Anna Burdzy biography: 13 things about Miss Universe Great Britain 2017

Anna Maria Burdzy is a Polish-English lawyer and beauty queen from Leicester, England, Great Britain, United Kingdom. She represented Great Britain in Miss Universe.

Burdzy is 5’10” tall and she speaks English and Polish. Here are 13 more things about her:

1. She was born in Leicester to Polish parents.
2. In 2010, she graduated from Leicester Grammar School in Leicestershire.
3. In 2013, she graduated from the University of Nottingham in Nottingham, England with a law degree.
4. On June 21, 2014, she competed at Miss Universe Great Britain 2014 at The Gate Arts Center in Cardiff, Wales, Great Britain. She was runner-up to Grace Levy.
5. On June 27, 2015, she competed against 36 other Miss Universe Great Britain 2015 candidates at The Gate Arts Center in Cardiff. She was unplaced.
6. From 2016 to 2018, she attended University of Nottingham again and earned her master’s degree in human rights law.
7. On July 15, 2017, she competed against 34 other Miss Universe Great Britain 2017 candidates at The Riverfront Theatre and Arts Centre in Newport, Wales and won the title.
8. In October 2017, she met an acid attack victim, then 7, in India and participated in an outreach program that fed children living in the slums on the outskirts of Metro Manila, Philippines.
9. On November 26, 2017, she represented Great Britain at Miss Universe 2017 and competed against 91 other candidates at The AXIS in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. She finished in the Top 16.
10. In December 2017, she went back to the Philippines with other Miss Universe 2017 candidates including Roxette Qiu, Sofia del Prado and Kara McCullough.
11. In February 2018, she went to Poland to apply for a Polish passport.
12. In June 2019, she wrote about her Miss Universe 2017 experience in a Leicester Grammar School newsletter.
13. On January 11, 2024, she turned 32.