Miss Wales
Encyclopedia
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.
. Winners are expected to support "Welsh issues, charities, or other good causes ". There is also a corresponding Mister Wales contest for men.
became the first Welsh woman to win Miss United Kingdom. In the same year she became the first British woman to capture the Miss World
crown.
1974's winner Helen Morgan
went on to win the Miss United Kingdom and Miss World
titles, but was dethroned as the latter only four days after her victory, when it was discovered that she was an unmarried mother (and thus ineligible).
became the only British woman to be named as one of the 15 semifinalists, after winning the fast track event Sports Competition. So far she is the only contestant under the Miss Wales banner to advance to the semifinals.
Mister Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
, United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
to select a representative to go through to the 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...
contest. It is currently run by Paula Abbandonato and Clare Birt of Vibe Models, Cardiff.
Rules
Miss Wales is open to unmarried women from age 16 to age 24, and organized by Vibe Models. Contestants must not have had children, must be a British citizen and reside in WalesWales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
. Winners are expected to support "Welsh issues, charities, or other good causes ". There is also a corresponding Mister Wales contest for men.
Miss World from Wales
In 1961 Rosemarie FranklandRosemarie Frankland
Rosemarie Frankland was a Welsh beauty pageant contestant who won the 1961 Miss United Kingdom and Miss World titles before becoming an actress.-Biography:...
became the first Welsh woman to win Miss United Kingdom. In the same year she became the first British woman to capture the 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...
crown.
1974's winner Helen Morgan
Helen Morgan
Helen Morgan was an American singer and actress who worked in films and on the stage. A quintessential torch singer, she made a big splash in the Chicago club scene in the 1920s...
went on to win the Miss United Kingdom and 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...
titles, but was dethroned as the latter only four days after her victory, when it was discovered that she was an unmarried mother (and thus ineligible).
Amy Guy
Wales has been taking part in the Miss World pageant directly ever since 1999, when the four constituent countries of United Kingdom were asked to send their own representatives to the contest. In 2004, Welsh Amy GuyAmy Guy
Amy Guy is a Welsh beauty queen, television performer and athlete.She attended Yale College, Wrexham and secondary school at Ysgol Rhiwabon, Wrexham, Wales, and was the Welsh Schools National 100m and 300m Hurdling Champion...
became the only British woman to be named as one of the 15 semifinalists, after winning the fast track event Sports Competition. So far she is the only contestant under the Miss Wales banner to advance to the semifinals.
List of winners
- 1952: Betty Geary
- 1961: Rosemarie FranklandRosemarie FranklandRosemarie Frankland was a Welsh beauty pageant contestant who won the 1961 Miss United Kingdom and Miss World titles before becoming an actress.-Biography:...
- 1963: Hazel Williams
- 1964: Veda Kathleen McCarthy
- 1969: Shirley Jones
- 1970: Sandra Cater
- 1971: Dawn Cater
- 1972: Eileen Darroch
- 1973: Deidre Greenland
- 1974: Helen MorganHelen Morgan (Miss World)Helen Morgan is a Welsh model, and the 1974 winner of the Miss United Kingdom and Miss World pageants. Morgan became the first winner to resign, and the second not to finish her reign as Miss World.-Biography:Born in Barry, she worked in a bank...
- 1975: Gina Kerler
- 1976: Sian Adey-JonesSian Adey-JonesSian Adey-Jones is a former beauty queen and glamour model.Adey-Jones was born at Bodfari, Denbighshire, Wales. She won the Miss Wales title in 1976 and was second runner-up in Miss Universe in the same year....
- 1977: Christine Murphy
- 1978: Elizabeth Ann Jones
- 1979: Beverley Neals
- 1980: Kim AshfieldKim AshfieldKim Ashfield is a former model who was Miss United Kingdom in 1980 and as Miss Wales competed in Miss Universe 1980. She placed as the 4th runner-up in the Miss World 1980 pageant.-References:...
- 1981: Sally Douglas Williams
- 1982: Caroline Williams
- 1983: Lianne Gray
- 1984: Jane Riley
- 1985: Barbara Christian
- 1986: Tracy Rowlands
- 1987: Nicola Davies
- 1988: Lise Williams
- 1989: Suzanne Younger
- 1990: Jane Lloyd
- 1991: Sharon Dale Isherwood
- 1992: Natalie Lee
- 1993: Lisa Roberts
- 1994: Julie Davies
- 1995: Rachel Warner
- 1996: Sarah Smart
- 1997: Melanie Jones
- 1998: Anna Bartley
- 1999: Clare Daniel
- 2000: Sophie Kate Cahill
- 2001: Charlotte Faicheney
- 2002: Michelle Bush
- 2003: Imogen ThomasImogen ThomasImogen Mary Thomas is a Welsh glamour model, beauty queen and television personality. She rose to fame in 2003, after winning Miss Wales, and achieved further note in 2006, when she lasted three months on the seventh series of reality TV series Big Brother.-Early life:Imogen was born to Charles...
- 2004: Amy GuyAmy GuyAmy Guy is a Welsh beauty queen, television performer and athlete.She attended Yale College, Wrexham and secondary school at Ysgol Rhiwabon, Wrexham, Wales, and was the Welsh Schools National 100m and 300m Hurdling Champion...
- 2005: Claire EvansClaire EvansClaire 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 in Wales, she was educated at St Padarns Roman Catholic primary School and then Penglais Comprehensive School.Evans was...
- 2006: Sarah FlemingSarah FlemingSarah Fleming won the title of Miss Wales in 2006, aged just 16, becoming the youngest winner in history of the competition.- Personal Life :Fleming currently studies full-time at Durham University, reading Business BA.- References: 1...
- 2007: Kelly PesticcioKelly-Louise PesticcioKelly-Louise Pesticcio, from Cardiff, Wales, won the title of Miss Wales 2007 and went on to represent Wales in the 2007 Miss World competition, held in Sanya, China, where she finished as third runner-up. Pesticcio, a qualified doctor, was also a finalist in the 2010 Miss Universe Great Britain...
- 2008: Chloe-Beth MorganChloe-Beth MorganChloe-Beth Morgan is a beauty queen from Cwmbran, Wales, who won the 2008 Miss Wales contest and competed in the international Miss World competition held in South Africa, later that year. As she scored the highest among the British delegates in Miss World 2008, Morgan was chosen to represent the...
- 2009: Lucy Whitehouse
- 2010: Courtenay Hamilton
- 2011: Sara Manchipp
Mister Wales
- 2006 Leigh Brookman
- 2008 Jonny Rees