Ashfield won the Miss Wales title early in 1980 and went on to represent Wales at Miss Universe 1980 on 8 July in Seoul , where she was unplaced . She then won the Miss United Kingdom title . 1st runner-up was Nicky Poole and 2nd runner-up was that years Miss England , Julie Duckworth . Ashfield was only the fourth Welsh woman to win the Miss UK title , after Rosemarie Frankland in 1961 , Helen Morgan in 1974 , both of whom went on to win the Miss World title and Elizabeth Jones in 1978 ( 6th at Miss World ) . On 13 November at Miss World 1980 in London , Ashfield became the third Welsh woman to reach the top five of the Miss World contest . The following years Miss United Kingdom , Michelle Donnelly , was also Welsh and also placed fifth at Miss World 1981 . It would be over thirty years until a Welsh contestant returned to the top five , when Sophie Moulds was 1st runner-up at Miss World 2012
Miss World 2012
Miss World 2012
Kim Ashfield