Press release 25/5/2024

MISS ENGLAND 2024 RESULTS

Most images on this article by @greyfalena_    –  & @angiebeasley22  or @bamboophotolab   (instagram)

The two day Miss England 2024 final sponsored by Watermanshair.com was held at the Grand Station Wolverhampton on 16^th & 17^th May 2024 .

The owners of Watermans, Gail & Matt Waterman were two of the  judges on the panel  on the final night .

The judges Gail & Matt Waterman and event organiser Angie Beasley walk down the red carpet at the Grand Station Wolverhampton – photo by  @greyfalena_ Instagram

Forty women from across England were invited to compete in the final part of the competition which included a top 5 talent round, the 1920’s  Wedoethical.org fashion round, a make up free round,  interview and catwalk on the final day .

Prior to this the Miss England finalists had been invited to enter a series of qualifiers including a Sportsround at the Heart of England Conference & Events centre near Coventry and other rounds. Each qualifier offered a place in the top 12 on the night of the final!

Melissa Butcher, who works as a prison officer received a selection of vitamins from New-u-health when she won the sports round and finished in 3rd place in the national final !

The sportsround led by former Royal Marine Lee Stuart was won by  Melissa Butcher who was sponsored by Tyson Fury in the competition !

See this article for full results of the sportsround 

Here’s what happened at the two day final…

Dress code for the contestants arrival was red & white.

When they arrived the contestants were ready to show evidence of any fundraising done and were photographed with Susan Bates from the Balls to Cancer Charity . Susan had created a fundraising certificate for each finalist . The contestants were then filmed for their introduction videos and rehearsals commenced.

Arrivals team included L-R Judge Danny Thompson from the Grand Station , Susan Bates from Balls to Cancer Jordan Willliams Host and Angie Beasley organiser & Director of Miss England

Lisa Powell the Miss England Choreographer with our youngest finalist Alexandra Crystal with her Tomavicci gift bag !

Proudly wearing their Red & white arrivals outfit roomies Mary Jennings & Grace Richardson in their arrivals outfits ready for recording their introductions.

Before checking in to the onsite hotel at the Grand Station , Judges Scott Henshall & Claudine Hope  presented  the finalists with their Henshall Way Couture curated exquisite luxury goody bags for the Miss England finalists and judges, blending opulence and elegance.

Each bag the finalists and judges received featured a stunning Tomavicci perfume distributed by Billionaire World and MK13’s Quantum Molecular Facial Mist, ensuring a touch of glamour and skincare sophistication. New U contributed New Tropics Health supplements, enhancing vitality and wellness, while Highborn London supplied a luxurious range of skincare products, epitomizing indulgence for the top 12 contestants.

Two Miss England finalists Imogen & Sienna with their Tomavicci & Henshall Way gift bags which all finalists received. A bigger gallery will soon be shown on the Miss England App of the finalists with the gifts image @angiebeasley22

Judges Scott & Claudine with Angie Beasley

Additionally, judges received the exclusive Aura scented candle by Henshall Way Couture, adding a final touch of refinement.

These curated items perfectly captured the prestige and elegance befitting the Miss England event. The finalists were pictured backstage with the gifts , check out the images taken by Martin Lovemore of the Miss England national finalists on the Miss England App gallery coming soon!

THE TOP FUNDRAISER WAS CHARLOTTE GRANT WHO IS THE FIRST RUNNER UP IN MISS ENGLAND 2024 ! 

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A fundraising challenge for the local Balls to Cancer charity in Wolverhampton & the Miss World Beauty with a Purpose and Papyrus the Suicide Prevention charity were the chosen recipients of the funds raised by the contestants.

Over £42k was raised for the 3 causes!

The top fundraiser was announced on day 1 who was

Charlotte Grant Miss Liverpool raising over £7,130 for the Balls to Cancer Charity

Charlotte raised some of the funds by abseiling down Anfield Liverpool Football club !

