Christina dela Cruz Chalk is a British-Filipino beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Universe Great Britain 2024. She represented her country at

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in Mexico. Chalk previously competed at Miss Universe Philippines 2024 where she reached the top 20. She had also entered

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three times before winning on her fourth attempt in July 2024.

Early life and education

Christina Dela Cruz Chalk grew up in

Dunblane Dunblane (, ) is a town in the council area of Stirling in central Scotland, and inside the historic boundaries of the county of Perthshire. It is a commuter town, with many residents making use of good transport links to much of the Central Be ...

, Scotland; her mother is Filipina and her father Scottish. She attended

Dunblane High School Dunblane (, ) is a town in the council area of Stirling in central Scotland, and inside the historic boundaries of the county of Perthshire. It is a commuter town, with many residents making use of good transport links to much of the Central Be ...

and graduated with a degree in

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from the

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. Chalk began modelling at the age of 15, and was called Scotland's New Face in 2009 at the Scottish Fashion Awards. She has also modelled for

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and ''

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''. In 2013, Chalk appeared on the reality TV show Britain & Ireland's Next Top Model series 9 and was eliminated in the second round.

Pageantry

Miss Scotland 2015

Chalk was the first runner-up at Miss Scotland 2015. She was an advocate for

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and the

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Miss Universe Philippines 2024

On 18 February 2024, the

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organisation announced that Chalk would be one of the 54 candidates competing at Miss Universe Philippines 2024. Chalk represented the Filipino overseas community of the United Kingdom. On 22 May 2024, Chalk finished in the top 20, with Chelsea Manalo of

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as the winner.

Miss Universe Great Britain 2024

On 6 July 2024, Chalk won

, which made her eligible to compete at

. Chalk had previously competed in 2016 (first runner-up), 2019 (top 15), 2021 (first runner-up) at Miss Universe Great Britain.

Miss Universe 2024

Chalk represented Great Britain at

in Mexico but was unplaced.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Chalk, Christina 1993 births Living people British beauty pageant winners Miss Universe Great Britain Miss Universe Philippines contestants Miss Universe 2024 contestants People from Dunblane Alumni of the University of Glasgow Scottish people of Filipino descent