Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Sophie Gradon

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The result was keep. (non-admin closure) SkyGazer 512 ^{Oh no, what did I do this time?} 13:04, 29 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Sophie Gradon[edit]

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Fails WP:BIO and WP:GNG. Winning beauty pageants does not automatically make one notable, while she, her death notwithstanding, had no distinct identity of her own outside of a reality show. Article was redirected to Love Island once but brought back, yet it still has zero encyclopedic content and no attempt has ever been made to establish notability. sixtynine ^{• whaddya want? •} 14:29, 22 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of People-related deletion discussions. SkyGazer 512 ^{Oh no, what did I do this time?} 14:58, 22 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Beauty pageants-related deletion discussions. CAPTAIN RAJU^(T) 18:41, 22 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Television-related deletion discussions. CAPTAIN RAJU^(T) 18:41, 22 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of England-related deletion discussions. CAPTAIN RAJU^(T) 18:41, 22 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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Comment: According to this she was crowned Miss Great Britain in 2009. We do have articles about others whose initial claim to fame is winning that title, but I'm leaning towards redirect to something like Love Island (series 2) here. This is Paul (talk) 10:43, 23 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Sexuality and gender-related deletion discussions. Thsmi002 (talk) 13:38, 24 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Keep Beemer69, please inform creators when you tag articles for deletion. Her notability was questioned by an IP in 2016, my response is at Talk:Sophie Gradon and is worth reposting here: Gradon meets WP:BASIC: 'People are presumed notable if they have received significant coverage in multiple published secondary sources that are reliable, intellectually independent of each other, and independent of the subject. If the depth of coverage in any given source is not substantial, then multiple independent sources may be combined to demonstrate notability.' She has been the main focus of numerous articles in most of the British press, see sources in article or Google.

This article has numerous reliable sources cited, including The Independent, BBC News, Fox News, International Business Times, Evening Chronicle, The Guardian, the New Zealand Herald and Radio Times.

WP:ENTERTAINER: "Actors, voice actors, comedians, opinion makers, models, and celebrities: Has had significant roles in multiple notable films, television shows, stage performances, or other productions.' Both Miss Great Britain and Love Island are notable productions, and as a winner and a finalist, her role was significant in both. Gradon only needs to meet one aspect of notability criteria for an article, but she meets both BASIC and ENT." Boleyn (talk) 13:41, 24 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Keep: per WP:CELEBRITY and WP:Hey. I added sources on her career as a marketing manager. She won a wikinotable pageant and had an influential career among the charities in Newcastle. Being a contestant a notable series further adds to notability. Her death was widely reported by notable news sources. All in all, I think notability is now established. Thsmi002 (talk) 13:45, 24 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Keep: her death was widely reported in the UK media: BBC (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-44570678), Independent, Sun, Daily Mail etc. She is obviously notable to gain such coverage. GrimRob (talk) 21:54, 24 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Keep: The bio was at fault only due to its paucity of information. I suggest more information and not deletion. For what she did she meets the requirements for notability even if there is nothing else. I have suggested that biographical articles be deleted for a lack of notability (typically for criminal offenders) -- but not for the reason of a lack of information.Pbrower2a (talk) 00:44, 25 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Keep: Obviously notable. Gabinho^>:) 06:33, 25 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Keep: per WP:CELEBRITY and WP:Hey. Per WP:GNG.BabbaQ (talk) 18:18, 25 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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