Miss Grand United Kingdom 2021

Miss Grand United Kingdom 2021
Shannon McCullagh, one of the contest's winners
Date	5 September 2021
Venue	Joe Longthorne Theatre, Blackpool
Entrants	16
Placements	10
Winners	Jessica Ford (West Midlands) Shannon McCullagh (Belfast) Katie Finlay (Glasgow) Heather Hopkins (Swansea)
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Miss Grand United Kingdom 2021 was the 2nd edition of the Miss Grand United Kingdom pageant, held to select the representatives of England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales for the Miss Grand International 2021 pageant. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]} Its grand finale, in which 16 candidates participated, happened in Blackpool on 5 September 2021, ^{[1] [5]} at the Joe Longthorne Theatre. ^[5]

At the end of the event, Jessica Ford of West Midlands, Shannon McCullagh of Belfast, Katie Finla of Glasgow, and Heather Hopkins of Swansea were named Miss Grand England, ^[1] Northern Ireland, ^[6] Scotland, and Wales, respectively. ^[4] All four winners were set to compete internationally in Thailand, ^[3] but three withdrew due to health concerns regarding the COVID-19 pandemic. ^{[3] [4]} Only Miss Northern Ireland Shannon McCullagh that was able to join the mentioned contest, ^[7] but was unplaced. ^[8]

The event was organized by Megan Darlington who served as the Miss Grand United Kingdom director from 2020 to 2021. ^[9]

Result

Title	Contestant
Miss Grand England 2021	West Midlands – Jessica Ford [1]
Miss Grand Northern Ireland 2021	Belfast – Shannon McCullagh [6]
Miss Grand Scotland 2021	Glasgow – Katie Finlay [4]
Miss Grand Wales 2021	Swansea – Heather Hopkins [4]
Top 10	No data available

Contestants

Sixteen contestants competed for the titles.

Miss Grand England contestants		Miss Grand Northern Ireland contestants
Berkshire – Alina Green [10] Derbyshire – Deyonne Best [11] Kent – Tessa Zaire [12] Leeds – Sarah Boardman [13] London – Dilani Selvanathan [14] Manchester – Sunna Dogg Jonsdottir [15] North East England – Charlotte Gilmour West Midlands – Jessica Ford [1] Yorkshire – Sophie Gilmour		Antrim – Kerry Kane Belfast – Shannon Mc Cullagh [6]
		Miss Grand Scotland contestants
		Glasgow – Katie Finlay [4] Edinburgh – Frankie Van Der Byl [16]
		Miss Grand Wales contestants
		Bridgend – Emma Williams [17] Cardiff – Amie Barlow [18] Swansea – Heather Hopkins [4]

References

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11. "Confirmed 2021 finalist! Deyonne Best – Miss Grand Derbyshire 2021". Miss Grand United Kingdom. 23 August 2021. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
12. "Confirmed 2021 finalist! Tessa Zaire – Miss Grand Kent 2021". Miss Grand United Kingdom. 18 August 2021. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
13. "Confirmed 2021 finalist! Sarah Boardman – Miss Grand Leeds 2021". Miss Grand United Kingdom. 28 July 2021. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
14. @Miss Grand United Kingdom (15 July 2021). "Confirmed 2021 finalist! Dilani Selvanathan – Miss Grand London 2021" . Retrieved 22 August 2024– via Instagram.
15. @Miss Grand United Kingdom (1 August 2021). "Confirmed 2021 finalist! Sunna Dogg Jonsdottir – Miss Grand Manchester 2021" . Retrieved 22 August 2024– via Instagram.
16. @Miss Grand United Kingdom (30 July 2021). "Confirmed 2021 finalist! Frankie Van Der Byl – Miss Grand Edinburgh 2021" . Retrieved 22 August 2024– via Instagram.
17. @Miss Grand United Kingdom (17 August 2021). "Confirmed 2021 finalist! Emma Williams – Miss Grand Bridgend 2021" . Retrieved 22 August 2024– via Instagram.
18. @Miss Grand United Kingdom (20 August 2021). "Confirmed 2021 finalist! Amie Barlow – Miss Grand Cardiff 2021" . Retrieved 22 August 2024– via Instagram.