Mini/Master/Junior/Teen/Miss/Mr/Ms/Mrs & Classic Miss British Empire is an International pageant for contestants with origins from countries, states or territories previously ruled or administered by the United Kingdom and its predecessor states.
An international pageant that celebrates the legacy of the former British Empire, which included Hong Kong, Myanmar, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Shanghai, Irish Republic, New York, Sri Lanka, India, Malaysia, Jamaica, and dozens of other territories (see full list further below).
The British Empire organisation promotes unity and communication between diverse groups of people across the world and encourages goodwill and understanding of the world's cultures. The pageant pays tribute to the shared history of all former British Empire territories and celebrates their subsequent independence and achievements.
Historically the former British Empire is widely believed to have played a crucial role in constructing railways and worldwide transport links - In the modern world, with administration offices in Los Angeles, England, East Asia, Sri Lanka, and Australia - British Empire pageants serves to provide networking links and opportunities for those wishing to pursue a career in the competitive world of show business and entertainment. In years gone by British culture across the former British Empire laid the basis for the International popularity of sports such as football, in a similar way we seek to celebrate the growing worldwide phenomena of pageants.
Founded in 2011 by former Miss Great Britain and Hollywood actress 'Liz Fuller' in order to pass on the opportunities she has successfully carved out for herself, many of our winners have gone on to have successful careers as editorial and catwalk models, reality TV stars, and actors with roles in Doctor Who, music videos and feature length films.
The Mr division was introduced in 2013 and later in 2015 the upper and lower age divisions were added to offer Mini, Junior, Teen, Ms, Mrs & Classic contestants a new platform to showcase their talents.
To compete, run a live heat show, or sponsor inside the UK, or abroad, request an application pack from:- [email protected] please.
The 2019 British Empire competition divisions are:-
Miss (16-27)
Ms (28-39)
Mr (18-39)
Eligible Countries/States /Territories:-
Afghanistan
Akrotiri & Dhekelia
Anguilla
Antigua
Australia
The Bahamas
Bahrain
Barbados
Belize
Bermuda
Botswana
British Antarctic
British Virgin Islands
Brunei
Caicos Islands
Canada
Cayman Islands
Cyprus
Dominica
Egypt
England
Falkland Islands
Fiji
The Gambia
Ghana
Gibraltar
Grenada
Guyana
Manila
Mauritius
Montserrat
Myanmar
Nauru
New Zealand
Nigeria
North America
(New Hampshire)
(Massachusetts)
(Rhode Island)
(Connecticut)
(New York)
(New Jersey)
(Pennsylvania)
(Maryland)
(Virginia)
(North Carolina)
(South Carolina)
(Georgia)
(Florida)
Northern Ireland
Pakistan
Pitcairn Island
Qatar
Saint Helena
Saint Lucia
Saint Kitts
Saint Vincent
Scotland
Seychelles
Shanghai
Singapore
Solomon Islands
South Africa
Sri Lanka
Sudan
Swaziland
Tangier
Tanzania
Terai
Tongo
Trinidad
Tuvalu
Uganda
United Arab Emirates
Vanuatu
Yemen
Zambia
Zimbabwe
MBE World Finals
Always more contestants from the world final host country, England hosted 2012-2017, Australia 2018, Sri Lanka 2019.
2012-2014 3 countries competed, 2015-2017 4 Countries Competed, 2018 6 Countries Competed, 2019 15 Countries competed
We try to get different counties competing each year with passport Holders of Countries
2011: UK Photo Heat only
2012: UK, Hong Kong, Jamaica. .................................. Entrants Mr 00, Miss 06
2013: UK, India, Jamaica. ...................................... Entrants Mr 03, Miss 19
2014: UK, Australia, Hong Kong. ................................ Entrants Mr 11, Miss 28
2015: UK, Australia, South Africa, Hong Kong, Shanghai. ............... Entrants Mr 12, Miss 35
2016: UK, Australia, South Africa, Myanmar, New Zealand. ............ Entrants Mr 05, Miss 22
2017: UK, Australia, New York, Ireland, New Zealand. ..................... Entrants Mr 08, Miss 17
2018: UK, Australia, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, India, New Zealand. .. Entrants 5 Mr, 10 Miss, 6 Ms
2019: UK, Australia, America, India, Bangladesh, Maldives, Manila, New Zealand, Sri Lanka, Hanover, Crimea, Afghanistan, UAE, Nigeria, Singapore .. Entrants Ms 8, Miss 9, Mr 12
MISS Winners:
2012 Wales, 2013 Wales, 2014 England, 2015 Australia, 2016 Australia (born NZ), 2017 Australia (born NZ), 2018 Australia (Ms winner Sri Lanka), 2019 UK (Ms winner Australia, Mr winner Singapore)
Annual Achievers Successes:
Victoria (Miss 2012) TV, Film, Presenting, etc.
