| Miss Universe Great Britain 2009 | |
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| Date | 3 May 2009 |
| Venue | ICC Hall 4, Broad Street, Birmingham, United Kingdom |
| Entrants | 40 |
| Placements | 4 |
| Withdrawals | Northern Ireland |
| Winner | Clair Cooper  Greater London |
Miss Universe Great Britain 2009 was the 4th Miss Universe Great Britain pageant, held at the ICC Hall 4 in Broad Street, Birmingham, on May 3, 2009.
Lisa Lazarus of Llanelli crowned Clair Cooper of Greater London as her successor at the end of the event.
| Placement | Contestant |
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| Miss Universe Great Britain 2009 | |
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| 2nd Runner-Up | |
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| Award | Contestant |
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| Best Hair |
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| People's Choice |
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| Best Smile |
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| Best Catwalk |
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| Miss Web |
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| Best in Swimsuit |
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| Best in Evening Gown |
| Represents | Name | Country/Region |
|---|---|---|
 Aldershot | Kirsty Nichol | England |
| Bath | Sarah Beaufoy | England |
| Berwick Upon Tweed | Georgia Graham | England |
 Birmingham | Siobhan Brindley Lewis | England |
| Bristol | Jemima Leach | England |
 Caerphilly | Lauren Howells | Wales |
 Cardiff | Jade Blackmore | Wales |
| Carmarthenshire | Shelley Thomas | Wales |
| Conwy | Catrin Davies | Wales |
 Cumbernauld | Claire Byers | Scotland |
 Cumbria | Claire Byers | England |
| Edgbaston | Naomi Aitchison | England |
 Edinburgh | Stacey Munro | Scotland |
| Edingley | Rachel Freeman | England |
| Enfield | Brenda Patterson | England |
| Glasgow | Gillian Murphy | Scotland |
| Greater London | Clair Cooper | England |
| Gwent | Ayesha Perry Iqbal | Wales |
| Knowsley | Lauren Henry | England |
| Lanarkshire | Sarah Finlay | Scotland |
| Liverpool | Lorraine Donakey | England |
| London | Meetal Odedra | England |
| Loughborough | Jemima Barnes | England |
 Manchester | Rachel Jevon | England |
| Melksham | Tasmin Poynton | England |
 Merseyside | Sophie Johnson | England |
| Metro | Natalie Boyle | England |
 Middlesex | Claire Neate | England |
 Monmouthshire | Lydia Yhnell | England |
| National Capital | Peace Blessing Oyibo | England |
 Newport | Kanval Sayadain | Wales |
| North West England | Alexandra Burke | England |
| Plymouth | Laura Anness | England |
| Rhondda Cynon Taff | Alize Mounter | Wales |
 Staffordshire | Rachel Powell | England |
| Stourport on Severn | Toni Marie Badham | England |
| Sutton Coldfield | Joanne Stanton | England |
| Swansea | Rebecca Beynon | Wales |
| Warrington | Holly Ikin | England |
| Wirral | Jessica O'Neill | England |
Northern Ireland - From this point forward Northern Ireland is no longer allowed to compete in the pageant as the pageant now only allows representatives from England, Scotland and Wales.
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