Miss Northern Ireland

Miss Northern Ireland
Formation 1980 (For Miss United Kingdom)
2000 (For Miss World)
Type Beauty Pageant
Headquarters Belfast
Location
Membership
Miss World
Official language
English
Website Official website

Miss Northern Ireland is a beauty pageant based in Belfast Since 2000, the winner goes on to compete in the Miss World pageant.

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

The winner of Miss Northern Ireland represents her country at Miss World. On occasion, when the winner does not qualify (due to age) for either contest, a runner-up is sent.

Year Miss Northern Ireland Hometown Placement Notes
2015 TBA TBA TBA
United Kingdom 2014 Rebekah Shirley Belfast Unplaced
Indonesia 2013 Meagan Green Belfast Unplaced
China 2012 Tiffany Brien Belfast Top 30 Top 10 of Beach Fashion and 1st runner-up of Sports & Fitness at Miss World 2012
United Kingdom 2011 Finola Guinnane Drumbo Unplaced Top 20 of Beach Beauty and Top 77 of Beauty with a Purpose at Miss World 2011
China 2010 Lori Moore Belfast Top 25 Miss Sport
South Africa 2009 Cherie Gardiner Bangor Unplaced
South Africa 2008 Judith Wilson Enniskillen Unplaced Top 19 of Talent at Miss World 2008
China 2007 Melissa Patton Belfast Unplaced
Poland 2006 Catherine Jean Milligan Newtownards Top 17 Best Talent
China 2005 Lucy Evangelista Portglenone Top 15 Later Miss United Kingdom 2005 and Miss Universe United Kingdom 2005 2nd runner-up
China 2004 Kirsty Anne Gabriel Stewart Enniskillen Unplaced
China 2003 Diana Sayers Belfast Unplaced
United Kingdom 2002 Gayle Williamson Lurgan Unplaced Later Miss United Kingdom 2002
South Africa 2001 Angela McCarthy Belfast Unplaced
United Kingdom 2000 Julie Lee-Ann Martin Belfast Unplaced

List of titleholders from 1980 to 1999

Year Miss Northern Ireland Hometown Placement at Miss United Kingdom
1999 Zoe 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

    External links

    Official website