Claire Louise Evans is a former beauty pageant contestant who became Miss Wales in 2005.

Born the eldest child of parents Geraint and Michelle in the seaside town of Aberystwyth

Aberystwyth

Aberystwyth is a historic market town, administrative centre and holiday resort within Ceredigion, Wales. Often colloquially known as Aber, it is located at the confluence of the rivers Ystwyth and Rheidol....

 in Wales, she was educated at St Padarns Roman Catholic primary School

Primary education

A primary school is an institution in which children receive the first stage of compulsory education known as primary or elementary education. Primary school is the preferred term in the United Kingdom and many Commonwealth Nations, and in most publications of the United Nations Educational,...

 and then Penglais Comprehensive School.

Evans was a Welsh Junior International athlete winning many Welsh Championship titles over the distances of 1500m, 3000m 5k, 10k and cross country and represented Wales at international level several times. A competitive swimmer at county level she also holds a qualification in sports therapy. Evans's younger brother Daniel Evans, also a competitive swimmer, represented Wales at International level in Athletics and captained his county Dyfed Schools in football.

In 2005 Evans was crowned Miss Wales

Miss Wales

Miss Wales is an annual beauty pageant held in Wales, United Kingdom to select a representative to go through to the Miss World contest. It is currently run by Paula Abbandonato and Clare Birt of Vibe Models, Cardiff.-Rules:...

 2005:Claire Evans

Miss Wales

Miss Wales is an annual beauty pageant held in Wales, United Kingdom to select a representative to go through to the Miss World contest. It is currently run by Paula Abbandonato and Clare Birt of Vibe Models, Cardiff.-Rules:...

 and went on to represent Wales at Miss World

Miss World

The Miss World pageant is the oldest surviving major international beauty pageant. It was created in the United Kingdom by Eric Morley in 1951...

 Wales - Claire Evans

Miss World 2005

Miss World 2005, the 55th Miss World pageant was held at the Crown of Beauty Theatre in Sanya, People's Republic of China on December 10, 2005. Nine former Miss World titleholders and chairwoman of Miss World Organization Julia Morley judged the pageant. Miss World 2004 María Julia Mantilla of Peru...

 in China. She was the first ever Miss Wales to hail from Aberystwyth and Ceredigion. During her year long reign she attended many events and was appointed an Ambassador for the 2006 Heineken Cup

Heineken Cup

The Heineken Cup is one of two annual rugby union competitions organised by European Rugby Cup involving leading club, regional and provincial teams from the six International Rugby Board countries in Europe whose national teams compete in the Six Nations Championship: England, France, Ireland,...

 Rugby alongside Ieuan Evans

Ieuan Evans

Ieuan Evans is a former rugby union footballer who played on the wing for Wales. He is regarded as one of the best Welsh wingers of all time, despite playing through a disappointing era of Welsh rugby. A prolific try scorer at International level, Evans is listed 19th in the world on the all-time...

 and Rob Howley

Rob Howley

Robert Howley is a former Welsh rugby union footballer. He was considered one of the greatest ever scrum-halves and gained 59 caps for Wales, 22 of them as captain.Howley made his Wales debut in February 1996...

. Evans and Ieuan took the Heineken Cup to the summit of Snowdon in Wales.

In 2007 she was placed 6th in the Miss Great Britain contest. She has appeared in several magazines, music video

Music video

A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...

 and did a TV show for Sky's Living TV

LIVINGtv

Sky Living is a UK television channel owned by British Sky Broadcasting, who purchased the Living TV Group group in 2010. Originally launched as UK Living in 1993, the channel changed its name to Living TV in 1997 and then to Living in 2007. On 1 February 2011 Living changed its name to Sky Living...

 hosted by Tara Palmer-Tomkinson

Tara Palmer-Tomkinson

Tara Palmer-Tomkinson also known as T P-T, is an English socialite, "it girl", television presenter, columnist and model...

. Evans had a six page modelling cover shoot for 'Lewre' in Women's Glossy Fashion Magazine

Magazine

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 'Citta Bella' in Malaysia.

In 2009 Evans won the title of Miss UK Hawaiian Tropic

Hawaiian Tropic

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 and represented the UK at the 2009 international finals in the autumn. In that same year Claire successfully completed a course at London Est for a career as a freelance fashion, photographic and creative media make up artist and has been appointed as the official Make up Artist for the current Miss Wales 2010 Courtney Hamilton. Claire is former girlfriend of Wales ScrumHalf and British Lion Mike Phillips

Mike Phillips (rugby player)

William Michael "Mike" Phillips is a Welsh international rugby union rugby player who plays at scrum-half for Bayonne.-Personal life:...

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