Katharine Brown is a Scottish

Scottish people

The Scottish people , or Scots, are a nation and ethnic group native to Scotland. Historically they emerged from an amalgamation of the Picts and Gaels, incorporating neighbouring Britons to the south as well as invading Germanic peoples such as the Anglo-Saxons and the Norse.In modern use,...

 beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Scotland 2009

Miss Scotland

The Miss Scotland competition is an annual beauty pageant targeted at women aged 18–24 living in Scotland. Entrants must hold a British passport to enter...

 and Miss United Kingdom 2009.

Miss World 2009

Brown represented 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...

 at the 2009 Miss World

Miss World 2009

Miss World 2009, the 59th Miss World pageant, was held on December 12, 2009 at the Gallagher Convention Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa. 112 contestants from all over the world competed for the crown, marking the biggest turnout in the pageant's history...

 pageant which was held in Johannesburg

Johannesburg

Johannesburg also known as Jozi, Jo'burg or Egoli, is the largest city in South Africa, by population. Johannesburg is the provincial capital of Gauteng, the wealthiest province in South Africa, having the largest economy of any metropolitan region in Sub-Saharan Africa...

, South Africa on 12 December 2009. She placed 2nd runner-up at the Beach Beauty fast track event and was one of the Top 12 finalists at Miss World Top Model.

Miss International 2010

As the highest ranked British delegate at Miss World, Brown was named Miss United Kingdom, gaining the right to represent the UK at the 2010 Miss International

Miss International 2010

Miss International 2010, the 50th Miss International pageant, was held at Sichuan Province Gymnasium in Chengdu, China on November 7, 2010.Seventy contestants competed for the title, the highest turnout in 50 years of history...

 pageant in China, where she was one of 70 delegates competing for the title.

External links

• Great Scot! The stunning blonde who is Andy Murray's biggest cheerleader The Daily Mail, accessed 9 August 2009