Jessica Gagen

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Jessica Gagen
Born (1996-09-06) 6 September 1996 (age 28)
Skelmersdale, England
Education University of Liverpool
OccupationModel
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) [1]
Beauty pageant titleholder
Title
Hair colourRed [2]
Eye colourGreen
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Jessica Ashley Gagen (born 6 September 1996) [1] is an English beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss England 2023, Miss United Kingdom 2024, and Miss World Europe 2024. [3] She represented her country at Miss World 2024. Gagen holds a bachelor's degree in aerospace engineering from the University of Liverpool, and is an advocate for women and girls in STEM (science, technology, engineering and math). She additionally works as a fashion model. [1]

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Miss England

Gagen was crowned Miss England in October 2022, and was the first runner up in the previous year. [2] In the autumn of 2023, she visited Las Vegas, Nevada to give a keynote speech at the ASCEND Space Conference; [4] she then visited NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida to tour Boeing facilities. [5] [6]

Gagen is the first redhead to win Miss England. [2]

Miss World 2023

Gagen represented England and won Miss World 2023, from 18 February 2024 to 9 March 2024 in India. [7] Gagen wore a Mary-Poppins inspired dress for the Miss World opening ceremonies. [8] Gagen's speech about climate change and women in engineering, in the fast-track head-to-head speaking competition, moved her into the top 40. [8] She was later crowned Miss United Kingdom (which is a title given to the highest scorer from the UK at the preceding Miss World competition) and Miss World Europe (which is a title given to the highest scorer from Europe during the Miss World competition). [3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Gagen, Jessica (12 February 2024). "Jessica GAGEN - ENGLAND". Jessica Gagen - Miss World 2023 England. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 "Miss England's dream to inspire young female pilots". 24 October 2022. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
  3. 1 2 Magazine, FABUK (10 April 2024). "Double celebration at Miss England 2024 semifinal in Blackpool as Aerospace Engineer Graduate crowned Miss UK". Fabuk Magazine. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  4. ↑ World, Miss (19 October 2023). "Miss England invited by the Comms Team at the ISS National Lab to speak at ASCEND event in Las Vegas". Miss World. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
  5. ↑ Kasko, Brittany (21 November 2023). "Miss England is invited to tour NASA's Kennedy Space Center after expressing dream of being an astronaut". Fox News. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
  6. ↑ Elizabeth Howell (3 November 2023). "Miss England 'flies' Boeing Starliner spaceship at NASA's Kennedy Space Center". Space.com. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  7. ↑ "Miss World 2024: When And Where To Watch The Anticipated Beauty Pageant Online". IndiaTimes. 27 February 2024. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
  8. 1 2 Reporter, LeicestershireLive; Chatterton, Ed (27 February 2024). "Mary Poppins-inspired dress helps Miss England secure top 40 place at Miss World". Leicestershire Live. Retrieved 29 February 2024.


Awards
Preceded by Miss England
2023		Succeeded by
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