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Clair Departs for Miss Universe!
[02-August-2009]
Great Britain’s very own Clair Cooper last night departed our shores for the Bahamas, to compete in Miss Universe 2009. Clair will join 84 other beautiful ladies from all over the world for the chance to compete for Donald Trump’s international title, Miss Universe. Best of luck Clair, we’re sure you will do us all very proud! |
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First Black Miss England Crowned!
[22-July-2009]
The Hilton Metropole Hotel tonight hosted the annual Miss England competition. Over 50 of the country’s most beautiful young women competed for the sparkling crown and the chance to represent England in Miss World 2009. Rachel Christie – niece of world record holder and athletics legend Linford Christie, won the crown and title. Rachel is also in line to compete in the 2012 Olympics in the heptathlon. Congratulations Rachel! |
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Mr & Miss Wales Crowned!
[18-July-2009]
The Cardiff Indoor Arena hosted Wales’ entry into Mr and Miss World respectively, tonight. The most beautiful girls and guys from across Wales competed for the two titles of Mrs and Miss Wales 2009. Presenter Miss Wales 2008 Chloe – Beth Morgan, entertained the crowd and celebrity judges, which included Gladiators Star ‘Predator’ and current Miss World Ksenia Sukhinova. In the end, it was 21 year old Lucie Whitehouse who won the prestigious title and the opportunity to attend Miss World 2009 in South Africa on 12th December. Congratulations to Mr Wales also! |
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Double Triumph for the UK at Miss Galaxy International
[11-July-2009]
MISS GALAXY INTERNATIONAL 2009/10 is our very own HAYLEY MAC (Miss Galaxy-UK 2009)!!!! Hayley won the international title on Saturday 11th July in a glittering ceremony at the Saddlebrook Resort, Florida. Hayley shined in the Galaxy final and won every award possible! This meant that she won awards for best in swimwear, eveningwear, fashion wear, interview AND photogenic!
Hayley will now spend her year making appearances across the UK ... and WORLD as Miss Galaxy International! Hayley will be making appearances alongside Emma McInnes, Miss Teen Galaxy-UK, who ALSO won the title of MISS TEEN GALAXY INTERNATIONAL and so it was a double triumph for the UK!!
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New Miss Scotland 2009!
[15-May-2009]
Scotland’s entry into Miss World has now been chosen. Last night, judges selected Katharine Brown as the new Miss Scotland, at a glamorous event held in the Clyde Auditorium, Glasgow. The stunning blonde wowed the judges and the 2000 strong crowd, to win the coveted title, which is sponsored by The Scottish Sun. Congratulations Katharine!! |
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Miss Great Britain Crowned!
[13-May-2009]
Café de Paris hosted the Miss GB national final last night, and what a night it was! Where every other guest through the door was a celebrity or London socialite, Neon Management pulled of a fantastic show, to showcase their 12 glamorous finalists. Judges included ex - Hollyoaks star Gary Lucy, Coronation Street’s Tina O’Brien, and football Legend Paul Gascoigne. The packed audience and judges eventually chose Newcastle winner, 23 year old Sophie Graydon, as their new winner. Congratulations Sophie!
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New Queens Crowned
[03-May-2009]
This weekend was a busy one on the UK pageant circuit, with three new winners being crowned. The Miss Universe GB final and the Miss Beauty Queen UK finals produced three stunning new winners, who will no doubt do us proud at international contests in 2009.
Miss Universe GB was won by pageant veteran Clair Cooper. The beautful red head was chosen by a selection of celebrity judges including ex-Miss Wales and star of Sky1's Gladiators, Amy Guy; Nick Knowles and Liz Cundy. Clair will now go on to represent Great Britain in Miss Universe 2009 in the Bahamas in August. Clair is being trained for Miss Universe by the UKB Team, and we would like to personally wish her the very best of luck!
Miss Beauty Queen also crowned two new winners this weekend, in the form of Sandra Marie Lees, and April - Stuart Macrae won the Teen division. Both winners will go on to represent the UK at Miss International in Chicago this summer.
Congratulations to all the new winners!!
