Miss Battle of Flowers and Mr Battle
A competition to select a Miss Battle is held, each year, in the months preceding the Battle. The competition involves a set of contests held in each of the parishes. A winner is selected in each parish, and these ladies are entered into the final competition to select the year's Miss Battle of Flowers.
Miss Battle of Flowers, the overall winner of the Miss Parish contests, rides on her own specially made float. There was also formerly a Maid of Honour who rode with the Miss Battle but this has now been dropped. The tradition of having a Mr Battle to escort Miss Battle was in abeyance for a number of years, but Kyran Bracken revived the rôle in 2007, and 2008 saw Christopher Biggins occupying the role. In 2009 Marco Pierre White took the role; in 2010 it was Danny Young, and in 2011 Gareth Gates.
The table below lists some years, but is not a complete list.
| Winner | Mr Battle | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Rebecca Houze | Matthew Wolfenden | |
| 2011 | Alice Cubbage | Gareth Gates | |
| 2010 | Sarah Watson | Danny Young | |
| 2009 | Lucy O'Sullivan | Marco Pierre White | |
| 2008 | Holly Fraser | Christopher Biggins | |
| 2007 | Victoria Trèhorel | Kyran Bracken | |
| 2006 | Sinead Brennan | Andy Abraham and Jodie Marsh were hired as guests for the event. | |
| 2005 | Victoria Keen | ||
| 2004 | Sophie Chaopradith | ||
| 2003 | Hannah Tully | ||
| 2002 | Unknown | Jimmy Savile | |
| 1990 | Emma Clarke | ||
| 1988 | Anna O'Shea | Roy Castle | |
| 1983 | Collette Le Riche | Gareth Hunt | |
| 1978 | June Wilson | Sacha Distel | |
| 1960 | Unknown | Sterling Moss | |
| 1951 | Petula Clark | Battle's first lady of flowers, rather than Miss Battle. |
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Famous quotes containing the words battle and/or flowers:
“The thundering line of battle stands,
And in the air Death moans and sings:
But Day shall clasp him with strong hands,
And Night shall fold him in soft wings.”
—Julian Grenfell (1888–1915)
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—Francis Bacon (1561–1626)