Miss Great Britain
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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 Scotland, Miss Wales and Miss Northern Ireland, Miss Great Britain is not affiliated with the Miss World Organisation.
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[edit] 2006 Edition
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.
[edit] 2007 Edition
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 Garretttook (who was the 1st runner up in 2007) taking over the title of Miss Great Britain for the rest of the year [1].
[edit] Title Holders
| Year | Winner |
|---|---|
| 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 | Sarah Southwick |
| 1997 | Liz Fuller |
| 1996 | Anita St Rose |
| 1995 - 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 | Tracey Dodd |
| 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 |
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.miss-gb.co.uk/newsitem.asp?newsID=48 Miss Great Britain
