Leicestershire & Midlands area
The contestants in this contest have a total of 1,199 followers on Instagram and 2,628 followers on Tiktok.
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2,628Age
19
Height
163cm
Occupation
Student
Interesting Fact
I love challenges because I think they drive me so much into growth and self love. I believe challenges are what bring opportunities and new discoveries of one’s self, like interestingly I was always fascinated by Martial Arts and Self-defence but I thought it would be too challenging however as I recently started Taekwondo it turned out to be the best choice that made along the challenges. Taekwondo is not only a great martial art but it has developed my discipline, dedication and passion towards the art and life.
Its been three years since “Tia Carter” was crowned Miss Leicestershire 2020 by her own sister “Sapphire Carter ” in her back garden during lockdown . Luckily “Sapphire” was available to crown Tia, she was the former Miss Leicestershire who had also represented the county at the Miss England final in 2019!
At the time “Tia” (now 21) was just a teenager, & was studying engineering.
Tia in her back garden after being crowned by her sister
Tia said back then : ‘I’m over the moon to have won. I’ve always looked up to my big sister Sapphire and to win my home county title is fantastic! It’s a shame the live event was cancelled but I’m grateful for the opportunity, as there were some great girls in the virtual contest. it certainly put a smile on my face and competing in a virtual Miss England heat and gave us something to focus on at a difficult time.”
During Tia’s reign, £6,000 was donated using Miss World Ethos “Beauty with a Purpose” to the Y Charity to sponsor a House in Leicester for homeless youngsters .
Since , Tia has represented Leicestershire TWICE in the finals of Miss England after winning national TALENT award with her exciting cultural dance routine in 2021 & she made the shortlist which gave her the opportunity to compete again the following year .
The director of Miss England “Angie Beasley” held her very first Miss Leicestershire contest at Jokers nightclub in 1990 , then giving entry to the Miss United Kingdom, then to Miss England from 2002 both part of the official Miss World contest. In 2001 , Sally Kettle a part time model became the first and only Miss Leicestershire to win the national title and take part in Miss World! Sally is now a professional DJ in London and abroad !
The search is on to find the next Miss England representative for Leicestershire .
Apply now if you are aged 16-27 and want the chance to take part in an exciting contest!
You will have the chance to meet likeminded charitable , determined and career minded women who want to be the best version of themselves and it could be the start of an exciting journey!
Send in a snapshot from your phone to [email protected] or complete the entry form on www.missengland.info
If selected , you will be invited to audition at Stu Williamson Photography Studio , and from there, finalists will be invited to get a sponsor & take part in a catwalk style show on 3rd February 2024 at Kibworth Grammar School !
The contest is supporting SUE YOUNG CANCER SUPPORT
Tickets will be available soon for supporters – watch this space !
MISS LEICESTERSHIRE CONTEST RETURNS AFTER 4 YEARS & WILL BE HOSTED IN KIBWORTH AS CURRENT WINNER IS LONGEST EVER REGIONAL TITLE HOLDER FOR MISS ENGLAND !
3 weeks ago
The organiser of the Miss England contest is calling for Leicestershire women from all walks of life, aged 16-27 to enter the local contest & is reviving the contest after a 4 year break !
Tia was crowned by her sister Sapphire in her own back garden during lockdown!
“Tia Carter” was just 19 years old when she was crowned the very first virtual beauty queen and appeared in national media following her win 2020. Her own sister “Sapphire” who had previously won the title was able to crown her sister in her own back garden after the country went into lockdown.
“Almost four years ago we had planned a Miss Leicestershire event at the Y Theatre in March 2020 but it couldn’t go ahead as a live event . The contestants had all been fundraising & preparing for the event so we decided to continue the last contest virtually on the new Miss England App” said Angie Beasley Director of Miss England who organized her first Miss Leicestershire contest in 1990. “We haven’t got back on track locally since so I want to bring the Leicester contest back”.
The Miss Leicestershire 2024 contest will be held at Kibworth School Hall on the 3rd February 2024 & will be supporting the Sue Young Cancer charity.
Tia has been invited to one of the judges alongside her sister Sapphire.
Now aged 22, Tia is the longest ever Miss Leicestershire title holder ever in the history of the pageant. She won the National Miss England Talent award at the national final with her entertaining Caribbean dance act at the 2021 Miss England national final.
