Miss Grand United Kingdom

Miss Grand United Kingdom
Established5 September 2015 (2015-09-05)
FounderHolly Louise
TypeBeauty pageant
HeadquartersLondon
Location
MembersMiss Grand International
Official language
English
President
Daniela Costin
WebsiteMissGrandUK.com

Miss Grand United Kingdom is a national beauty pageant that selects the United Kingdom's representative for the Miss Grand International pageant. Founded in 2015 by Holly Louise,[1][2] the competition is currently organized by Daniela Costin.[3] The winner represents the four constituent countries of the United Kingdom at the international competition.[4][5][6]

Since making its debut at Miss Grand International in 2013, the United Kingdom has yet to win the international title but has placed among the Top 20 finalists five times—in 2014, 2016,[7] 2020,[8] 2022 and 2025. The country has also won the Best Evening Gown and Best National Costume awards in 2016[7] and 2022,[9] respectively.

History

The United Kingdom first participated in Miss Grand International in 2013.[10] For the first two editions held in Thailand, its representatives were appointed rather than selected through a national pageant. Georgia Smith, the 2014 representative, became the first British delegate to place at the international competition. Following this, Holly Louise, director of UK Power Pageant, acquired the licenses for England, Scotland, and Wales and founded Miss Grand United Kingdom in 2015. The inaugural edition was held at Oxford Town Hall in Oxford on 5 September, featuring 20 finalists. Elizabeth Greenham, Taylor Stringfellow, and Danielle Latimer were crowned Miss Grand England, Miss Grand Scotland, and Miss Grand Wales, respectively.[1]

From 2016 to 2019, the Miss Grand United Kingdom titleholder was selected through the UK Power Pageant, which also chose the country's representatives for Miss International and Miss Intercontinental.[11][12][13][14] During this period, Ashleigh Coyle, a 21-year-old Derry-based model and runner-up of Big Brother UK Series 15, was elected Miss Grand Northern Ireland 2017 but did not compete at the international pageant in Vietnam for undisclosed reasons.[15]

After Holly Louise was unable to send the elected delegates to the 2019 international contest in Venezuela because of safety concerns,[16] the national franchise was transferred to Megan Darlington in 2020.[17] Darlington subsequently organized the pageant independently in 2021.[18] The franchise was subsequently transferred to Kathryn Fanshawe in 2022,[19] before Daniela Costin assumed the national franchise in 2025.[3]

Editions

The following list presents the details of each edition of the Miss Grand United Kingdom contest since its establishment in 2015.

Date and venue

Edition Date Final venue Entrants Ref.
1st 5 September 2015 The Oxford Town Hall, Oxford
20
 [2][1][20]
2nd 5 September 2021 The Joe Longthorne Theatre, Blackpool
16
 [4][5][6]
3rd 13 August 2023 The Aures London, London
9
 [21][22]
4th 17 May 2026 Wyllyotts Theatre & Cinema, Potters Bar
15
 [23][24]

Competition results

Since 2023, Miss Grand United Kingdom has elected a single national winner to represent the United Kingdom at Miss Grand International. Following the acquisition of the franchise by Daniela Costin in 2025, the competition entered a new era under the management of Pageants Planet Ltd, with Pooja Ghodekar becoming the first winner crowned under the new ownership in 2026.

Edition Miss Grand United Kingdom Miss Grand England Miss Grand Northern Ireland Miss Grand Scotland Miss Grand Wales Ref.
1st Not awarded Elizabeth Greenham
(Greater London)		 Not awarded Taylor Stringfellow
(Edinburgh)		 Danielle Latimer
(Rhondda Cynon Taf)		 [20]
2nd Not awarded Jessica Ford
(West Midlands)		 Shannon McCullagh
(Belfast)		 Katie Finlay
(Glasgow)		 Heather Hopkins
(Swansea)		 [6]
3rd Chloe Ellman-Baker
(Sussex)		 Not awarded [21]
4th Pooja Ghodekar
(London)		 Not awarded [25]

International competition

The following is a list of United Kingdom representatives at the Miss Grand International contest.

