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Miss Great Britain is a female beauty contest currently 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. Previous title holder Miss Great Britain 1997 Liz Fuller is the new owner of the business.[citation needed]
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 Miss GB 2010 Amy Carrier from Liverpool.[1] The Grand Final of Miss Great Britain 2010 will be held in December in Western Super Mare at the new Grand Pier.
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.
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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.[2] Danielle Lloyd has been re-instated into the Wall of Fame/ Previous winners as of January 11th 2010.
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.[3]
2008 event
The 2008 event did not take place due to financial difficulties as a result of the global financial crisis.[4]
2009 event
The event took place on May 12th, 2009 at the Café 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.[5] She will not go to Miss Universe as reported by the press; please see above. That girl is Clair Cooper.
Title holders
Year Winner 2010 Amy Carrier[6] 2009 Sophie Gradon 2008 (no contest) 2007 Gemma Garrett 2006 Preeti Desai / Danielle Lloyd 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 Archives
Archives of Miss Great Britain are held at The Women's Library at London Metropolitan University, ref 5MGB
References
- ^ http://www.christophercouture.co.uk/2010/12/and-miss-great-britain-is.html
- ^ "Playboy pictures". toxicmagazine.com. http://www.toxicmagazine.com/659.shtml. Retrieved 2010-3-01.
- ^ http://www.miss-gb.co.uk/newsitem.asp?newsID=48 Miss Great Britain
- ^ Boffey, Daniel (17 January 2009). "Credit crunch claims its latest victim... the Miss Great Britain contest". Daily Mail (London). http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1111558/Credit-crunch-claims-latest-victim--Miss-Great-Britain-contest.html.
- ^ http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/north-east-news/todays-evening-chronicle/2008/05/09/winner-of-miss-newcastle-2008-revealed-72703-20886043/
- ^ "Amy Carrier Crowned Miss Great Britain 2010". http://misscontest.blogspot.com/2010/12/amy-carrier-crowned-miss-great-britain.html.
www.missgreatbritain.co.uk
External links
Categories:- Lists of British people
- Beauty pageants in the United Kingdom
- Recurring events established in 1945
- Annual events in London
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