Stu Williamsons Photography studio in Kibworth, has photographed the first three contenders for the next local contest who have been announced on the Miss England website .
The first three contestants to qualify for the final are pictured on the Miss England website here ;
Tanya Sharma – (22) a Loughborough student studying Business Analytics, who is also studying to be a Beekeeper!
Khushi Baraiya – (20) a student from Leicester studying public administration at DMU who is already a Miss England semi finalist having qualified earlier this year by competing in a Virtual heat on the Miss England App . Recently Khushi has been working alongside British Transport Police at Leicester station promoting women’s safety on the rail network.
Grace Richardson (18) a student studying Musical theatre who has been performing since she was just aged 3 who was complimented by the famous Hugh Jackman for being a good singer!
Organisers are looking for more contestants to audition and would like to thank all of those who have come forward so far.
To enter, apply on the Miss England website www.missengland.info
For further details about the contestants please visit https://www.missengland.info/qualifiers/leicestershire/
MORE INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT MISS LEICESTERSHIRE & MISS ENGLAND
- It has been over 23 years since Leicestershire won the Miss England crown, the only contest in the country to send its winner to Miss World.“Sally Kettle” originally from Rothley is now a International DJ and Model & became the first & only Miss Leicestershire to represent England on the Miss World stage in South Africa.
- The Beauty with a Purpose charity donated £6,000 to the Y Sponsor a House Campaign in Leicester during the pandemic which sponsored a house for local youngsters to live in for a year.Over the years the contest has raised thousands of pounds for good causes locally , nationally & internationally.
- The Miss England Director Angie Beasley is based in Leicester & appeared on ITVs Good Morning Britain and the Lorraine show in the summer after banning the swimwear round in the contest saying she wanted to focus on contestants inspirations and achievements.
- The current Miss England is Jessica Gagen (28) graduated with a masters in Aerospace Engineering in the summer of 2023. Jessica will be representing England at the 71st Miss World in Mumbai India in the Spring of 2024 where she stands to win the coverted Beauty with a Purpose crown with her inspiring project promoting women in to STEM careers. Jessica has been visiting schools and colleges across the country giving talks to youngsters & has just returned from a tour with NASA & the ISS (International Space Station in the USA)
FIRST THREE INSPIRING FINALISTS ANNOUNCED FOR MISS LEICESTERSHIRE AS CONTEST HELD AFTER 3 YEAR BREAK !
4 months ago
PHOTOS BY STU WILLIAMSON PHOTOGRAPHY
Following a recent audition at Stu Williamsons Photography studio in Kibworth, the first three contenders for the next Miss Leicestershire have been announced on the Miss England website .
The three ladies are ;
Tanya Sharma – (22) a Loughborough student studying Business Analytics , who is also studying to be a Beekeeper!
Khushi Baraiya – (20) a student from Leicester studying public administration at DMU who is already a Miss England semi finalist having qualified earlier this year by competing in a Virtual heat on the Miss England App
Grace Richardson (18) a student studying Musical theatre who has been performing since she was just aged 3 who was complimented by the famous Hugh Jackman for being a good singer!
Organiser’s are calling for more Leicestershire women to enter the contest as its been over 20 years since Leicestershire won the Miss England crown ! “Sally Kettle” now a International DJ and Model became the first Miss Leicestershire since 1990 to represent England on the Miss World stage .
Miss England Director Angie Beasley based in Leicester who recently appeared on ITVs Good Morning Britain and the Lorraine show after banning the swimwear round said “ I think its so important to highlight the contestants achievements and aspirations in life as the contest ethos is Beauty with a Purpose. ”
The current Miss England is Jessica Gagen who recently graduated with a masters in Aerospace Engineering . Jessica will be representing England at the 71st Miss World in Mumbai India on December the 9th where she stands to win the coverted Beauty with a Purpose crown with her inspiring project promoting women in to STEM careers. Jessica has been visiting schools and colleges across the country giving talks to youngsters.
The next Miss Leicestershire final is being held on the 3rd February 2024 at Kibworth Grammar School Hall . The contestants will be raising funds for the Sue Young cancer Support charity in the lead up to the final as part of the contest.