Color keys
  •   : Declared as the winner
  •   : Ended as a runner-up (Top 5)
  •   : Ended as a finalist (Top 10)
  •   : Ended as a semifinalist (Top 20/22)
  •   : Ended as special awards winner
Year Country Hometown Representative Original National Title[a] Placement[26] Special Awards
2026 United Kingdom London Pooja Ghodekar[25] Miss Grand United Kingdom 2026 TBA
2025 United Kingdom Newcastle Harriotte Lane[27] Appointed Top 22
2024 United Kingdom Grimsby Amy Viranya Berry[28][29] Appointed 2nd runner-up[b]
2023 United Kingdom Sussex Chloe Ellman-Baker[21][22] Miss Grand United Kingdom 2023 Unplaced
2022 United Kingdom Kent Sofia Mayers[30] Appointed Top 20
  • Best National Costume[9]
2021 England West Midlands Jessica Ford[5] Miss Grand England 2021 Did not compete
Northern Ireland Belfast Shannon McCullagh[4] Miss Grand Northern Ireland 2021 Unplaced
Scotland Edinburgh Katie Finlay[6] Miss Grand Scotland 2021 Did not compete
Wales Swansea Heather Hopkins[6] Miss Grand Wales 2021
2020 England Poole Stephanie Wyatt[31][32] Appointed Top 20
Northern Ireland County Down Amber Walsh[31] Appointed Did not compete
Scotland Coleraine Helen Maher[31] Appointed Unplaced
Wales Surrey Kathryn Fanshawe[31] Appointed Unplaced
2019 England Lancashire Ashleigh Wild[33] Miss Grand England 2019 Did not compete
Scotland Edinburgh Freya Taylor[34] Miss Grand Scotland 2019
Wales Gwent Emma Davies[35] Miss Grand Wales 2019
2018 England London Christina Baker[12] Miss Grand England 2018 Unplaced
Scotland Edinburgh Olivia McPike[12] Miss Grand Scotland 2018 Unplaced
Wales Cardiff Lauren Parkinson[12] Miss Grand Wales 2018 Unplaced
2017 England Derby Noky Simbani[36] Miss Grand England 2017 Unplaced
Northern Ireland Derry Ashleigh Coyle[15] Miss Grand Northern Ireland 2017 Did not compete
Scotland Hamilton Amy Meisak[36] Miss Grand Scotland 2017 Unplaced
Wales Llanelli Nadia Suliman[36] Miss Grand Wales 2017 Unplaced
2016 England Sutton-in-Ashfield Cherelle Patterson[37] Miss Grand England 2016 Unplaced
  • Best Evening Gown[7]
Scotland Aberfoyle Gemma Palmer[38] Miss Grand Scotland 2016 Unplaced
Wales Cardiff Rachael Tate[37] Miss Grand Wales 2016 Top 20
2015 England Wallasey Elizabeth Greenham[1] Miss Grand England 2015 Unplaced
Scotland Glasgow Taylor Stringfellow[1] Miss Grand Scotland 2015 Unplaced
Wales Barry Danielle Latimer[1] Miss Grand Wales 2015 Unplaced
2014 United Kingdom Liverpool Georgia Smith[39] Appointed Top 20
2013 England Liverpool Julie Montague[10] Appointed Unplaced
Wales Cardiff Sophie Hall[10] Appointed Unplaced
Note
  1. ↑ Title obtained via national contest, not by the assignment
  2. ↑ Originally named the 5th runner-up, but was later promoted to the 2nd runner-up following the dethronement and resignation of several 2024 top 5 finalists.

National pageant candidates

The following list is the national finalists of the Miss Grand United Kingdom pageant, as well as the competition results.

Represented 1st 2nd 3rd 4th
Antrim Y
Belfast
Berkshire Y
Bicester Y
Birmingham Y
Bridgend Y
Briston Y
Cardiff Y
Central London
Cheshire
County Durham Y
Crickhowell Y
Derbyshire Y Y
Devon Y
East Midlands
Edinburgh
Glasgow Y
Greater Glasgow Y
Greater London Y
Greenwich Y
Kensington and Chelsea
Kent Y Y
Leeds Y
Liverpool Y
London Y
Manchester Y
North East England Y
North London
Norwich
Oxford Y
People's Choice
Rhondda Cynon Taf
Scotland Y
Sussex
Swansea
West Midlands
Westminster
Yorkshire Y
Total2016915
Color keys
  •    : Declared as the winner
  •    : Ended as a 1st runner-up
  •    : Ended as a 2nd runner-up
  •    : Ended as a 3rd runner-up
  •    : Ended as a 4th runner-up
  •    : Ended as a 5th runner-up
  •  A  : Ended as a finalist, semifinalist and unplaced
  •  ×  : Ended as withdrew during the competition
  •  ×  : Ended as no representative

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