The Top 5 in the talent round were

images of top 5 talent are by @greyfalena_

Amy Blyth – Blackpool  ( Singer)

Eloise Sarasini  Shropshire  (Singer )

Fay Cann Brighton   (Skateboarder)

Milla Magee  Newquay  (Singer)

Abby Knight Falmouth (Pianist & Composer)

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Abby Knight from Falmouth impressed the judges and won the Miss England Talent award! Abby represented FAB UK Magazine in the Miss England competition after competing in the FabUK Top model final last September . 

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The 1920s theme ethical fashion show was held on the first night and a shortlist of 12 were invited to open the show ! Here they are in the historic Grand Station in their outfits ! Photo @GreyFalena_  (instagram) 

The brief was to create an outfit made from 10 items with a travel theme 1920s style !

After help from the judges selecting the shortlist, Kelly Levell chose Milla Magee as the winner . Here is Milla in her Eco outfit with Kelly Levell and Theron Mahoney who also received an award for his Ethical lifestyle !

Milla Magee was chosen as the winner of the  We Do Ethical Fashion round and she now becomes an ambassador for Kelly Levell who this year celebrated 10 years being associated with Miss England !  Kelly also presented other ethical awards to special guests she had invited on the night who included Theron Mahoney the young man pictured !  Mary Anne Jennings a Miss England finalist also received an Ethical Queen award from Kelly at the event along with Jennifer Carless a former Miss England finalist for their ethical way of living !

The next group of images in the Wedoethical.org 1920s are by @bamboophotolab

Ethical fashion pictures by @bamboophotolab  ( instagram)

Day two started with the Bare face final catwalk

The contestants arrived fresh faced and completely make up free to do a final catwalk for 3 judges who were, Scott Henshall , Angie Beasley and Danny Thompson .

Two online judges also viewed all the contestants make up free images before the final winner was chosen . Afrose Ameen was voted as the winner of the make up free round ( 3rd in from left in the blue team)

Video coming soon of the Bare face catwalk !

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Afrose Ameen ( 23) an engineering masters student from Lewisham was voted as the Bare Face top model  with her natural striking looks & bright smile  & received a beautiful skincare set from Highborn London.

Explore the Nation ! 

Finalists were invited to submit a powerpoint to promote the area they live to enter this round.

Judges for this round were looking for knowledge of their local area , interesting facts and famous people and best places to visit with a confident presentation for the shortlist.

Six contestants impressed the judges from all entries submitted who were then shortlisted for a zoom meeting prior to the final who were ;

Mary Jennings ,  Alice Cutler , Milla Magee , Chloe McEwen , Grace Richardson &  Lauren Malone

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Alice Cutler won the Explore the Nation Award and was presented with the City Sightseeing sash by Roger Moore  on stage at the final and a fast track place in the Miss England final .

Roger Moore with the new Miss England Milla Magee & Explore the nation winner Alice Cutler from Southampton on the night of the final ! image @angiebeasley22

City Sightseeing London are kindly organizing a London Bus Tour in the Summer for the Miss England winner and  shortlisted finalists! 

Publicity Queen in association with FAB UK Magazine

The finalist were invited to create publicity for themselves and the competition in the lead up to the event . Jessica Pliskin a physics student from Bristol managed to secure a TV interview with local ITV news channel where she spoke about how Miss England has evolved , and appeared in various publications including the TAB Student newspaper read by students across the country , various online platforms including the BBC national website reaching millions of viewers across the country and the world !

Click the image to watch Jessicas TV Interview 

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Since the Miss England final , Jessica has been invited to participate in the SUPERTALENT of the World Fashion final in South Korea and is now in Seoul representing the UK !  Jessica wants to break in to Modelling and the Miss England final has given her a great start !

Beautiful Brows & Lashes influencer

For the third year running , Beautiful Brows and Lashes invited the Miss England national finalists to create content on their own  social media using  products from Beautiful Brows & Lashes .

