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Miss Northern Ireland
Miss Northern Ireland is a national beauty pageant in Northern Ireland, run by Alison Clarke.
| Formation | 1980 (For Miss United Kingdom) 2000 (For Miss World) |
|---|---|
| Type | Beauty pageant |
| Headquarters | Belfast |
| Location | |
Membership | Miss World Miss Europe Miss Supranational |
Official language | English |
History
Before 1999, the winner of Miss Northern Ireland would have to compete in the Miss United Kingdom competition and win it in order to be applicable to compete in the Miss World competition. Since then however, the winner of each nation of the UK sends separate representatives to the Miss World pageant, the highest ranking of the four delegates is then named Miss United Kingdom, and competes at the Miss International Pageant the following year under the "Britain" or "United Kingdom" banner.
Titleholders
- Color key
- Declared as Winner
- Ended as runner-up
- Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists
2000 to Present
Since 2000, winners of Miss Northern Ireland have been competing in the Miss World pageant.
| Year | Miss Northern Ireland | Represented | Placement at Miss World | Special Awards | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Daria Gapska[1] | Belfast | TBA | ||
| 2022 | Due to the impact of COVID-19 pandemic, no pageant in 2022 | ||||
| 2021 | Anna Leitch[2] | Lisburn | Top 6 | Miss World Europe 4th Runner-up at Miss World Talent Top 32 at Miss World Sport | |
| 2020 | Due to the impact of COVID-19 pandemic, no pageant in 2020 | ||||
| 2019 | Lauren Leckey | Stoneyford | Unplaced | Top 32 at Miss World Sport | |
| 2018 | Katharine Walker | Belfast | Top 30 | Top 24 at Miss World Sport | |
| 2017 | Anna Henry | Belfast | Unplaced | Top 20 at Miss World Talent | |
| 2016 | Emma Carswell [3] | Gilford | Unplaced | ||
| 2015 | Leanne McDowell | Cookstown | Top 20 | ||
| 2014 | Rebekah Shirley | Belfast | Unplaced | ||
| 2013 | Meagan Green | Belfast | Unplaced | ||
| 2012 | Tiffany Brien | Belfast | Top 30 | Top 10 at Miss World Beach Beauty 1st Runner-up at Miss World Sport | |
| 2011 | Finola Guinnane | Drumbo | Unplaced | Top 20 at Miss World Beach Beauty | |
| 2010 | Lori Moore | Belfast | Top 25 | Miss World Sport | |
| 2009 | Cherie Gardiner | Bangor | Unplaced | ||
| 2008 | Judith Wilson | Enniskillen | Unplaced | Top 19 at Miss World Talent | |
| 2007 | Melissa Patton | Belfast | Unplaced | ||
| 2006 | Catherine Jean Milligan[4] | Newtownards | Top 17 | Miss World Talent | |
| 2005 | Lucy Evangelista | Portglenone | Top 15 | ||
| 2004 | Kirsty Anne Gabriel Stewart | Enniskillen | Unplaced | ||
| 2003 | Diana Sayers | Belfast | Unplaced | ||
| 2002 | Gayle Williamson | Lurgan | Unplaced | ||
| 2001 | Angela McCarthy | Belfast | Unplaced | ||
| 2000 | Julie Lee-Ann Martin | Belfast | Unplaced | ||
1980 to 1999
| Year | Miss Northern Ireland | Represented | Placement at Miss UK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Zöe Salmon | Bangor | |
| 1998 | Joanne Salley | Dungannon | 1st Runner-Up |
| 1997 | Louis-Jayne Brown | Dunmurry | |
| 1996 | Fiona Hurley | Belfast | |
| 1995 | Shauna Marie Gunn | County Fermanagh | WINNER |
| 1994 | Tracey Chambers | Belfast | |
| 1993 | Mary McGonagle | Newtownstewart | |
| 1992 | Sharon McLaughlin | Limavady | |
| 1991 | Eileen Carson | Belfast | |
| 1990 | Judith Spratt | Belfast | |
| 1989 | Pauline Taylor | Newry | |
| 1988 | Barbara Bothwell | Belfast | |
| 1987 | Majella Byrne | Belfast | |
| 1986 | Karen Duncan | Belfast | |
| 1985 | Linda Brotherson | Belfast | |
| 1984 | Susan Tan | Coleraine | 2nd Runner-Up |
| 1983 | Caroline Doherty | Belfast | |
| 1982 | Alison Smyth | Belfast | 1st Runner-Up |
| 1981 | Colette Ramsay | Belfast | |
| 1980 | Geraldine McGrory | Belfast |
See also
References
- ^ "Miss Northern Ireland 2022: Daria Gapska crowned with title".
- ^ "Miss Northern Ireland 2021 : Cookstown's Anna Leitch crowned". belfasttelegraph. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
- ^ "New Miss NI Emma Carswell more than a beauty queen". belfasttelegraph.com. 16 May 2016.
- ^ "Beauty and the beast". belfasttelegraph. Retrieved 16 October 2021.