Wales is ready to find its next delegate for the Miss World 2018 pageant. The pageant is slated to take place on April 28, 2018. At the end of the Miss Wales pageant, the outgoing titleholder, Hannah Williams will be crowning her successor as the new Miss World Wales, who will then represent Wales at Miss World 2018 wherein Manushi Chhillar of India will crown her successor as next Miss World.
The Miss Wales competition has been going since the 1950’s and has been organised by Cardiff events company Vibe since 2004. In recent years, it has grown to become more popular than ever with around 1,000 women registering an interest in the competition each year.
The winner is automatically guaranteed a place at the most respected and established beauty contest in the world - Miss World, as the representative of Wales. She also wins an exciting package of prizes. In the last 10 years, the competition has also raised nearly £500,000 for children’s charities in Wales.
It has been more than 40 years since Miss Wales won the Miss World title. In 2012, Sophie Moulds from Ferndale was the first runner-up at Miss World, and that’s the closest Wales has gotten to winning the title since Helen Elizabeth Morgan in 1974.
The media interest in the competition is phenomenal. Each year, it features in the local, regional, national and specialist press and media. Vibe has also won a number of awards from the Chartered Institute of Public Relations for the event.
Here are the young aspirants of the Miss Wales 2018 title-
Shonie
20, Blaenau Ffestiniog
Emma
24, Bridgend
Beth
21, Conwy
Louise
19, Abderdare
Sophie T
24, Newport
Rebecca
18, Carmarthenshire
Hollie
18, Port Talbot
Paige
23, Cwmbran
Charlotte
17, Newport
Holly P
18, Chepstow
Nia
18, Blackwood
Emily N
23, Pontypridd
Emily
18, Swansea
Lois
22, Brynmawr
Chloe L
19, Cardiff
Elizabeth
19, Bridgend
Bethany
20, Newport
Claudia
23, Cemaes
Catherine
17, Swansea
Erin
18, Cardiff
Celyn
22, Swansea
Jade
20, Penarth
Jessie
22, Burry Port
Hanna
20, Llantwit Major
Aimee
19, Swansea
Ellie
19, Barry
Katie
20, Ebbw Vale
Sophie B
20, Swansea