Dee-Ann Kentish-Rogers
Dee-Ann Kentish-Rogers (born 13 January 1993) is a British model, beauty pageant titleholder and former athlete who was crowned as Miss Universe Great Britain 2018 and represented Great Britain at the Miss Universe 2018 pageant. She is the first black woman who represented Great Britain at a Miss Universe pageant.[1]
Dee-Ann Kentish-Rogers | |
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Born | |
Home town | Birmingham, England |
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
Title | Miss Universe Great Britain 2018 |
Beauty pageant titleholder | |
Hair colour | Black |
Eye colour | Brown |
Major competition(s) | Miss Universe Great Britain 2018 (Winner) Miss Universe 2018 (Top 20) |
Personal life
She is a graduate of Law from the University of Birmingham, as well as being a beauty queen and a barrister, Kentish-Rogers is also an accomplished athlete, having competed in the 2014 Commonwealth Games. She was a heptathlete[1] and ran in the 400 metres in India in 2010 and competed in the heptathlon in Scotland in 2014. She has Anguillan heritage and spends her time between the UK and the British Overseas Territory in the Caribbean. The Anguilla Tourist Board has been one of her major sponsors.
References
- Gena-mour Barrett, "Miss Universe GB: First black winner Dee-Ann Kentish-Rogers on 'great achievement'", Newsbeat, BBC News, 18 July 2018.
External links
- Official website, MissUniverseGB.
- Hidden Story About Dee-Ann Kentish-Rogers Life
Awards and achievements | ||
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Preceded by Anna Burdzy |
Miss Universe Great Britain 2018 |
Succeeded by Emma Jenkins |