Gayle Williamson

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Gayle Williamson (born c. 1980, Dollingstown, Northern Ireland) is a British model and beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss Northern Ireland 2002 and Miss United Kingdom 2002. [1] She was also a contestant in the 2002 Miss World beauty contest. [2]

Personal life

Williamson, lives in Crawfordsburn, County Down, with her son Brandon from a relationship with Irish musician Jim Corr. [3] [4]

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References

  1. "Past Winners". Miss Northern Ireland. Retrieved 16 July 2010.
  2. "Pageantopolis Miss World 2002". Archived from the original on 24 November 2010. Retrieved 16 July 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. McCarry, Gráinne (26 June 2008). "Me and my health: Gayle Williamson". The Belfast Telegraph . Retrieved 16 July 2010.
  4. "Profile: Jim Corr". The Sunday Times . London. 13 September 2009. Retrieved 16 July 2010.
Preceded by
Angela McCarthy (2001)
Miss Northern Ireland
2002
Succeeded by
Diana Sayers (2003)
Preceded by Miss United Kingdom
2002
Succeeded by
Nicci Jolly (2003)