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Miss Universe Great Britain 2024 is Christina Chalk from Dunblane

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Christina Chalk was crowned Miss Universe Great Britain 2024 on Saturday, July 6 at The Riverfront Theatre and Arts Centre in Newport, Wales. The 30-year-old Scottish-Filipino pharmacology graduate from Dunblane, Scotland bested over 40 other finalists to win the national title. She succeeds last year's winner Jessica Page Lennon. Eddison Emam and Evanjelin Francia Elchmanar were the first and second runners-up, respectively, while Rehema Muthamia and Cara Frew rounded out the Top 5 finalists. The new Miss Universe Great Britain is no stranger to pageantry. In May, she represented the United Kingdom at the Miss Universe Philippines 2024 pageant and made the Top 20 among 53 contestants. Christina will now prepare to represent Great Britain at the 73rd Miss Universe (Miss Universe 2024) in Mexico this November. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Miss Universe Great Britain 🇬🇧 (@missuniversegb) Photos: Danielle Latimer, Miss Universe Great Br...

Miss Universe Great Britain 2024: Meet the contestants

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The Miss Universe Great Britain 2024 final competition will be held on Saturday, July 6 at The Riverfront in Newport, South Wales. A total of 43 empowered beauties from across the country will compete for the national title currently held by last year's winner Jessica Page Lennon.  At the end of the event, Jessica will crown her successor who will represent Great Britain at Miss Universe 2024 in Mexico later this year. You may now vote until July 5 on the Miss Universe GB official website to help your favorite finalist get a headstart on the scoreboard. Who will be the next Miss Universe Great Britain? Meet the contestants: 1 - Afoluke Adedapo 2 - Alexa Taylor 3 - Alexandra Prior 4 - Allegra Seymour 5 - Ana Nacvalovaite 6 - Angel Collins 7 - Angel Ojera 8 - Annabella Avelina 9 - Antonia Miracle Evans 10 - Azqa Sohail 11 - Cara Frew 12 - Caroline Karason 13 - Charlotte Hill 14 - Charlotte Brooke 15 - Christina White 16 - Eddison Emam 17 - Elene Wagstaff 18 - Ella Baker-Roberts 19 -...

Miss Universe Great Britain 2023 is Jessica Page from Liverpool

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Jessica Page bested over 30 other competitors to win the Miss Universe Great Britain 2023 final on Saturday, July 8 at The Riverfront Theatre & Arts Centre in Newport, Wales. The 27-year-old businesswoman from Liverpool succeeds Noky Simbani and will now prepare to represent Great Britain at the 72nd Miss Universe (Miss Universe 2023) in El Salvador. Simren Vernon and Kelsey Poulton were named the first and second runners-up, respectively, while Danielle Adewusi and Paida Mangi rounded out the Top 5 finalists. The new Miss Universe Great Britain holds a degree in marketing and events management from the University of Chester in Chester, England. She is currently working as a creative director for a dessert brand in addition to being a freelance marketing manager and owner of a social media agency Social Hype. A huge advocate for women in business, Jessica uses her platform to promote women's enterprises and encourages young women to explore their entrepreneurial flare. No stran...

Miss Universe Great Britain 2023: Meet the contestants

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A total of 35 finalists from across the country have been revealed to take part in the upcoming Miss Universe Great Britain 2023. The biggest celebration in British pageantry will take place this July 8 from 7 p.m. at The Riverfront Theatre & Arts Centre in Newport, Wales. At the end of the much-awaited event, last year's winner Noky Simbani will crown her successor who will represent Great Britain at Miss Universe 2023 in El Salvador this December. Who will be the next Miss Universe Great Britain? Meet the contestants: Alissa King-Underwood Amber Hardy Anesu Noelle Mande Anjana Varghese Audrey Ward Caitlyn Grant Cameroon Joseph Cheraleigh Van Zanten Chloe Lara Lake Claudia Francesca Todd Danielle Adewusi Ella Baker-Roberts Georgie Holland Harriotte Lane Italia-Marie Thomson Jasmine Singh Jessica Page-Lennon Jordan-Louise Smith Kelsey Poulton Maria Mwene Melissa Kerr Michelle Appeah Paida Mangi Paige Ashton Pooja Manivannan Rachel Teresa Wilson Rajnie Kaur Uppal Sharon Gaffka S...

Miss Great Britain 2022: Meet the new queens

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The Miss Great Britain 2022 national final was held on Friday, October 21 at Athena in Leicester City Centre, England. Over 60 incredible women from all over the country took part in the glittering show where three national titles were at stake — Miss Great Britain, Ms Great Britain and Ms Great Britain Classic 2022. The contestants were judged in various rounds of competition consisting of fashion wear, swimsuit, evening gown and interview. South Lanarkshire's Amy Meisak, a 28-year-old business owner and property investor, was crowned Miss Great Britain 2022. She is a former Miss Earth Scotland (2015) and Miss Grand Scotland (2017). Charlotte Clemie, a 34-year-old photographer from Leeds, and Nicoll Moss, a 50-year-old hair and makeup artist from Kent respectively clinched the titles Ms Great Britain and Ms Great Britain Classic 2022. Last year's titleholders Eden McAllister from Belfast, Kat Henry from Croydon, and Kirsty Fletcher from Blackwater, relinquished their reigns at...

