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.

On the coronation night of Miss Wales 2018, 23-year-old Miss Wales 2017 Hannah Williams from Pencoed in Bridgend will pass on her crown to one worthy finalist, who will then get to represent Wales at the Miss World 2018 competition where Miss World 2017 Maushi Chhillar will crown her successor.

The Miss Wales final will take place on Saturday 28 April at The Riverfront in Newport.

The 28 contestants vying the crown of Miss Wales 2018 are Shonie, Emma, Beth, Louise, Sophie T, Rebecca, Hollie, Paige, Charlotte, Holly P, Nia, Emily N, Emily, Lois, Chloe L, Elizabeth, Bethany, Claudia, Catherine, Erin, Celyn, Jade, Jessie, Hanna, Aimee, Ellie, Katie, and Sophie B.

Time Zones

The grand finale of Miss Wales 2018 will kick start at 19:30 pm (GMT). Note down the timings of the finale as per your time-zone...

Manila, Philippines                Sun, 29 Apr 2018 at 03:30 PHT  

Shanghai, China                    Sun, 29 Apr 2018 at 03:30 CST  

New Delhi, India                     Sun, 29 Apr 2018 at 01:00 IST  

Las Vegas, USA                     Sat, 28 Apr 2018 at 11:30 PDT  

Caracas, Venezuela              Sat, 28 Apr 2018 at 15:30 VET  

London, United Kingdom      Sat, 28 Apr 2018 at 19:30 GMT  

Jakarta, Indonesia                Sun, 29 Apr 2018 at 02:30 WIB  

Bangkok, Thailand                Sun, 29 Apr 2018 at 02:30 ICT  

Kathmandu, Nepal               Sun, 29 Apr 2018 at 01:15 NPT