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The brand were invited to chose a winner of their choice who represented their brand well.  Miss Manchester Vanessa  was voted as the best influencer for Beautiful Brows & Lashes and Vanessa was delighted to reach the final 12 by winning this award. Vanessa will received a paid influencing job from Miss England and more products from Beautiful Brows & Lashes! 

Public vote

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Finalists for the Miss England 2024 event all took part in a public vote in the lead up to the Miss England final which ended at 12noon on the day of the final.

The winner of the public vote was Kayla Riley  from the Wirral . Kayla ( 18)  is a salon owner and was sponsored by a Touch of Bliss in the contest

WATERMANS GORGEOUS HAIR

The finalists were invited to sample Watermans , the headlines sponsors of Miss England 2024 and test their award winning products and post content using the brand. After much consideration , they voted Milla Magee as their favourite contestant !

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The Miss England finalists created lots of social media content!

This meant that as Milla Magee was named as the winner of two awards.

This meant three  judges choices were invited to join the top 12  from the interview rounds..

INTERVIEW RESULTS 

The three contestants shortlisted by the judges from the interviews where

Sanjna Southi Miss Birmingham

Chloe McEwen Miss Yorkshire

Tiger Mae Millington who was also awarded the Henshall Way Best Style award – not a fast track award but was a judges choice for the final 12.

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So after all the qualifying rounds , the final 12 were

Melissa Butcher , Alice Cutler , Charlotte Grant , Abby Knight ,  Jessica Pliskin , Vanessa Tendo  Milla Magee , Kayla Riley , Afrose Ameen Sanjna Southi , Chloe McEwen and Tiger-Mae Millington who were then all invited to take part in a final 12 fashion show for the Miss England official evening wear partner SIMPLY DIVINE

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The judges then had the difficult task of first choosing a top 5 from the final 12 contenders…

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Top 5

The judges on the night then voted for their top 5 who were ;

L-R Chloe McEwen,  Milla Magee,  Charlotte Grant,  

Melissa Butcher,  Sanjna Southi

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All five were asked the same question

“What would you bring to the role of Miss England “

Milla answered first and said how she wanted to raise awareness for her chosen Beauty with a Purpose project which is called GO FAR WITH CPR .

Milla spoke passionately about how she wants to try and get CPR rolled out in schools across England to save lives and how she wanted to make a difference . With the Miss England platform she could.

Milla Magee pictured with Gail Waterman sponsors of the Miss England national final ! image @bamboophotolab

Milla Magee from Newquay was announced as the Miss England winner and will now represent England in the 72^nd Miss World final.

1st runner up was Charlotte Grant from Liverpool

2nd runner up was Melissa Butcher from Lancaster !

The organiser  Angie Beasley would also like to thank the following companies who added to the glamorous occasion at the Grand Station!

The Fireworks firm 

Angie Beasley Miss England director and organiser of the event with Freddie from the Fireworks Firm – image Alan Strutt

Art Flower design provided beautiful flowers to the Miss England final 3 , here’s Art himself with the winner Milla Magee ! Click the image to find out more about Art Flowers

The Trophy Parlour

Jessica Gagen for being a fantastic Miss England and crowning presenting the winners with their trophies – Jessica’s red gown from Miss England Dress partner Simply Divine

The judges on the final night L-R Brendan Marc Sculley , Alan Strutt , Eric Way , Douglas , Danny Thompson , Carina Tyrell , with organiser Angie Beasley , Gail Waterman , Scott Henshall , Matt Waterman & Dar Bardot – image @greyfalena_

Shout out to Jess Hynes for performing on the final night

A big thankyou to Nathan & Caitlyn for creative help with Miss England and we cant wait for Milla’s new website to go live!

Massive thankyou to @Kreativebakes for making beautiful cakes for every single finalist

Big thank you to Ruby Lemon who provided the ladies in red at the reception ! Here they are with judges Alan Strutt and Dar Bardot and event organiser Angie Beasley www.rubylemon.com photo @greyfalena_

www.rubylemon.com 

More images may be added to this article when available !

