four candidates for competing at Miss Grand International pageant
| Year | Country | Miss Grand United Kingdom | Hometown | Title | Placement | Special Awards | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | England | Jessica Ford | West Midlands | Miss Grand England 2021 | Unable to compete | [3][4][5] | |
| Northern Ireland | Shannon McCullagh | Belfast | Miss Grand Northern Ireland 2021 | Unplaced | |||
| Scotland | Katie Finlay | Edinburgh | Miss Grand Scotland 2021 | Unable to compete | |||
| Wales | Heather Hopkins | Swansea | Miss Grand Wales 2021 | Unable to compete | |||
| 2020 | England | Stephanie Wyatt | Poole | Appointed | Top 20 | 1 Special Awards
|
[23][24] |
| Northern Ireland | Amber Walsh | County Down | Appointed | Unable to compete | |||
| Scotland | Helen Maher | Coleraine | Appointed | Unplaced | |||
| Wales | Kathryn Fanshawe | Surrey | Appointed | Unplaced | |||
| 2019 | England | Ashleigh Wild | Lancashire | Miss Grand England 2019 | Unable to compete | [25] | |
| Scotland | Freya Taylor | Edinburgh | Miss Grand Scotland 2019 | Unable to compete | |||
| Wales | Emma Davies | Gwent | Miss Grand Wales 2019 | Unable to compete | |||
| 2018 | England | Christina Baker | England | Miss Grand England 2018 | Unplaced | [10] | |
| Scotland | Olivia McPike | Edinburgh | Miss Grand Scotland 2018 | Unplaced | |||
| Wales | Lauren Parkinson | Cardiff | Miss Grand Wales 2018 | Unplaced | |||
| 2017 | England | Noky Simbani | Derby | Miss Grand England 2017 | Unplaced | [26] | |
| Northern Ireland | Ashleigh Coyle | Derry | Miss Grand Northern Ireland 2017 | Unable to compete | |||
| Scotland | Amy Meisak | Hamilton | Miss Grand Scotland 2017 | Unplaced | |||
| Wales | Nadia Suliman | Llanelli | Miss Grand Wales 2017 | Unplaced | |||
| 2016 | England | Cherelle Patterson | Sutton-in-Ashfield | Miss Grand England 2016 | Unplaced | 1 Special Awards
|
[27][28] |
| Scotland | Gemma Palmer | Aberfoyle | Miss Grand Scotland 2016 | Unplaced | |||
| Wales | Rachael Tate | Cardiff | Miss Grand Wales 2016 | Top 20 | |||
| 2015 | England | Elizabeth Greenham | Wallasey | Miss Grand England 2015 | Unplaced | 1 Special Awards
|
[1] |
| Scotland | Taylor Stringfellow | Glasgow | Miss Grand Scotland 2015 | Unplaced | 2 Special Awards
| ||
| Wales | Danielle Latimer | Barry | Miss Grand Wales 2015 | Unplaced | 1 Special Awards
| ||
| 2013 | England | Julie Montague | Liverpool | Appointed | Unplaced | [29] | |
| Wales | Sophie Hall | Cardiff | Appointed | Unplaced | 1 Special Awards
| ||
Gallery
[edit]-
Miss Grand United Kingdom 2024
Amy Viranya Berry -
Miss Grand United Kingdom 2023
Chloe Ellman-Baker -
Miss Grand United Kingdom 2022
Sofia Mayers -
Miss Grand Northern Ireland 2021
Shannon McCullagh -
Miss Grand Wales 2020
Kathryn Fanshawe -
Miss Grand United Kingdom 2014
Georgia Smith
National finalists
[edit]The following list is the national finalists of the Miss Grand United Kingdom pageant, as well as the competition results.
- Color keys
- A Declared as the winner
- Ended as a runner-up
- Ended as a semifinalist
- Ended as a quarterfinalist
- – Did not participate
- Withdraw during the competition
2023 : Single winner
[edit]Year Represented
|
2023 |
|---|---|
 Birmingham
|
Sunna Dogg Jonsdottir |
 County Durham
|
Aimee Whitton |
 Derbyshire
|
Deyonne Best |
| Greater London
|
Candy Paasche |
| Kensington and Chelsea
|
Emily Cossey |
| North London
|
Annette Adler |
 Norwich
|
Brooke Nicola Smith |
 Scotland
|
Afton McKeith |
 Sussex
|
Chloe Ellman Baker |
| Total | 9 |
2021 : County Representatives
[edit]| Country | Year Represented
|
2015 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| England
| |||
 Berkshire
|
Alina Green | ||
| Derbyshire
|
Deyonne Best | ||
 Kent
|
Tessa Zaire | ||
| Greater London
|
Taylor Stringfellow | ||
| Leeds
|
Sarah Boardman | ||
| London
|
Dilani Selvanathan | ||
| Manchester
|
Sunna Dogg Jonsdottir | ||
| North East England
|
Charlotte Gilmour | ||
 West Midlands
|
Jessica Ford | ||
 Yorkshire
|
Sophie Gilmour | ||
 Northern Ireland
| |||
| Antrim
|
Kerry Kane | ||
| Belfast
|
Shannon Mc Cullagh | ||
| Scotland
| |||
 Edinburgh
|
Katie Finlay | ||
| Glasgow
|
Taylor Stringfellow | Frankie Van Der Byl | |
 Wales
| |||
| Bridgend
|
Emma Williams | ||
 Cardiff
|
Amie Barlow | ||
| Rhondda Cynon Taf
|
Danielle Latimer | ||
 Swansea
|
Heather Hopkins | ||
| Total | 20 | 16 | |
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External links
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