| Miss Scotland | |
| Formation: | 1961 |
| Type: | Beauty pageant |
| Headquarters: | Glasgow |
| Location: | Scotland |
| Membership: | Miss World Miss Supranational |
| Language: | English |
| Leader Title: | Organization |
| Website: | https://www.theofficialmissscotland.com/ |
Miss Scotland is a national beauty pageant in Scotland. Entrants must hold a British passport to enter. The contest, whose title is owned by the Miss World organisation, is organised each year by Janis Sue Smith Director of The Catwalk Academy
The winner of the Miss Scotland competition, along with the winners of Miss England, Miss Northern Ireland and Miss Wales, can compete in Miss World. The highest-ranking competitor of the four constituent country entrants is then presented with the title and crown of Miss United Kingdom, and will later compete in Miss International.
From 1961 to 1990, the winners of Miss Scotland went on to compete at the Miss Universe pageant, usually held in the summer. They would then compete, along with the winners of Miss England, Miss Wales and Miss Northern Ireland, and other top contenders from the regional competitions, in the Miss United Kingdom pageant, with the winner of Miss UK going on to compete at the Miss World pageant in November.
During the 1990s there was no Miss Scotland at Miss Universe.
In 1999, after Scottish devolution, Miss Scotland was allowed to enter the Miss World pageant. The first Miss Scotland to compete in Miss World was Stephanie Norrie; she competed alongside Miss Wales, who was Clare Daniels, and Nicola Willoughby, who won the last Miss United Kingdom pageant that year. Miss England and Miss Northern Ireland first competed at Miss World in 2000. Since then, the highest ranking of the four UK contestants has won the Miss United Kingdom title. In recent years the Miss UK titleholder has also been offered the chance to participate at the following year's Miss International pageant, as Miss UK.
In the 21st century, the Miss Scotland contest has enjoyed a high profile, with sponsorship from the Scottish Sun newspaper. Miss Scotland has also been the most successful of the four UK nations at Miss World. Since 2000, the Miss United Kingdom title has been won by Miss Scotland nine times. England has 4 wins, Wales 3 and Northern Ireland 2 (2016 unknown).
| Year | Miss Scotland | Placement at Miss Universe | Placement at Miss UK | Placement at Miss World | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Susan Jones | Top 15 | Unknown | N/A | |
| 1962 | Vera Parker | Unplaced | Unknown | N/A | |
| 1963 | Grace Taylor | Unplaced | Unknown | N/A | |
| 1964 | Wendie Barrie | Unplaced | Unknown | N/A | |
| 1965 | Mary Young | Unplaced | Unknown | N/A | |
| 1966 | Linda Ann Lees | Unplaced | Unknown | N/A | |
| 1967 | Lena MacGarvie | Unplaced | Unknown | N/A | |
| 1968 | Helen Davidson | Unplaced | Unknown | N/A | |
| 1969 | Sheena Drummond | Unplaced | Won Miss UK | N/A | |
| 1970 | Lee Hamilton Marshall | Unplaced | 2nd Runner-up | N/A | |
| 1971 | Elizabeth Montgomery | Unplaced | — | N/A | |
| 1972 | Elizabeth Joan Stevely | Unplaced | — | N/A | |
| 1973 | Caroline Meade | Unplaced | — | N/A | |
| 1974 | Catherine Roberson | Unplaced | — | N/A | |
| 1975 | Mary Kirkwood | Unplaced | — | N/A | |
| 1976 | Carol Jean Grant | 3rd Runner-up | Won Miss UK | N/A | |
| 1977 | Sandra Bell | 2nd Runner-up | — | N/A | |
| 1978 | Angela McLeod | Unplaced | — | N/A | |
| 1979 | Lorraine Davidson | Top 12 (10th) | 1st Runner-up | N/A | |
| 1980 | Linda Gallagher | 1st Runner-up | — | N/A | |
| 1981 | Anne McFarlane | Unplaced | — | N/A | |
| 1982 | Georgina Kearney | Unplaced | 2nd Runner-up | N/A | |
| 1983 | Linda Renton | Unplaced | — | N/A | |
| 1984 | May Monaghan | Unplaced | — | N/A | |
| 1985 | Jacqueline Hendrie | Unplaced | — | N/A | |
| 1986 | Natalie N. Devlin | Unplaced | — | N/A | |
| 1987 | Eileen Catterson | Did not participate | — | N/A | |
| 1988 | Amanda Laird | Unplaced | — | N/A | |
| 1989 | Victoria Lace | Unplaced | 2nd Runner-up | N/A | |
| 1990 | Karina Ferguson | Unplaced | — | N/A |
Since 1999, the winner of Miss Scotland has represented her country at the Miss World pageant.
| Year | Miss Scotland | Hometown | Placement at Miss World | Miss United Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Isla Sutherland | Alloa | Did not compete | N/A | |
| 1998 | Laura Gilmour | Larbert | Did not compete | N/A | |
| 1999 | Stephanie Norrie | Cumbernauld | Unplaced | N/A | |
| 2000 | Michelle Watson | Motherwell | Unplaced | Miss UK | |
| 2001 | Juliet-Jane Horne | Aberdeen | 2nd Runner-Up | Miss UK | |
| 2002 | Paula Murphy | Stirling | Unplaced | Unknown | |
| 2003 | Nicola Jolly | Aberdeen | Unplaced | Miss UK | |
| 2004 | Lois Weatherup | Linlithgow | Unplaced | Unknown | |
| 2005 | Aisling Friel | Glasgow | Unplaced | Unknown | |
| 2006 | Nicola McLean | Aberdeenshire | Top 17 | Miss UK | |
| 2007 | Nieve Jennings | Bishopbriggs | unplaced | Miss UK | |
| 2008 | Stephanie Willemse | Glasgow | Unplaced | Unknown | |
| 2009 | Katharine Brown | Dunblane | Unplaced | Miss UK | |
| 2010 | Nicola Mimnagh | Kilbarchan | Top 25 | Miss UK | |
| 2011 | Jennifer Reoch | Glasgow | Top 7 | 1st Runner-up | |
| 2012 | Nicole Treacy | Paisley | Unplaced | Unknown | |
| 2013 | Jamey Bowers | Edinburgh | Unplaced | Unknown | |
| 2014 | Ellie McKeating | Milngavie | Top 25 | bgcolor=silver | 1st Runner-up |
| 2015 | Mhairi Fergusson | Stirling | Top 20 | bgcolor=gold | Miss UK |
| 2016 | Lucy Kerr[1] | Glasgow | Unplaced | Unknown | |
| 2017 | Romy McCahill[2] | Milngavie | Unplaced | Unknown | |
| 2018 | Linzi Mclelland | East Kilbride | Top 12 | Miss UK | |
| 2019 | Keryn Matthew | Edinburgh | Top 40 | Unknown | |
| 2020 | colspan=5 | ||||
| 2021 | Claudia Todd[3] | Bothwell | Unplaced | Unknown | |
| 2022 | colspan=5 | ||||
| Lucy Thomson[4] (Dethroned) | Did not compete | Unknown | |||
| Chelsie Allison[5] (Assumed) | Unplaced | Unknown | |||