Forty women from across the nation from all walks of life are heading off to the Grand Station Wolverhampton this week to take part in the final two days of Miss England , the nations entry to Miss World !  Jessica Gagen the reigning Miss England is flying in from South Africa especially to crown her successor . Following her success in Miss World , Jessica will continue as Miss UK and Miss World Europe after placing in the top 8 in the 71st Miss World final and has been invited on a world tour with the Miss World organisation.

In the lead up to the Miss England final , the contestants have had the option of  taking part in ten various challenges set by the organisers to try and reach the shortlist on the final night,  including promoting their home towns & cities in the Explore the nation round where they create a powerpoint, raising funds for the Balls to Cancer charity by doing sky dives sponsored walks and fun events,   posting images and videos about themselves using Watermans Hair products, who are the headline sponsor and sharing images of themselves make up free !   There are also other challenges that the contestants face if they want to have the chance of reaching the shortlist .

Not what you would expect from a beauty pageant really .

On the 7th May , the finalists were  invited to participate in the Miss England sports round at the Heart of England run by former Marine Lee Stuart .  Only 1 contestant has reached the final 12 so far .    “Melissa Butcher” , a prison officer from Lancaster , sponsored by the Gypsy King himself  “Tyson Fury” was named as the Miss England Sportswoman winner after a gruelling one hour workout.

So how do the judges pick the Miss England winner from all the amazing finalists ?

Here’s a rundown …

1. Finalists are invited to enter up to 10 qualifying rounds to try and make it to the final shortlist . All rounds are optional !
2. A winner from each round is then fast tracked through the top 12 on the final night by independent sponsors associates and Miss England judges!
3. On the day of the final the panel of judges will meet each of the finalists in person for 2 minutes & will select the remaining finalists . (If a contestant wins more than one award , this frees up more judges choices )
4. The top 12 are announced , the slate is wiped clean and the judges choose a Miss England winner from their performance in the interviews and catwalks on the night of the final!

The first day in the contest will be the WeDoEthical.org 1920s themed fashion show where all the contestants have been invited to create a stylish outfit from recycled materials . The top 5 in the talent round will be showcased and the three top fundraisers will be announced .

The Judges who have the difficult task of choosing the winners for  the first evening include ;

Kelly Levell – founder of We Do Ethical ,

Shirin Grey Director of the national pageant expo ,

Scott Henshall – Henshall Way 

Claudine Hope – Power of Women Magazine 

 Danny Thompson  – Grand Station 

On Day two judges for the first time are being split in to 4 groups and include

Gail & Matt Watermans owners of Watermans Hair 

Brendan Marc Scully Director of Miss World Ireland and Miss Universe Ireland 

Celebrity Photographer Alan Strutt 

Claudine Hope – Power of Woman Magazine 

Eric Way – Henshall Way 

Danny Thompson – Grand Station Wolverhampton 

Carina Tyrell Miss England & Miss UK 2014 & public health physician 

Scott Henshall – Henshall Way 

Dar Bardot Celebrity Hairstylist based at Harrods 

Douglas Gordon MacGregor MacLennan Chair Graduate Fashion Foundation

head over to the Miss England website at 7pm on Friday 17th May to watch the event live , just sign up on the link on the homepage , its only £5 to watch ! 

Mental health week is 13th – 19th May – the week of the Miss England finals & here Chloe Mcewen shares her own mental health journey 

“Hello everyone, my name is Chloe Mcewen, I’m 22 years old, from Harrogate  North Yorkshire. I am the current Miss Yorkshire representing Yorkshire in the 2024 Miss England finals.

 I am a level 3 qualified personal trainer, but most importantly I am passionate about inspiring and helping lift people’s mental health, not only through fitness of course but through many other tools that have helped me find peace and happiness along the way.

My awareness and journey with mental health all started at the age of 16.

