Miss Grand United Kingdom

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,[1] chaired by Holly Louise,[2][3] 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.[1][4][5][6] 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.[7]

Miss Grand United Kingdom
Established5 September 2015 (2015-09-05)
FounderHolly Louise
TypeBeauty pageant
HeadquartersLondon
Location
Membership
Miss Grand International
Official language
English
President
Kathryn Fanshawe
WebsiteMissGrandUK.co.uk

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,[8] 2016,[9] 2020,[10] and 2022;[11] and also won the best evening gown and best national costume awards in 2016 and 2022, respectively.[9][11]

History

The United Kingdom has always 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, becomes the first UK delegate that got placed at the said contest.[2] 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.[2][3] The contest consisted of 20 national finalists,[3] in which Elizabeth Greenham, Taylor Stringfellow, and Danielle Latimer were announced Miss Grand England, Scotland, and Wales, respectively.[2] 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.[12][13][14][15][16] 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,[17] who later conducted the pageant for Miss Grand International separately in 2021,[18] and then lost the license to Kathryn Fanshawe the following year.

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.[19]

Editions

The following list is the edition detail of the Miss Grand United Kingdom contest, since its inception in 2015.

Miss Grand United Kingdom Editions
YearEditionDate and venueEntrantsWinnersRef.
Miss Grand EnglandMiss Grand WalesMiss Grand ScotlandMiss Grand N. Ireland
20151thSeptember 5 at the Oxford Town Hall, Oxford20Elizabeth Greenham
(Greater London)		Danielle Latimer
(Rhondda Cynon Taf)		Taylor Stringfellow
(Edinburgh)		—[3][2]
20212ndSeptember 5 at the Joe Longthorne Theatre, Blackpool16Jessica Ford
(West Midlands)		Heather Hopkins
(Swansea)		Katie Finlay
(Glasgow)		Shannon McCullagh
(Belfast)		[4][5]
[6]
20233rdTBA

National finalists

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 quaterfinalist
 –  Did not participate
  Withdraw during the competition

County Representatives
Country
Year
Represented
 2021
England
Berkshire Alina Green
Derbyshire Deyonne Best
Kent Tessa Zaire
Leeds Sarah Boardman
London Dilani Selvanathan
Manchester Sunna Jonsdottir
North East England Charlotte Gilmour
West Midlands Jessica Ford
Yorkshire Sophie Gilmour
 Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland Antrim Kerry Kane
Northern Ireland Belfast Shannon Mc Cullagh
Scotland
Edinburgh Frankie Van Der Byl
Glasgow Katie Finlay
Wales
Bridgend Emma Williams
Cardiff Amie Barlow
Swansea Heather Hopkins

Representatives at Miss Grand International
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).
  •   Unplaced.
List of United Kingdom representatives at the Miss Grand International pageant
YearSash titleRepresentativeOriginal national titleResultRef.
PlacementsOther awards
2013England Julie MontagueAppointedUnplaced—[20]
Wales Sophie HallUnplaced—[20]
2014United Kingdom Georgia SmithAppointedTop 20—[8]
2015England Elizabeth GreenhamMiss Grand England 2015Unplaced—[2]
Wales Danielle LatimerMiss Grand Wales 2015Unplaced—[2]
Scotland Taylor StringfellowMiss Grand Scotland 2015Unplaced—[2]
2016England Cherelle PattersonMiss Grand England 2016UnplacedBest Evening Gown[21]
Wales Rachael TateMiss Grand Wales 2016Top 20—[22]
Scotland Gemma PalmerMiss Grand Scotland 2016Unplaced—[23]
2017England Noky SimbaniMiss Grand England 2017Unplaced—[24][25]
Wales Nadia SulimanMiss Grand Wales 2017Unplaced—[24]
Scotland Amy MeisakMiss Grand Scotland 2017Unplaced—[24]
Northern Ireland Ashleigh CoyleAppointedUnable to compete[19]
2018England Christina BakerMiss Grand England 2018Unplaced—[13]
Wales Lauren ParkinsonMiss Grand Wales 2018Unplaced—[26][27]
Scotland Olivia McPikeMiss Grand Scotland 2018Unplaced—[1][15]
2019England Ashleigh WildMiss Grand England 2019Unable to compete[1][28]
Wales Emma DaviesMiss Grand Wales 2019[1]
Scotland Freya TaylorMiss Grand Scotland 2019[1]
2020England Stephanie WyattAppointedTop 20—[29]
Wales Kathryn FanshaweUnplaced—[30]
Scotland Helen MaherUnplaced—[31]
Northern Ireland Amber WalshUnable to compete
2021England Jessica FordMiss Grand England 2021Unable to compete[5]
Wales Heather HopkinsMiss Grand Wales 2021[6]
Scotland Katie FinlayMiss Grand Scotland 2021[6]
Northern Ireland Shannon McCullaghMiss Grand Northern Ireland 2021Unplaced—[4]
2022United Kingdom Sofia MayersAppointedTop 20Best National Costume[32][11]
  • Miss Grand United Kingdom 2022Sofia Mayers
    Miss Grand United Kingdom 2022
    Sofia Mayers
  • Miss Grand United Kingdom 2014Georgia Smith
    Miss Grand United Kingdom 2014
    Georgia Smith

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