      
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New Policies Announced
[24-March-2009]
UK Beauties is now reviewing it’s contest policies. In order to be approved by UK Beauties and recommended on our website, contest directors must adhere to a set of rules that protect contestants, and allow good contests to be promoted. Here at UKB, we care about you and through this new scheme, we aim to help deter rogue organisers from setting up badly run contests that may taint the well-run contests that we all love so much! To see our rules, or to become UKB approved – visit the CONTESTS page. |
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MISS Great Britain Back on!!!
[24-March-2009]
Hurrah... the Miss Great Britain contest is back on!! The new owners of the franchise for 2009 are Neon Management, who represent Callum Best and some Big Brother stars among others. Owner Dave Reed looks set to pull off an amazing show this year, with a brand new look to bring the contest into the 21st century and the press and contestants eagerly awaiting the selection of this year’s finalists! Watch this space! |
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New UKB Website coming soon!
[24-March-2009]
In an effort to make UKB more accessible to you, the people who matter, we are currently redesigning the UKB website, to include: an online forum where directors and contestants alike can chat about the industry; and a new CONTESTS page, which will list the new UK Beauties Approved Pageants; and much more...watch this space!! |
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Miss Great Britain 2009 Contest Cancelled
[21-January-2009]
The credit crunch has not only hit the property and finance markets, but it looks like one of the oldest beauty pageants in the country has also been hit hard. New organisers De Keyser Fashions, who have run the contest since 2006, today put up a notice on their official website, stating ‘We are sorry to announce that Miss Great Britain 2009 has been postponed until a later date, please check back regularly for further details.’
At around the same time, articles began appearing all over the UK regarding the well known and highly respected Miss Northern Ireland pageant having to down – size for 2009. Andrea Roche, the organiser of the grand slam Miss Northern Ireland contest that feeds in to Miss Universe, said ‘"Obviously I'm going to have to look at various elements of the pageant this year," she revealed. "Everybody's cutting costs and we'll be no different, we'll have to make compromises. The 2009 girl will not have it as easy as the 2008 winner.” However, the glamorous Tipperary woman is determined the competition will go ahead, unlike the Miss Great Britain pageant, which was last week axed due to a lack of sponsorship. |
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Miss Tourism International 2008 Crowned
[31-December-2008]
The New Year in Kuala Lumpur brought with it the crowning of a new Miss Tourism International winner. Miss India, Manasvi Mamgai, won the only beauty contest in the world to be held on new year’s eve. 45 Delegates competed in the annual event, including UK Beauties member Janine Robertson who represented the UK. Janine also represented the UK recently in Miss Globe 2008 where she made the Top 12. Janine’s new website is finally up and running, and to take a look at this rising star, visit: www.janineallenrobertson.co.uk Congratulations Janine! |
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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year
[25-December-2008]
UK Beauties wants to wish all its members, clients and friends a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!! Here at UK Beauties we have had a fabulous first few months trading and have been overwhelmed by the positive feedback we have received from contestants, sponsors and directors alike. With lots of exciting new projects coming up, we hope 2009 will be another great year for the UK Beauties team and all its members. As always, many international directors are constantly emailing us with requests for girls to attend their international contests, so what are you waiting for...?? Join up and get in touch, and who knows, you could be walking the catwalks in Europe, Asia or the USA! |
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Russia Wins Miss World
[11-December-2008]
Johannesburg, South Africa witnessed the stunning Ksenia Sukhinova, Miss Russia, crowned as Miss World 2008. The first runner up was the beautiful Miss India, and second runner up was Trinidad & Tobago. England’s hopeful, Laura Coleman did not place, however she has returned from South Africa to continue working on behalf of the Miss England organisation. The glamorous new Miss World, Miss Russia, who stands 1.78m tall, will spend the next 12 months travelling the world championing the Miss World Organisation and it’s causes. |
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Contest Warning!
[24-October-2008]
It has been brought to our attention that a new student contest is being promoted. The Miss Sexy Student contest has only sprung up in the past couple of weeks, but UK Beauties has received numerous warnings about it’s organisation, largely based on the fact that the website and all text on www.misssexystudent.com is almost a carbon copy of the original student contest and Official Miss Student website (www.missstudent.com). We do not have any further information at this point, so feedback is very welcome. |
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Success at Miss Globe for Janine
[21-October-2008]
For the second time in 3 years, the UK has placed in the top 12 finalists of Miss Globe International. Janine Robertson, aka Miss UK Globe 2008, made the final selection of the international competition which was held in Albania last night. Janine also won the title of Miss Golden Girl, fighting off stiff competition from over 70 other girls for the finalist’s title. The overall winner however, was Miss Albania, a stunning 20 year old from the South of the country. Congratulations Janine and well done Miss Albania!
