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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.
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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 Wales. Winners are expected to support "Welsh issues, charities, or other good causes "[1]. There is also a corresponding Mister Wales contest for men.
Miss World from Wales
In 1961 Rosemarie Frankland 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). [2]
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 Guy 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[3]
- 1952: Betty Geary[4]
- 1961: Rosemarie Frankland
- 1963: Hazel Williams
- 1964: Veda Kathleen McCarthy
- 1969: Shirley Jones
- 1970: Sandra Cater
- 1971: Dawn Cater
- 1972: Eileen Darroch
- 1973: Deidre Greenland
- 1974: Helen Morgan
- 1975: Gina Kerler
- 1976: Sian Adey-Jones
- 1977: Christine Murphy
- 1978: Elizabeth Ann Jones
- 1979: Beverley Neals
- 1980: Kim Ashfield
- 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 Thomas
- 2004: Amy Guy
- 2005: Claire Evans
- 2006: Sarah Fleming
- 2007: Kelly Pesticcio
- 2008: Chloe-Beth Morgan
- 2009: Lucy Whitehouse
- 2010: Courtenay Hamilton
- 2011: Sara Manchipp
Mister Wales
- 2006 Leigh Brookman
- 2008 Jonny Rees
References
- ^ "Miss Wales 2006: How to Enter", www.misswales.co.uk, accessed May 23, 2006.
- ^ Ex-Miss World in a different era", Clare Gabriel, BBC News, posted September 10, 2004, accessed May 23, 2006.
- ^ "Miss Wales 2006: Hall of Fame", www.misswales.co.uk, accessed May 23, 2006.
- ^ "From beauty queen to mythic kisser", Scott Wyland, Daytona Beach News-Journal, published May 15, 2006, accessed May 23, 2006.
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