Miss Great Britain is a
female beauty contest held in
London
. Between 1956 and 1989, it was held in the
seaside resort of Morecambe
. It is one of the oldest of its kind in the
country, with the first edition held in 1945.
Unlike other beauty pageants, the annual event is not held to send
its winner (or participants) to any specific international
contests. Some of the international pageants which had been
represented by Miss Great Britain were
Miss Universe,
Miss
World,
Top Model of the
World and Miss World Tourism.
The current title holder is Gemma Garrett from Belfast,
Northern Ireland
.
As opposed to its British counterparts such as
Miss England,
Miss Northern Ireland,
Miss Scotland,
Miss
Wales and
Miss United
Kingdom, Miss Great Britain is not affiliated with the
Miss World Organisation.
2006 event
The 2006
title holder was Preeti Desai who
hailed from Cleveland
. Desai made history when she became the first
ever winner of Indian
ethnicity
when she replaced the dethroned Danielle
Lloyd. Lloyd had lost the crown after stirring up
scandals for posing nude for
Playboy
magazine and dating one of the judges during her participation in
the pageant.
2007 event
Rachael Tennent, a project co-ordinator, was awarded the crown of
Miss Great Britain. Along with the crown, the new titleholder also
bagged a car, jewellery and a
modelling
contract. Tennent had previously competed for the Miss Scotland
2006 title which she placed 2nd runner-up.
The event was held in
Grosvenor
House
in Park Lane
, London.
Tennent did not complete her reign which resulted in Gemma Garrett
(who was the 1st runner up in 2007) taking over the title of Miss
Great Britain for the rest of the year.
2008 event
The 2008 event did not take place due to financial difficulties as
a result of the global financial crisis.
2009 event
The event took place on May 12th, 2009 at the Cafe de Paris in
Central London. Following the previous years non-event, a strong PR
campaign orchestrated by the show's executive producer Jade Reuben,
helped to re-introduce the event to the nation, with some 70,000
online entrants being whittled down through national heats to the
final 12 girls. Heavily covered by the media, the eventual winner
was Miss Newcastle - Sophie Gradon, 23. She will not go to Miss
Universe as reported by the press; please see above. That girl is
Clair Cooper.
Title holders
| Year |
Winner |
| 2009 |
Sophie Gradon |
| 2008 |
(no contest) |
| 2007 |
Gemma Garrett |
| 2006 |
Preeti Desai |
| 2005 |
(no contest) |
| 2004 |
Emma Spellar |
| 2003 |
Nicki Lane |
| 2002 |
Yana Booth |
| 2001 |
Michelle Evans |
| 2000 |
Michelle Walker |
| 1999 |
Rennell Kilner |
| 1998 |
Leilani Dowding |
| 1997 |
Liz Fuller |
| 1996 |
Anita St Rose |
| 1994 |
Sarah Southwick |
| 1993 - 1990 |
(no contest) |
| 1989 |
Amanda Dyson |
| 1988 |
Gillian Bell |
| 1987 |
Linzi Butler |
| 1986 |
Lesley Ann Musgrave |
| 1985 |
Jill Saxby |
| 1984 |
Debbie Greenwood |
| 1983 |
Rose McGrory |
| 1982 |
Viviennne Farnen |
| 1981 |
Michelle Hobson |
| 1980 |
Sue Berger |
| 1979 |
(no contest) |
| 1978 |
Patricia Morgan |
| 1977 |
Susan Hempel |
| 1976 |
Dinah May |
| 1975 |
Susan Cuff |
| 1974 |
Marylin Ward |
| 1973 |
Gay Spink |
| 1972 |
Elizabeth Robinson |
| 1971 |
Carolyn Moore |
| 1970 |
Kathleen Winstanley |
| 1969 |
Wendy Anne George |
| 1968 |
Yvonne Ormes |
| 1967 |
Jennifer Gurley |
| 1966 |
Carole Fletcher |
| 1965 |
Diane Hickinbotham |
| 1964 |
Carole Redhead |
| 1963 |
Gillian Taylor |
| 1962 |
Joy Black |
| 1961 |
Libby Walker |
| 1960 |
Eileen Sheridan |
| 1959 |
Valerie Martin |
| 1958 |
Christine Mayo |
| 1957 |
Leila Williams |
| 1956 |
ris Waller |
| 1955 |
Jennifer Chimes |
| 1954 |
Patricia Butler |
| 1953 |
Brenda Mee |
| 1952 |
Dorothy Dawn |
| 1951 |
Marlene Dee |
| 1950 |
Violet Pretty |
| 1949 |
Elaine Pryce |
| 1948 |
Pamela Bayliss |
| 1947 |
June Mitchell |
| 1946 |
June Rivers |
| 1945 |
Lydia Read |
|
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