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New Competitions Listed on UK Beauties!
[8-October-2008]
UK Beauties is now proud to list two new contests on our website. Miss Teen Queen UK and Mrs Great Britain are both now listed on the contests page – check out their websites for more info!
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Miss Global Beauty Queen UK Girls Return from China
[1-October-2008]
After two and a half weeks of touring round China, meeting local politicians, visiting the sites and rehearsing for the international final, the UK girls have returned home. Albeit tired and a little jet – lagged, all four girls had a fantastic time and competed in the final contest, on 28th September 2008, which saw UK Beauties favourite Jessica Edwards of England, walk away with Most Fashionable Award.
Congratulations Jess and well done girls!
To see photos of the girls competing in Miss Global Beauty Queen, log on to: www.missglobalbeauty.org
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Miss UK Globe Chosen!
[15-September-2008]
UK Beauties has recently handed the title of Miss UK Globe 2006 to 22 year old Janine Allen Robertson. Janine, who has been a regular on the UK pageant circuit for some years now was thrilled to be chosen, and he showcases her new portfolio, courtesy of Images Xcel. (you can take the 3 photos of Janine from her members profile)
Janine will travel to Albania next month to compete in Miss Globe International 2008. Best of luck Janine and watch this space for the results!
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UK Model of the Year
[14-September-2008]
This year’s UK model of the Year contest, run by the organisers of Miss British Isles, was a tough one! Early favourites included Modelzed manager and Miss England 2004 1st runner up Kate Solomons (who eventually came 3rd) and Miss model UK 2007 Janine Allen Robertson (who came 4th) but in the end it was 22 year old Amanda Ball who won the title at the Crowne Plaza in Chester.
Congratulations Amanda!
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Miss Global Beauty Queen UK Girls Depart for China
[09-September-2008]
It was a tough choice, but in the end UK Beauties selected four girls to attend Miss Global Queen International in China this year, and the lucky girls are:
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Jessica Edwards (England)
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Laura Entwistle (Ireland)
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Kim Marren (Scotland)
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Yolanda Feneis (Wales)
The four lucky ladies are flying out tonight to compete in the prestigious international, run by the organisers of the grand-slam pageant ‘Miss Tourism Queen International.’
Their two week long stay in the city of Xiangshan will see them meeting important members of state, dining with the organisers’ sponsors, attending photo shoots and press conferences, and rehearsing for the final night of Miss Global Beauty Queen 2008, which is to be broadcast throughout Asia on 28th September 2008.
Good luck to you all!
Watch our girls in action on the official website - www.missglobalbeauty.org
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Miss Earth UK Girls Crowned!
[30-August-2008]
The Royal Spa theatre in Leamington Spa tonight welcomed over 100 of the UK’s most beautiful women to participate in Miss Earth UK 2008. Contestants were split into their respective countries (England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales) to compete for their national titles and the chance to represent their countries in Miss Earth 2008.
The show was presented by fashion model Jodie Myatt and GB tennis star Daniel Eccleston, and the show was sponsored by Club4Climate.
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Miss Earth England: Carline Duffy aged 21 from York
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Miss Earth Ireland: Amy Robinson aged 22 from Belfast
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Miss Earth Scotland: Courtney St. John aged 22 from Glasgow
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Miss Earth Wales: Jamie Lee aged 22 from Powys.
UK Beauties wants to say special congratulations to Jamie Lee, who coincidently is a UK Beauties member and is currently gracing the front page of the Official UK Beauties Newsletter as Miss Beauty Queen. Watch out for more on the Miss Earth girls in the next newsletter!
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Miss World changes Venue for 2008 World Final!
[15-August-2008]
It was decided that for reasons beyond Miss World's control, it was necessary to move the final from Ukraine. When this was announced in the media, several cities/countries approached the Miss World Organisation about the hosting of Miss World 2008 Final.
Each city presented to Julia Morley, Chairman of Miss World Limited, their plan for hosting. This included details of hotel arrangements, a suitable venue to stage the final and the backing of all the parties necessary to stage a successful world class event in their city.
