Miss Scotland
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The Miss Scotland competition is an annual beauty pageant targeted at women aged 18–24 living in Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...

. Entrants must hold a British passport
British passport
British passports may be issued to people holding any of the various forms of British nationality, and are used as evidence of the bearer's nationality and immigration status within the United Kingdom or the issuing state/territory.-Issuing:...

 to enter. The contest, whose title is owned by the Miss World
Miss World
The Miss World pageant is the oldest surviving major international beauty pageant. It was created in the United Kingdom by Eric Morley in 1951...

 organization, is organised each year by The Scottish Sun newspaper.

The winner of the Miss Scotland competition, along with the winners of Miss England
Miss England
The Miss England competition is an annual beauty pageant targeted at young females aged 17–24 years living in England. Entrants must hold a British passport to enter....

, Miss Northern Ireland
Miss Northern Ireland
Miss Northern Ireland is a beauty pageant, the winner of which goes on to compete in the Miss World pageant.Before 1999, the winner of Miss Anton 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...

 and Miss Wales
Miss Wales
Miss Wales is an annual beauty pageant held in Wales, United Kingdom to select a representative to go through to the Miss World contest. It is currently run by Paula Abbandonato and Clare Birt of Vibe Models, Cardiff.-Rules:...

, can compete in Miss World
Miss World
The Miss World pageant is the oldest surviving major international beauty pageant. It was created in the United Kingdom by Eric Morley in 1951...

. The highest-ranking competitor of the four constituent country entrants is then presented with the title and crown of Miss United Kingdom, who will later compete in Miss International
Miss International
Miss International is an annual international beauty pageant held since 1960.The current Miss International is Fernanda Cornejo, from Ecuador...

.

Titleholders

Year Miss Scotland Hometown Miss World placing
1999 Stephanie Norrie Cumbernauld
Cumbernauld
Cumbernauld is a Scottish new town in North Lanarkshire. It was created in 1956 as a population overspill for Glasgow City. It is the eighth most populous settlement in Scotland and the largest in North Lanarkshire...

unplaced
2000 Michelle Watson Motherwell
Motherwell
Motherwell is a town and former burgh in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, south east of Glasgow. The name "Moderwelt" appears on a map of Lanarkshire made by Timothy Pont some time between 1583 and 1611 and printed in the Netherlands in around 1652, although the settlement was probably little more...

unplaced
2001 Juliet-Jane Horne
Juliet-Jane Horne
Juliet-Jane Horne is a Scottish model born in Aberdeen in May 1983. As Miss Scotland, she was crowned the 2nd runner-up at Miss World 2001 and earned the title 'Europe's Queen of Beauty'. As the highest ranked British beauty at this event, Juliet was also awarded the title of Miss United Kingdom...

Aberdeen
Aberdeen
Aberdeen is Scotland's third most populous city, one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas and the United Kingdom's 25th most populous city, with an official population estimate of ....

2nd Runner-up
2002 Paula Murphy Stirling
Stirling
Stirling is a city and former ancient burgh in Scotland, and is at the heart of the wider Stirling council area. The city is clustered around a large fortress and medieval old-town beside the River Forth...

unplaced
2003 Nicola Jolly Aberdeen unplaced
2004 Lois Weatherup Linlithgow
Linlithgow
Linlithgow is a Royal Burgh in West Lothian, Scotland. An ancient town, it lies south of its two most prominent landmarks: Linlithgow Palace and Linlithgow Loch, and north of the Union Canal....

unplaced
2005 Aisling Friel
Aisling Friel
Aisling Friel is a model from Glasgow. She was Mary from Dungloe in 2003 and was crowned Miss Scotland in 2005. She is now married to Football player Stephen Pearson.-References:...

Glasgow
Glasgow
Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...

unplaced
2006 Nicola McLean
Nicola McLean (Scottish model)
Nicola McLean is a Scottish model, choreographer, and media personality and presenter...

Ellon
Ellon, Aberdeenshire
Ellon is a town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, approximately north of Aberdeen, lying on the River Ythan which has one of the few undeveloped river estuaries on the Eastern coast of Scotland. It is in the ancient region of Formartine...

, Aberdeenshire
Aberdeenshire
Aberdeenshire is one of the 32 unitary council areas in Scotland and a lieutenancy area.The present day Aberdeenshire council area does not include the City of Aberdeen, now a separate council area, from which its name derives. Together, the modern council area and the city formed historic...

Top 17
2007 Nieve Jennings
Nieve Jennings
Nieve Jennings was a beauty pageant contestant who represented Scotland in Miss World 2007 in Sanya, China. Nieve placed as the first runner-up in two of the "fast-track" events, Miss World Sports and Miss World Talent.Nieve was awarded the title of Miss United Kingdom 2008...

Bishopbriggs
Bishopbriggs
Bishopbriggs is a town in East Dunbartonshire, Scotland. The area was once part of the historic parish of Cadder - originally lands granted by King William the Lion to the Bishop of Glasgow, Jocelin, in 1180. It was later part of the county of Lanarkshire and subsequently an independent burgh from...

unplaced
2008 Stephanie Willemse
Stephanie Willemse
Stephanie Willemse is a beauty pageant contestant who represented Scotland in Miss World 2008 in South Africa, after which she began working as a model.-References:...

Glasgow unplaced
2009 Katharine Brown
Katharine Brown
Katharine Brown is a Scottish beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Scotland 2009 and Miss United Kingdom 2009.-Miss World 2009:...

Dunblane
Dunblane
Dunblane is a small cathedral city and former burgh north of Stirling in the Stirling council area of Scotland. The town is situated off the A9 road, on the way north to Perth. Its main landmark is Dunblane Cathedral and the Allan Water runs through the town centre, with the Cathedral and the High...

unplaced
2010 Nicola Mimnagh
Nicola Mimnagh
Nicola Mimnagh is Scottish beauty queen who was crowned Miss Scotland 2010 and also Miss United Kingdom 2010.-Miss Scotland:At George Square in Glasgow on 19 June 2010, Mimnagh was crowned Miss Scotland by outgoing 2009 titleholder Katharine Brown...

Kilbarchan
Kilbarchan
Kilbarchan is a village and civil parish in central Renfrewshire, in the west central Lowlands of Scotland. The village's name means "cell of St. Barchan". It is known for its former weaving industry.- History :...

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