Miss Gibraltar is a national beauty pageant in

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History

The first Miss Gibraltar pageant was held in 1959, however, it did not resume until 1964. The winner represents her nation at

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annually.

International competition

The winners of Miss Gibraltar competed at

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from 1981 to 1990. In 1984 Jessica Palao awarded ''Congeniality award'' at

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at James L. Knight Center, Miami, Florida, United States. In 2009, the 59th

pageant was held on 12 December, at the Gallagher Convention Centre in

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, South Africa. 112 contestants worldwide competed for the crown, marking the biggest turnout in the pageant's history. Gibraltar's

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, aged 23, was crowned

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. Kaiane won Miss World Beach Beauty en route to the top prize sparking off mass celebrations in Gibraltar as the population watched the event live on television. Kaiane was flown to Gibraltar from London on a private jet on 17 December where she was greeted at Gibraltar Airport by the Government, family and friends. From there, Kaiane was paraded down Main Street in an open-top car (the same one used by

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and

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when they visited Gibraltar to embark the Royal Yacht Britannia to start their honeymoon cruise) preceded by the band of the

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and then appeared at the

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balcony. The celebrations culminated with a fireworks display from

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. As a tribute to Kaiane Aldorino, the

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issued a special sheet of stamps. Besides the main winners, the pageant's runners-up were occasionally sent to compete at the international stage, such as the 2013 1st runner-up, Jamielee Randall, who was placed among the top 15 finalists at

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in Tokyo, Japan, and the 2022 1st runner-up, Jaylynn Cruz, was sent to compete at

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in Vietnam.

Titleholders

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Miss Gibraltar

Miss Universe Gibraltar

International Competitions (Current franchises)

Miss Universe Gibraltar

Miss World Gibraltar

Miss Grand Gibraltar

Gibraltar debuted in the

pageant in 2023 when the Miss Gibraltar organiser "No 1 model Gibraltar," headed by Kelvin Hewitt, appointed the 1st runner-up of that year's contest, Jaylynn Cruz, to join the international event in Vietnam.

Miss Supranational Gibraltar

Miss Cosmo Gibraltar

Former International licences

Miss International Gibraltar

References

External links

Miss Gibraltar Official site
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