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Miss England is a nationalbeauty pageant inEngland.

The contest, title owned by theMiss World organisation is organised each year by Angie Beasley,^[1] a winner of 25 beauty contests in the 1980s and has organised beauty pageants around the country on behalf of Miss World, includingMiss United Kingdom, Miss England,Miss Scotland andMiss Wales.

The contest often attracts celebrity judges at local and national finals. Many celebrities have also judged the regional heats for the competition around the country including glamour modelJordan, who joined the judging panel for Miss Sussex.^{[citation needed]}

The Miss England competition is promoted to thousands of women around England in local media by a series of area heats held around the country.

News of the World andTake a Break magazine have previously sponsored contestants over the years, writing features on contestants and used the winners on the front covers. Various newspapers, including theDaily Mirror,The Times, theDaily Mail and various magazines includingTeen Vogue in New York andHello! have carried stories on local and national winners.^{[citation needed]}

The winner of the Miss England competition, along with the winners ofMiss Northern Ireland,Miss Scotland andMiss Wales, can compete inMiss World. The highest ranking competitor of the fourconstituent country entrants is then presented with the title and crown ofMiss United Kingdom.

The 2008 contest featured aplus-size model,Chloe Marshall and an active-duty member of theBritish Army,Katrina Hodge, both firsts for the pageant.^[2]

In 2022 Melisa Raouf became the first contestant to compete in a semi final of the contest without makeup, following the introduction of a "bare-face top model" round in 2019.^[3]

The title of Miss England 2011 was won byAlize Lily Mounter who was classed as the favourite to win the competition.^[4] Mounter would later compete in theMiss World 2011 where she was among the top seven contestants on the final night, finishing in 4th place. She was also awarded the title of Miss World Europe, a first for England, after finishing as the highest ranked delegate from Europe in the competition.

Carina Tyrrell, who was a medical student when she won her national title in 2014, competed inMiss World 2014 when the competition was held in her home country atExCeL London. She would make the final cut and enter the top 5, also finishing in 4th place overall.^[5]

In 2017,Stephanie Hill represented England at theMiss World 2017 held inSanya, China and became the first English delegate to make the top 3 in the competition by placing as the 2nd runner-up. Hill was also awarded the title of Miss World Europe after being the European contestant with the highest scores. This result makes Hill the most successful Miss England in the history of Miss World.^{[citation needed]}

Rehema Muthamia, who represented England at theMiss World 2021 competition, was the first Miss England, and contestant from Europe, to win theBeauty with a Purpose award; awarded to the contestant with the most relevant and important charity project in her nation.^[6][7]

In 2025,Grace Richardson became the first openly gay Miss England.^[8]

After winning the title of Miss England, winners would participate inMiss Universe, followed by the occasionalMiss Europe, and finallyMiss United Kingdom. In the event whereby a Miss England won the title of Miss United Kingdom, she would represent the United Kingdom inMiss World.

Since 2000, winners of Miss England have been competing inMiss World.

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