Jessica Gagen

Jessica Gagen (born 1996 or 1997) is an English beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss England 2023, Miss United Kingdom 2024, and Miss World Europe 2023. She represented her country at Miss World 2023. Gagen holds a bachelor's degree in aerospace engineering from the University of Liverpool, and is an advocate for women and girls in STEM (science, technology, engineering and math). She additionally works as a fashion model.

Miss England
Gagen was crowned Miss England in October 2022, and was the first runner up in the previous year. In the autumn of 2023, she visited Las Vegas, Nevada to give a keynote speech at the ASCEND Space Conference; she then visited NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida to tour Boeing facilities.

Gagen is the first redhead to win Miss England.

Miss World 2023
Gagen represented England at Miss World 2023, from 18 February 2024 to 9 March 2024 in India. Gagen wore a Mary-Poppins inspired dress for the Miss World opening ceremonies. During the fast-track event head-to-head speaking competition, Gagen secured her place in the top 40, with a speech about climate change and women in engineering. She was later crowned Miss United Kingdom (which is a title given to the highest scorer from the UK at the preceding Miss World competition) and Miss World Europe (which is a title given to the highest scorer from Europe during the Miss World competition).