2012nationalfinaljudges
Miss England 2012: National Final Judges
The final of Miss England 2012 will be held on Monday 25th and Tuesday 26th June at the Athena, Leicester. These are the judges so far.
Ranjeeta Sookha - Air Mauritius
Ranjeeta is a qualified Accountant by profession and an Event organiser by passion.
She is a law graduate from the University of Reading. She has been working for Air Mauritius for the last six years. She sets a clear example of integrity, commitment, dedication and leadership to others. She applies the same code of ethics in her event organizing pursuits and has thrown successful parties for the Mauritian society in the UK and has helped organise one of the best live concerts in Mauritius.
Today she is here to apply the same successful formula to dig out the right contestant who deserves to walk away with the Miss England crown. She is also very active on the social front and has helped raise funds for several charitable organization both in the UK and Mauritius.
Ranjeeta is happily married and lives in Berkshire. She has an avid passion for reading and travelling.
Alize Lily Mounter - Miss England 2011
Alize Lily Mounter (23) a Journalism student from Kensington Olympia London, was the winner of Miss Everymodel magazine when she was crowned Miss England 2011. Alize became the most successful Miss England in Miss World for over 20 years after being place 3rd runner up, winning the Beach Beauty round & becoming Miss World Europe & Miss UK in Miss World 2011.
CJ de Mooi - From 'Eggheads'
Although best known from the long running BBC quiz show Eggheads, CJ is an established actor with extensive credits on television, stage and film. He began his career with 5 years modelling in Germany returning to the UK and becoming a serial contestant on numerous game shows. From these notable appearances, he was chosen as one of the Eggheads, a programme now in its 9th year and still going strong. He has recently moved more into his true passion of musical theatre and is following his dream of appearing in the West End. CJ will be competing in several half marathons this year at the Great North Run, in Cardiff and Brighton, leading up to the London Marathon next year. All these runs will support some of the charities CJ works for with him being particularly dedicated to gay equality and human rights.
Jon Bruce
John Bruce started his career as a model at the age of 16 in South Africa and went onto become a Booker at the age of 18. He was Featured in the Real Life Documentary on Channel 4 in 2011 ''The Model Agency'' which is now appearing on Tv Screens all throughout the World.
John is recognised in the industry as one of the Top Agents in the London & International market. Having worked at Nevs and Premier Model Management , which are to be considered London's most reknowned agencies , having booked both Men & Women in his 12 Year career.
Dealing with the Major Advertising and Retails clients John understands the needs and demands of his clients by matching and representing a very selected group of models who will service his clients needs. Offering Longevity in what can be a very short career is John's aim when signing a new model. Many of his models have gone on to be come House hold names and have carved successful careers.
Henrik Jespersen
General Manager of the Ramada Encore Leicester
Henrik Jespersen has worked in Hospitality and C
atering since completing his education in 1980.
His Career started with McDonalds Golden Arches Restaurants where he worked up from the shop floor and quickly into management of the busiest store in the UK. After setting numerous performance records and opening 2 new High Street Stores he ventured into Hotels. Starting as a Bar Manager for Holiday Inns in Croydon, Henrik worked his way through the various departments and up the Hierarchy.
With Holiday Inns, Henrik worked in Croydon, Heathrow, and Leicester where he coordinated the Food & Beverage Standards for the UK. He obtained his first General Managers Position in 1995 at the Holiday Inn Garden Court in Nottingham. Henrik Married in 1989 and has lived in Leicester for the past 20 years, working throughout the Midlands. In January 2012, he opened the Brand New Ramada Encore Hotel, Leicester, which is an £8m development, by local business man, Indi Johal. With 115 modern bedrooms, 2 meeting rooms and contemporary Hub & Dining facilities, the hotel is the ideal Host Hotel to the Miss England Finals at the Athena in June 2012. Henrik is a family man, married to Alison who he met whilst working in Croydon and has 3 grown up children and a dog. To get away from his sometimes hectic life, he enjoys Fell Walking in the Peaks and Lake District.
Martin and Terri Cody Owen - Publishers Spa World Magazine
After working as a reporter for Yorkshire Evening Post and Stray FM radio, She went on to become editor of easyJet inflight magaasizne for several years before meeting up and marrying business partner Martin Cody-Owen. Together they created World Titles Publishing company, which now produces a number of popular magazine titles including Spa World and Worldwide Weddings & Honeymoons, both edited by Terri.
Martin Cody-Owen is a serial entrpreneur, property investor and publisher.
Originally from Liverpool, he studied for a Law degree at Lady Spencer Churchill College, Oxford but instead of a legal career he founded a successful advertising and marketing agency specializing in the commercial property industry where he helped leading organisations achieve planning permission on schemes worth more than £1 billion.
He also built up his own personal property portfolio and stilll has extensive property interests in Yorkshire. Martin met his wife Terri at a charity event he organized in Leeds, in his capacity as Press officer for the Variety Club of Great Britain. Together Martin and Terri pooled their expertise and created World Titles, a publishing company producing magazine titles including Spa World the Uk's leading magazine devoted to luxury travel, spas and wellness. They also produce Worldwide Weddings & Honeymoons magazine for couples looking for a destination wedding or dream honeymoon.
Terri and Martin Cody-Owen will act as one judge.
Sally Kettle - Miss England 2001
Sally started modeling at fourteen, and after several years (which included competing in various pageants) entered and won Miss England in 2001. Her Miss World experience took her to South Africa where Sally had the notable honour of dancing with Nelson Mandella. Since Miss World her modeling career went from strength to strength, appearing in numerous top women's magazines including Elle, Marie Claire, Red magazine, and featuring in TV shows like Project Catwalk and Gok's Fashion Fix.
Sally's days working as a model sparked her interest in photography, and she now spends just as much time behind the camera as she does in front of it. She has established a strong reputation in fashion and celebrity portrait, with work being commissioned and published by brands such as the BBC, The Times Magazine, Sky Magazine and Harper and Collins.
To see Sally's work go to sallykettlephotography.com
Angie Beasley: Director of Miss England (and chairwoman of the judges)
Angie Beasley (formerly Chapman) has been in the Beauty Contest business since 1981 winning 25 regional titles in the 1980s. She first started organising competitions in 1988 when she became a promotions manager for Mecca Leisure in Leeds and held her first heat for Miss World 1989. During the 1990s Angie worked for three years for the late" Eric Morley", the owner of Miss World organising the Miss United Kingdom competition for entry to Miss World and many national competitions for men and women including Miss Wales, Miss Scotland and hundreds of regional events. In the year 2000, Miss World decided to split the UK up in to four countries giving 4 girls the chance to go forward to Miss World instead of one, and Angie is now the Director of Miss England Limited.