Richard (Mr 2013) TV
Jack (Mr 2014) Modeling, TV, Film
India (Mini Miss 2015) New York Runway etc.
Angel (Miss 2016) Miss Tourism Planet 2017 World final Winner
Mykaela/Kellie (Miss/Ms 2017) Got the double for Australia
2018 Brooklyn/Australia Miss Model, Nuwandika/Sri Lanka Ms Press, Amit/India Mr TV
2019 Miss winner Annabel Mizel, presenter/model
Eligibility:-
Contestants may compete in another National final in the same year; however contestants may not hold a National or International title at time of the Grand Final.
Must be born or gained residency in the UK or a previous British Empire country.
Must be born the gender you compete as.
Can be single, married or divorced.
May have children.
Must not have previously posed n**e or have been involved in any ambiguous photographs or events that would compromise his/her or the Miss British Empire Brand.
Must declare before the start of any heat/final if any judge is known to them, and the score sheets will be given to the contestants afterwards along with comments.
Additional information:-
Judges will be relevant in the entertainment/fashion/beauty business, with a respected level of professionalism such as photographers, model agents, talent agents, previous winners, etc.
The winner's of the Grand final will be sent to an international that best suits the winners' stats, but previous winners have been sent to Miss Tourism Planet in Greece.
2019 winners (Held in Sri Lanka)
15 Countries 29 contestants. Results Miss winner UK (Annabel Mizel), 1ru Australia, 2=ru India/America. Ms winner Australia (Lisa Wyse), 1ru Sri Lanka, 2ru Hanover. Mr winner Singapore (Zane Lee), 1ru Afghanistan, 2ru Sri Lanka. Swimwear Miss winners America/UK, Ms Winner Australia, Mr winner Taprobone. Cocktail Miss winner Sri Lanka, Ms winner Hanover, Mr winner Singapore. Eve Wear Miss winner UK, Mr winner Singapore, Ms winner Australia. Popularity Sri Lanka. Talent Mr Taprobone. Photogenic Miss winner UK, Mr winner Sri Lanka, Mr winner UK. Interview Ms Australia/Miss UK. Press Mr Sri Lanka. Finalists Ms 8, Miss 9, Mr 12, total 29 Thanks to our host/judge/sponsor Ms British Empire 2018 Nuwandika Siriwardena & Gagan Malik Celebrity Judge
2018 Winners (Held in Australia 16th September 2018)
photo credit Ben Riches official photographer
Overall winner and now Miss British Empire and Miss British Empire Teen (age 16) and Best in Swimwear Brooklyn Metropolis - Australia
Winner - Ms British Empire - Nuwandika Siriwardina - Sri Lanka (also Best Social Media)
Winner Mr British Empire - Amit Singh - India
Miss 1st RU - Nicole Cruz, Kardinya (also most photogenic and best in Evening Wear)
Miss 2nd RU - Charlotte King - United Kingdom (also best interview)
Ms Classic - Alison Williams- Australia
Mrs British Empire - Mary Leaf - Fremantle
1st RU - Ms British Empire - Lisa Wyse, New Zealand
1st RU Mr British Empire - Simeon Ballantyne, Australia
Best Press - Tahlia Montana - West Australia
Most Potential Mr Darwin - Simon Sutcliffe
Most Potential Miss New South Wales - Donemala Phalasay
Best in Evening Wear, Andrew Horton - West Australia
Popularity - Julie Rose, Australia
Congeniality Agnes Lim, Miss British Empire Malaysia
2017 Winners (Held at the Crowne Plaza, Gerrards Cross, London) 24th/25th Ausust 2017
Miss British Empire 2017 winner Mykaela Roxburgh (West Australia)
1st Runner Up Kerry Brady (UK)
2nd runner up Aleisha Boyd (Australia Northern Territory)
Ms BE Winner 2017 Kellie Germain (West Australia)
1st Runner Up Beverley Mary Roberts (Wales)
Mrs BE Winner Nicki Donnelly (Birmingham)
1st runner up Samantha Lewis (Cheshire)
Mrs BE Classic Winner Vivienne Radfar (Milton Keynes)
1st runner up Kiran Virdee (Kenya)
Mr BE Classic Winner Tim Robinson (South London)
Mr BE Teen Callum Wright (South East England)
1st runner up Dejean Whitehorne (Romford)
Mr BE Winner Jordan Davis (Romford)
1st runner up Parvel Diaz (South East London)