Miss Teen Great Britain 2022 is Paris Milne of Renfrewshire

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Paris Milne, representing Renfrewshire, was crowned Miss Teen Great Britain 2022 in a glittering national final held on Monday, October 17 at The Globe Theatre, Blackpool. The first Scottish titleholder since 2013 bested over 60 other youngsters from across the country to win the competition. She succeeds last year's winner from Durham, Grace Maher. Also crowned during the UK pageant finals over the weekend were Little Miss Teen Great Britain 2022 Enfys Chapman of Carmarthenshire and Miss Junior Teen Great Britain 2022 Lyara Dos Santos Da Silva of Deal. The esteemed panel of judges consisted of actress, model and former Junior Miss Galaxy UK Sienna Demontis, reigning Miss Universe Great Britain Noki Simbani, marketing executive and sponsor Tom Hui, reigning Ms Galaxy Dani Latimer, and Miss Wales 2021 Olivia Harris. Miss Teen Great Britain is a nationwide pageant for girls aged 10 to 19 years, covering England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. According to the organizers, the ...

Miss Universe Great Britain 2022 is Noky Simbani

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Noky Simbani was crowned Miss Universe Great Britain 2022 in a glittering event held on Saturday, July 9 at The Riverfront in New Port, Wales. The 25-year-old Zimbabwean beauty from Derby bested over 30 other contenders to win the national title. She succeeds last year's winner, Emma Rose Collingridge and will now prepare to represent Great Britain at Miss Universe 2022. Anglee Kumar and Paidamoyo Mangi were the first and second runners-up, respectively, while Lauren Parkinson and Charlotte Kamale completed the Top 5 finalists. The new Miss Universe Great Britain is a chemical engineer and commercial banker who hails from Zimbabwe. She was previously named Miss Grand England 2017 and joined Miss Grand International 2017 pageant in Vietnam. Besides advocating diversity, inclusion, and careers, Noky also launched Boss Bios, an online platform for "celebrating women to empower women." View this post on Instagram A post shared by Miss Universe Great Britai...

Applications now open for Miss Universe Great Britain 2022

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Applications are now open to those who would like to participate in the Miss Universe Great Britain 2022 competition. The deadline for submission of the application is on January 31. To be eligible, applicants must meet the following requirement: - Resident of England, Scotland or Wales - British passport holder - Between 18-28 years old (must be over 18 and under 28 - ie 27 - on 1st January in the year of the final) - Free to take part in Miss Universe (if crowned Miss Universe GB) - Never have been married or have had children The final competition is expected to take place in July and the winner will represent Great Britain at the Miss Universe 2022 pageant later this year. Last year's titleholder and Miss Universe 2021 Top 16 semi-finalist from Ipswich, Emma Rose Collingridge, will crown her successor at the end of the event. If you would like to follow in Emma’s footsteps, apply online at www.missuniversegb.co.uk ! Photo: Miss Universe Great Britain

Miss Universe Great Britain 2021 is Emma Rose Collingridge

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Emma Rose Collingridge was crowned Miss Universe Great Britain 2021 in a national final held on Saturday, October 16 at the Riverfront Arts Centre in Newport, South Wales. The 23-year-old beauty from Suffolk bested over 20 other finalists to win the competition and succeed Jeanette Akua. Christina Chalk and Amy Meisak placed first and second runners-up, respectively, while Stephanie Hill and Charlotte Kamale completed the Top 5. The new Miss Universe Great Britain holds an honours degree in English from Loughborough University. She will now prepare to represent Great Britain at the 70th Miss Universe (Miss Universe 2021) in Eilat, Israel this December. Photo: Dani Latimer / Miss Universe Great Britain

South African beauty Jeanette Akua to represent Great Britain at the 69th Miss Universe pageant

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Jeanette Akua has been officially announced as Miss Universe Great Britain 2020 on Monday, March 8. She was virtually crowned by the outgoing titleholder Emma Jenkins of Wales. The 27-year-old singer and songwriter of South African descent is a graduate of a master's degree in economics. She was a finalist on X Factor UK in 2013 and a semi-finalist on Britain's Got Talent in 2017. "This win means so much to me. It's more than just a crown. Pageants are more than just beauty. It's bigger than that. It's about celebrating women and the many layers we come in. It's about being audacious and having the nerve to pursue your dreams. Feeling the fear and doing it anyway," she said on social media shortly after winning the competition. Jeanette bested over 30 entrants from all over the country to win her beauty title including first runner-up Sophie Moulds and second runner-up Amy Meisak. She will now prepare to represent Great Britain at the 69th Miss Univers...