Kelly-Louise Pesticcio, (born Cardiff, Wales) is a Welsh model and beauty pageant titleholder who won the title of Miss Wales 2007 and represented Wales at Miss World 2007 in Sanya, China where she finished as third runner-up in the Miss Sports Fast Track. [1] Pesticcio, a qualified doctor, was also a finalist in the 2010 Miss Universe Great Britain pageant [2] She is of Italian origin.
Miss United Kingdom is a title held by the highest-ranked contestant from the UK in the Miss World pageant. The winner sometimes competes at Miss International and Miss Supranational the following year under the Britain, England or United Kingdom banner. From 1958 to 1999, Miss United Kingdom was a national beauty pageant held to choose a representative for the Miss World Pageant. In 1999, Scotland and Wales had their own contestants at Miss World, and in 2000, England and Northern Ireland sent their own representatives. The existing organization now runs the Miss England competition.
The Miss Hawaii USA competition, previously known as Miss Hawaii Universe, is a beauty pageant that selects the representative for the state of Hawaii in the Miss USA pageant.
Elizabeth Angela Fuller is a Welsh actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder known for being Miss Great Britain 1996 – 97. Fuller is the former owner of the Miss Great Britain pageant from September 2009 to January 2011. She launched her own competition of the Miss British Empire beauty pageant in 2011. She married ex ENTO Aberaman AFC superstar Phil Clarke in May 2024 at a lavish reception on Aberaman Park, home of Aberdare Town FC.
Miss Wales is a national beauty pageant in Wales.
Miss England is a national beauty pageant in England.
Miss Universe 1999 was the 48th Miss Universe pageant, held on 26 May 1999 at the Chaguaramas Convention Centre in Chaguaramas, Trinidad and Tobago. Mpule Kwelagobe of Botswana was crowned by Wendy Fitzwilliam of Trinidad and Tobago at the end of the event. This edition marks the most recent time that a first-time entry of a country at Miss Universe has won and the third time in pageant's history, after Colombia in 1958 and Finland in 1952. This edition also saw a back-to-back victory by black women. 84 contestants competed in this year.
Miss USA 2008 was the 57th Miss USA pageant, held at the Planet Hollywood Theatre for the Performing Arts in Las Vegas, Nevada on April 11, 2008. At the conclusion of the final night of competition, Crystle Stewart of Texas was crowned the winner by outgoing titleholder Rachel Smith of Tennessee. Crystle represented the United States at the Miss Universe 2008 pageant, which was held in Vietnam, where she placed in the Top 10. This was also the first time in the pageant's 56-year history that two consecutive women of African Americans have been crowned.
Miss Universe Great Britain is a national beauty pageant that selects the British representative in the Miss Universe contest.
Miss Scotland is a national beauty pageant in Scotland. Entrants must hold a British passport to enter. The contest, whose title is owned by the Miss World organisation, is organised each year by Janis Sue Smith Director of The Catwalk Academy
Chloe-Beth Morgan is a Welsh model and beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss Wales 2008 contest and competed in the Miss World 2008 competition held in South Africa, later that year.
Clair Cooper is a British model and beauty pageant titleholder who represented England at the Miss Earth 2007 pageant. In early 2009 she was crowned Miss Universe Great Britain 2009 and represented Great Britain at Miss Universe 2009 pageant in The Bahamas on 23 August 2009. Her first major title was Miss London, held at the Hammersmith Palais in May 2006 which was presented by Richard Blackwood and Lucie Hide. This title gave her entry into the Miss England finals the same year.
Tara Vaitiére Hoyos-Martinez is an English actress and beauty pageant titleholder who, while representing London, was crowned Miss Universe Great Britain 2010. She is of Colombian descent. She then represented Great Britain in the Miss Universe 2010 pageant, held on 23 August 2010 in Las Vegas, United States. She did not place in the competition's Top 15.
Amy Willerton is an English television host, model and beauty pageant titleholder. She is best known for her work with ITV and winning the title of Miss Universe Great Britain 2013 and representing Great Britain at the Miss Universe 2013 pageant. She got her big modelling break when she was discovered by Katie Price as a teenager. She appeared on the reality TV competition series I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! in 2013 and finished in fifth place. In 2015, she was placed fourteenth in FHM's 100 Sexiest Women. In 2017, she placed fourth in Channel 4's The Jump.
Kelly Weekers is a beauty pageant contestant. She was crowned Miss Nederland 2011.
Miss Earth United Kingdom is a beauty pageant that chooses women to represent the United Kingdom at the Miss Earth pageant.
Grace Levy is an English actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned as Miss Universe Great Britain 2014 and represented the country at Miss Universe 2014 pageant.
Dee-Ann Kentish-Rogers is an Anguillan politician, lawyer, athlete, former model and beauty pageant titleholder. A member of the Anguilla Progressive Movement, Kentish-Rogers has served as the Minister for Education and Social Development in the government of Ellis Webster since 2020. She has also represented the constituency of Valley South in the House of Assembly since 2020. Since 2021, she has been a Millennium Fellow at the Atlantic Council in Washington, D.C.
Emma Victoria Jenkins is a Welsh TV host and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Universe Great Britain 2019. She represented Great Britain at Miss Universe 2019.
Jessica Page is an English model, entrepreneur and beauty pageant titleholder, who was crowned Miss Universe Great Britain 2023 and served as the country's delegate to the Miss Universe 2023 pageant.