2nd runner up Steven Russell (Staffordshire)
Lifetime Ambassador India Williams
Mini Miss British Empire 2017 - Layla Thompson (Durham)
1st Runner up - Millie Bain (Ayrshire)
Mini Mr British Empire 2017 - Hashim Qureshi (London)
1st Runner up - Elijah Sholanke (Dagenham)
Junior Miss British Empire 2017 - Abigail Dunford (Dorset)
1st Runner up - Taylor Kent (Kent)
Junior Mr British Empire 2017 - Max Neave (Portsmouth)
1st Runner up - Myles Court (Bath)
Junior Teen Mr British Empire - Dominque James Baute Sands (London)
1st Runner up - Rares Nicolae Cain (North London)
Teen Miss British Empire - Ilyssa Alagon (Southampton)
1st Runner up - Elise Benwell (Middlesex)
TALENT
TEEN WINNER Dominque James Baute
JUNIOR WINNER Eloise Mariam Joseph
MINI WINNER Mia Spence
ADULT WINNER David Skyers
Publicity Winner Mia Villon
2016 WINNERS AND HALL OF FAME (Held in London/Watford)
'Miss'
Angel Williams - Australia Northern Territory (Winner)
'Top 10 in order called on stage'
Rebecca Richardson - East Anglia
Sophie Gilmore - Yorkshire
Carla Fitzpatriick - West Midlands
Alice Niculescu - Australia Sunset Coast
Kaylor Barker - South Africa (3rd Runner up)
Ashleigh Munro-Smith - West Australia (1st Runner up)
Ariana Vashisht - Southampton
Annabel Mizel - London (2nd runner up)
Sakura Hlaing - Myanmar
Angel Williams - Australia Northern Territory (Winner)
Miss Swimsuit - Kaylor Barker, Miss South Africa
'Side awards'
Miss Congeniality - Rebecca Richardson
People's Choice - Ashleigh Munro-Smith
Miss Photogenic - Rebecca Richardson
Miss Supermodel - Sakura HanaKo
Miss Elegance - Sophie Gilmore
'Mr'
Brett Walker
'Ms'
Kerri Parker
'Mrs'
Robyn Morrison Charlesworth
'Ms Classic'
Deborah Jay Kelly
'Mini winners'
- Lola
- Teddy
'Little winners'
-Mia
-Rocco
'Junior winners'
- Caitlin
- Keelan
'Teen Winners'
- Ameisha
- Ayub
2015 WINNERS AND HALL OF FAME (Held in London/Watford)
'Miss'
Bree Connor, Australia West Coast (Winner)
Kellie Germain, Australia Sunset Coast (1st Runner up)
Anneke Odendaal, Australia East Coast (2nd Runner up)
'Miss Elegance'
Sarah Rich
'Mr'
Chris Edwards
'Mrs'
Ann Marie Davies
'Ms Classic'
Jayne Warburton.
'Mini Miss'
India Rose,
'Little Miss'
Neva Shand,
'Junior Miss'
Halle Blu Morrison,
'Miss Teen'
Emily-Jane Redfern,
2014 WINNERS AND HALL OF FAME (Held in central London)
'Miss'
Tamlyn Smith - North East England (Winner)
'Top 10'
Tamlyn Smith - North East England (Winner)
Victoria Howell - North West England (1st Runner up)
Zara Nortley - Manchester (2nd Runner up)
Allegra Field - Birmingham (3rd Runner up)
Charmaine Foster - Greater London (4th Runner up)
Annabel Mizel - Central London (6th Place / 5th Runner up)
Nasreen Harrison – Sheffield (7th Place)
Jade Colcombe - South Wales (8th Place)
Nadine Clarke - South West England (9th Place)
Charlie Waterman – Kent (10th Place)
'Mr'
Jack Parr - Nottingham (Winner)
'Top 5'
Jack Parr - Nottingham (Winner)
Malcolm Williams - Gloucester (1st Runner up)
Devante Huntley - Enfield (2nd Runner up)
Zain Ul Hassan - Pakistan (3rd Runner up)
Guntis Razmahovs – London (4th Runner up)
2013 WINNERS AND HALL OF FAME ( Held at Weston Super Mare Pier)
'Miss'
Katie Hulland - Swansea (Winner)
Linzi McLelland - Glasgow (1st runner up)
Claire McCamley - Northern Ireland (2nd runner up)
'Mr'
Richard Bayton – York (Winner)
'Side awards'
Clubwear winner - Julia Stewart
Swimwear winner - Natalie Abusow
Evewear - Linzi McLelland,
Best costume - Richard Bayton
Guest Vote - Samantha Caldicott-Ewell
Miss Publicity - Charlotte Lister
Sparkling Eyes - Claire McCamley
Miss Elegance - Annabell Newman
Best in Interview - Aryana Vashisht
2012 WINNERS AND HALL OF FAME
'Miss'
Victoria George-Veale - Wales (Winner)
Madeleine Brigitte Caceras Nunez - London (1st Runner up)
3rd Zivile Buineviciute - York (2nd Runner up)
'Other top 6'
Channett Thompson (London, born Jamaica)
Kat Yip - Hong Kong
Sophie Beatrice Rowland - Essex
2011 WINNER (BY PHOTO HEAT)
Charlie Bell