For further details visit https://www.missengland.info/qualifiers/leicestershire/
The Miss England contest is going virtual & it started with the new Miss Leicestershire being crowned in her back garden by sister!
4 years ago
The Miss England contest is going virtual & it started with the new Miss Leicestershire being crowned in her back garden by her Beauty Queen sister!
Photo credits Thelma Carter
Due to the Coronavirus Pandemic, like many other event businesses, the Miss England organiser was forced to cancel a series of events for the Miss England contest scheduled to be held between March – June …
“its our busiest time for Miss England heats all over the country and it had already taken months planning at different venues ” said Angie who has been running competitions for over 30 years .
“Many of the contestants had already started raising funds for Charities as part of the Miss World contest Ethos is Beauty with a Purpose .I didn’t want to let the contestants down by calling it off altogether . At first I thought we had no choice. But eventually I thought the best way forward was to run the contest online starting with Miss Leicestershire contest , our first contest of the season . The contestants seemed to have enjoyed the virtual experience so far” said Angie.
The Miss Leicestershire contest was due to be held at Leicester’s oldest theatre the Y Theatre on 27th March & contestants were raising funds for the Y sponsor a House Campaign the week of the lockdown .
3 of the top 5 contestants Tia & Emily Rowlands & Khushboo Patel raised over £720 collectively for the charity and Miss World Beauty with a Purpose charity donated £6,000 the Y Sponsor a House Campaign Charity which will pay for a 5 bedroomed house for homeless youngsters living in Leicester. Khushboo Patel became the Top fundraiser raising £326 and both Emily ( 1st runner up) and Kushboo have now won a place in the Miss England next semi final.
Click here to see the top 5
https://www.missengland.info/qualifiers/leicestershire/
“The contestants are enjoying getting dressed up at their homes in their outfits and doing a catwalk in their homes!! It making a nice change in the current difficult circumstances “ said Angie.
The Miss England Contest has a website and a fairly big following on social media and a You tube Channel so decided to go Virtual.
NEW MISS LEICESTERSHIRE CROWNED IN HER BACK GARDEN BY SISTER A FORMER MISS LEICESTERSHIRE
The new Miss Leicestershire was crowned over Easter weekend.
Tia Carter, sponsored by Richard Clarke won the public and judges vote after submitting her talent, catwalk and intro video to the judges . Her older sister Sapphire who normally lives in Leeds as a student was at home and crowned her sister in the Back garden in the sunshine.
Click here to see the crowning video ;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aylcwSyuXfs
Sapphire won Miss Leicestershire herself back in 2017 so had a tiara handy to crown her little sister when the news broke!
Tia is a 19 year old trainee Mechanic and dance teacher and is now invited to promote PLASTFREE Sanitary Pads on social media as part of her role www.plastfree.co.uk
One of Tia’s roles now is to promote plastfree
Tia said “ With the help of social media I can still do some duties as Miss Leicestershire!”
THE FIRST SISTERS IN THE CONTEST HISTORY TO BOTH HOLD
THE MISS LEICESTERSHIRE TITLE
“I’m so pleased that Tia saw the contest through and all the Top 5 contestants showed true determination carrying on with the contest against all odds” said sponsor Richard Clarke.
The outgoing Miss Leicestershire Millie Richardson gave her final speech on the Miss England You tube Channel .
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYymlQVKUGU
The Miss England contest has been forced to also postpone the Miss England semi final at Kelham Hall in June and national final in July due to be held at the Hilton Hotel in Birmingham
“I cant and dont want to replan an actual event to select this years winner until we know what’s happening so until then we will just carry on and run the qualifying heats online. If it comes to it we may end up choosing the next Miss England winner online and they wont have to leave their house . But hopefully it wont come to that ! “ said Angie
VOTE FOR YOUR FAVOURITE MISS LONDON FINALISTS HERE ;
To watch all the Miss England applications submit their catwalks at home and intro & talent videos go to;
www.youtube.com/MissEnglandContest
To enter visit www.missengland.info
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/11407176/miss-england-finalist-crowned-in-garden/
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Tia Carter was crowned Miss Leicestershire in her back garden !
Tia received the Miss Leicestershire crown from her big sister Sapphire - who was also winner of Miss Leicestershire in 2017 !
Tia will be crowning her successor at Kibworth Grammar School on Saturday 2nd September 2023