I was a  young, naive teenager and one Friday evening was having a few drinks with some friends. Being a teen, I had drank alcohol before and been fine, but on this occasion I was not. It was suspected I was spiked, but nothing was ever proved.

I ended up not sleeping for 3 days. Day 1 and 2 went by and the lack of sleep started to have severe effects on my mental state. By day 3 of no sleep, I was hallucinating horrific things, having scary delusional and paranoid thoughts and thought people were out to get me. It felt like I was living in a real life horror film. Due to experiencing these delusions, I tried escaping out of my bedroom window and became a danger to myself. At this point the emergency services were called and after being assessed by around 12 different medical professionals, they came to the decision to place me on a section 2, meaning I had to be detained in a secure psychiatric hospital for up to 28 days to be monitored and kept safe.

 Unfortunately, things went from bad to worse. Whilst being detained in hospital the doctors tried me on many medications to try to balance my brain chemistry, but nothing agreed with me. Once the 28 day section approached, I was to have another full medical team assessment.  Since showing no signs of recovery, I was placed on a section 3 which meant I was now detained for up to 6 months and due to the severity of my mental health and still enduring psychotic episodes,  I had to be sent to a higher secure psychiatric hospital in Manchester, which was much more restrictive. Some would compare it to being as bad as living in a prison.

It was an old, mediaeval building, with bars on the windows and was very secure so no one could ever escape.  At this stage I had still totally lost touch with reality,  not knowing who anyone was, what I was doing and had lost all sense of safety. I was unrecognisable to anyone that knew me.

After a few months of being in this hospital and after trialling many different medications, luckily I started to slowly remember who my family were and who I was. The delusional thoughts and hallucinations were slowly fading away due to the medication finally working. This was great news! It meant I was able to have some freedom back and eventually some  home leave but this wasn’t a quick process. They had to assess me over a period of months to make sure I was well enough to be released back home.

 As I became more compos mentis, I became more aware of my surroundings and it  became challenging having to stay in this hospital around all of these severely mentally unwell youths.

 I was missing my home comforts. I had forgotten what that felt like, to feel safe and comfortable in your own bed.

During the months of recovering in hospital, I turned to food for comfort, leading me to gain nearly 4 stone in weight. Food was the main luxury we had in there, luxuries such as phones weren’t allowed, they were seen as a risk and hazard because of the glass in the screen.

After finally being well enough, for a long enough period,  I was given the ok to start having home leave.

The recovery was just to begin….. I started suffering  badly with anxiety, due to the isolation, side effects from all of the different medications (massively affecting my energy levels) as well as the extra weight I had put on, all knocking my confidence massively.

 It was only when I came back out into ‘the real world’ that I realised I was not the same outgoing, healthy young girl anymore. Unable to do the ‘simple things’ that most of us wouldn’t think twice about, like having a conversation, cooking a meal, going for a walk on my own were no longer so effortless.

One of the biggest lessons I learnt from all of this was there is always somebody worse off, so I started practising gratitude everyday. The thought of feeling grateful seemed impossible to start with, but I realised there is  ALWAYS something to be grateful for and I had my freedom and home back, which was a great start!

Practising gratitude and focusing on what I did have instead of what i didnt, massively helped shift my mind-set from negative to positive.I will never take my health and freedom for granted again.

Luckily I had amazing support from my mum, who slowly encouraged me back into wellbeing and exercise. She chose to focus on  giving me as much support as she possibly could and to focus on what was in our control to help lift me up and help make me better.

I was struggling to get out of bed, let alone get through an intense workout like I did before and do now. I would go back to the gym several times and be so overwhelmed with anxiety and lack of energy, that I would just walk straight back out again.  So I took a different approach. Rather than expecting unrealistic goals for me at that time, I started practising small daily disciplines and commitments to myself that were achievable and not overwhelming.

 Getting out of the house every day, even if it was just for 5 minutes was the first goal. The more I stuck to this, the more my mood started to lift and I slowly built up confidence and pushed for more. I started going for longer walks, then gentle workouts, guided meditations to calm my mind and added healthy food swaps to help boost my energy levels and gradually progressed from there.

