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, the competition is currently organized by Daniela Costin. The winner represents the four constituent countries of the United Kingdom at the international competition.
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, 2020, 2022 and 2025. The country has also won the Best Evening Gown and Best National Costume awards in 2016 and 2022, respectively.
History The United Kingdom first participated in Miss Grand International in 2013. 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.
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 . 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.
After Holly Louise was unable to send the elected delegates to the 2019 international contest in Venezuela because of safety concerns, the national franchise was transferred to Megan Darlington in 2020. Darlington subsequently organized the pageant independently in 2021. The franchise was subsequently transferred to Kathryn Fanshawe in 2022, before Daniela Costin assumed the national franchise in 2025.
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 1st 5 September 2015 The Oxford Town Hall, Oxford 2nd 5 September 2021 The Joe Longthorne Theatre, Blackpool 3rd 13 August 2023 The Aures London, London 4th 17 May 2026 Wyllyotts Theatre & Cinema, Potters Bar
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 Elizabeth Greenham(Greater London) Taylor Stringfellow(Edinburgh) Danielle Latimer(Rhondda Cynon Taf) 2nd Jessica Ford(West Midlands) Shannon McCullagh(Belfast) Katie Finlay(Glasgow) Heather Hopkins(Swansea) 3rd Chloe Ellman-Baker(Sussex) colspan=4 4th Pooja Ghodekar(London) colspan=4
International competition The following is a list of United Kingdom representatives at the Miss Grand International contest. Color keys
YearCountryHometownRepresentativeNational qualificationPlacementSpecial Awards2026 United Kingdom London Pooja Ghodekar Miss Grand United Kingdom 2026TBA 2025 United Kingdom Newcastle Harriotte Lane Appointed Top 222024 United Kingdom Grimsby Amy Viranya Berry Appointed 2nd runner-up2023 United Kingdom Sussex Chloe Ellman-Baker Miss Grand United Kingdom 2023 Unplaced 2022 United Kingdom Kent Sofia Mayers Appointed Top 20 Best National Costume2021 England West Midlands Jessica Ford Miss Grand England 2021 colspan=2 Northern Ireland Belfast Shannon McCullagh Miss Grand Northern Ireland 2021 Unplaced Scotland Edinburgh Katie Finlay Miss Grand Scotland 2021 rowspan="2" colspan=2 Wales Swansea Heather Hopkins Miss Grand Wales 20212020 England Poole Stephanie Wyatt Appointed Top 20 Northern Ireland County Down Amber Walsh Appointed colspan=2 ScotlandColeraine Helen Maher Appointed Unplaced Wales Surrey Kathryn Fanshawe Appointed Unplaced2019 England Lancashire Ashleigh Wild Miss Grand England 2019 rowspan="3" colspan=2 Scotland Edinburgh Freya Taylor Miss Grand Scotland 2019 Wales Gwent Emma Davies Miss Grand Wales 20192018 England London Christina Baker Miss Grand England 2018 Unplaced Scotland Edinburgh Olivia McPike Miss Grand Scotland 2018 Unplaced Wales Cardiff Lauren Parkinson Miss Grand Wales 2018 Unplaced2017 England Derby Noky Simbani Miss Grand England 2017 Unplaced Northern Ireland Derry Ashleigh Coyle Miss Grand Northern Ireland 2017 colspan=2 Scotland Hamilton Amy Meisak Miss Grand Scotland 2017 Unplaced Wales Llanelli Nadia Suliman Miss Grand Wales 2017 Unplaced2016EnglandSutton-in-AshfieldCherelle PattersonMiss Grand England 2016Unplaced Best Evening Gown Scotland Aberfoyle Gemma Palmer Miss Grand Scotland 2016 Unplaced Wales Cardiff Rachael Tate Miss Grand Wales 2016 Top 202015 England Wallasey Elizabeth Greenham Miss Grand England 2015 Unplaced Scotland Glasgow Taylor Stringfellow Miss Grand Scotland 2015 Unplaced Wales Barry Danielle Latimer Miss Grand Wales 2015 Unplaced 2014 United Kingdom Liverpool Georgia Smith Appointed Top 202013 England Liverpool Julie Montague Appointed Unplaced Wales Cardiff Sophie Hall Appointed Unplaced Note
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National pageant candidates
The following list is the national finalists of the Miss Grand United Kingdom pageant, as well as the competition results. Represented1st2nd3rd4thAntrim Belfast Berkshire Bicester Birmingham Bridgend Briston Cardiff Central London Cheshire County Durham Crickhowell Derbyshire Devon East Midlands Edinburgh Glasgow Greater Glasgow Greater London Greenwich Kensington and Chelsea Kent Leeds Liverpool London Manchester North East England North London Norwich Oxford People's Choice Rhondda Cynon Taf Scotland Sussex Swansea West Midlands Westminster Yorkshire Total 20 16 9 15Color keys
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