Julia Morley was very impressed with the bid from Lindiwe Mahlunga of the Johannesburg Tourism Company, as it not only fulfilled all the requirements to stage the final but also was backed by a young dynamic team who sincerely believe in their World Class City. Johannesburg is therefore the host city for Miss World 2008
"The speed with which they have implemented their proposal and the professional and dedicated support of Lindiwe and the JTC team have already demonstrated that we can stage the most successful Miss World in our history.
We look forward to working with the city of Johannesburg to promote their World Class City in over 180 countries during our one month Miss World Festival. Our goal is to bring more visitors to your vibrant city so that they too can enjoy the sights and sounds of Joburg and the hospitality if its people."
[Julia Morley]
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Miss Universe Ireland Crowned!
[10-June-2008]
On 9th June in Dublin, Ireland, 7 judges, which included Rosanna Davidson and Syan O’Mahony, selected 20 year old Lynn Kelly from Dublin as the new Miss Universe Ireland 2008. Lynn, a sophisticated patient coordinator and accomplished Irish dancer, beat 26 others to the title, including first runner up Lorraine Turner.
The event was held at the Citywest Hotel in Dublin, broadcast live on Irish channel TV3 and hosted by Alan Hughes and Caprice.
Lynn will now join fellow Miss Universe UK winner Lisa Lazarus as Ireland’s representative at the Miss Universe contest, which is being held in Vietnam next month.
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Mr & Miss Student UK Crowned!
[09-June-2008]
Pride Park in Derby hosted the second Miss Student UK national final on 8th June. The contest also saw the crowning of a Mr Student UK, for the first time. Judges that included Hollyoaks star Paul Danan, and Big Brother runners up ‘Samanda,’ watched 27 female, and four male students from UK universities, compete for the two titles, and a total of £11,000 prize money.
The show was presented by Kate Solomons and Alistair Divall.
The competition was tough and the decision was very close, but in the end it was 23 year old Katie Archer, and 21 year old Jack Green who walked away with the titles Mr & Miss Student 2008. Katie is studying Graphic Design at Nottingham Trent University, and enjoys fish and chips, partying and netball. Jack is studying Illustration at the University of Derby, and enjoys Italian food, partying and football.
UK BEAUTIES attended the event and had a fantastic time. A highly recommended contest for next year.
Congratulations Katie and Jack! |
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Miss Universe UK 2008 Crowned!
[29-May-2008]
Lisa Lazarus, a 20 year old model from Llanelli, Wales, was crowned Miss Universe UK 2008 during the UK’s first official Miss Universe UK contest on 4th May. The event, at Café de Paris in London, was run by Vibe Models, the organisers of Miss Wales, who recently secured the Miss Universe UK contract after meeting with Donald Trump’s executives in New York earlier this year. Lisa will compete in Miss Universe 2008 in Vietnam later this year. Congratulations Lisa! |
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Miss Globe UK 2007 Official Photoshoot
[29-May-2008]
West London, England - Miss Globe UK 2007 winners (from left to right) - Jessica Edwards (Scotland), Krupa Parmar (England), Laura Livesey (Wales) and Victoria Revans (Ireland) were recently reunited for an exclusive photo shoot with international photographer Danny Bourne. The four girls won their golden tickets to Miss Globe 2007 in a photo contest last year, run exclusively by UK BEAUTIES. They attended Miss Globe in Albania, in October 2007. Jessica Edwards also attended Miss Tourism Queen International 2008 in China.
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Miss Great Britain in By-Election
[29-May-2008]
New Miss Great Britain winner Gemma Garret is controversially standing as an independent candidate at the Crewe and Nantwich Election on 22nd May 2008. First runner up to Rachel Tennent in the 2007 Miss Great Britain contest, Gemma took up the title of Miss GB after Rachel left earlier this year. Gemma said of her new responsibilities, "I am delighted to be standing in the seat where the late Gwyneth Dunwoody did so much to enhance the reputation of politics and politicians at a time when others were bringing them into disrepute. Like her, I am determined to improve the lot of British women by campaigning across a whole range of women’s issues.. In particular I absolutely believe that the cost of child care should be made tax deductible. This would be the most enormous help to millions of women who choose both to have children and to go out to work. I also want to lend my support to our boys fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan by proposing pay increases to privates and corporals in active service who lay their lives on the line for meagre pay." |
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