I slowly started to get my confidence back, lost some of the weight I had gained and managed to wean off the majority of my medication under a medical professional.

If I pushed through, especially on the harder days, I was proud of myself by the end.

 By trying my best, continuing to practise gratitude day & night, I was starting to improve and feel human again.

 Finally I went back to college when I was 17 and opted for personal training. After the battle I had, I learnt so much about myself and how fitness had a huge role in my recovery, as well as building my confidence at the same time. It really helped change my life for the better.

 Through my hardest and loneliest time, I managed to find myself and learn so much and even found a job that I love that can help others, once I had passed my  qualification as a P.T!

 What once felt like a curse, became my biggest blessing. I found my purpose at such a young age. I knew that If I can heal myself and overcome all of this, I can share my story and tools with others to give them hope and inspiration to do the same. Helping others helps me  find more peace and happiness.

My advice to anyone that is going through a tough time, is that life works in equal balance of bad and good. Without rain, you can’t appreciate the sun. Through challenges comes growth, strength and lessons.

Start being grateful for what you already have rather than what you don’t.   There is always something to be grateful for. Remembering this really allows me to see life in a different light. I am grateful for every day I wake up now.

Unfortunately I relapsed since this time, due to me thinking I was well enough to totally come off the last of my medication without a medical professional. Luckily this was a shorter relapse and by learning so much the first time, I managed to recover faster and learn to never come off my medication unless advised to by my doctor.

Since winning Miss Yorkshire it has enabled me to reach many more people and has given me the platform to do public talks on this matter and inspire and help some of those currently struggling with their mental health throughout my community.

Never in a million years would  17 year old me think I would recover the way I have, become a level 3 personal trainer, be helping people, speaking on stage and win Miss Yorkshire!!! It really has  been more than a dream come true!

Since being crowned in October 2023, I started volunteering for the charity ‘MIND in Harrogate‘, by helping out in their weekly arts & crafts group, doing 1 to 1 fitness & mindfulness sessions as well as talks sharing my story and mind-set tools such as, exercise, meditation, nutrition,  practising gratitude and mindfulness activities  which can help improve your mental health.

Recently I  also climbed the Yorkshire 3 Peaks with Lisa Ellis, another Miss England Finalist and managed to raise just over 1700 pounds for Mind in Harrogate. This was the ultimate mental & physical challenge, but we did it!

My goal now is to be able to reach many more with my story and tools and be an inspiration to anyone struggling with their mental health. If I can overcome being sectioned, bipolar disorder and now using this as my strength to help others, so can others. If only I had an influencer to look up too, who had been through something similar, a lot of my doubts about never being normal again could have been diminished sooner.

I would also love to be able to raise funding for those in psychiatric hospitals so they can have access to better nutrition, mindfulness activities and complementary therapies in the wards and on release, as well as having the knowledge on how to help heal themself as they return home.

Winning Miss England will allow me to reach the wider population. With crisis teams inundated and under- resourced especially after the pandemic, it is clearly a matter that needs more attention. The Miss England platform will fast track me to raise much needed awareness and to inspire and educate many more of those in need.

There is always light at the end of the tunnel.”

Chloe will be representing Yorkshire at the Miss England national finals at the Grand Station Wolverhampton on 16th & 17th May 2024 sponsored by Watermans Hair . For tickets visit 

www.grandstation.co.uk/missengland 

Miss England 2024 finalist “Suchita Naidu” in her own words !

It’s simple, this campaign and the Miss England platform inspired me to show complete authenticity.

I have always wanted to make a difference, before I became a Miss England contestant I had very clear views on what it was I wanted to do to make an impact. My purpose as a Miss England finalist is to raise awareness and educate the youth on street violence.

Back in 2015, I lost my uncle due to gun crime. I witnessed and felt the heavy impact this had on my family.

Two years later at the age of 14 I attended the Ariana Grande concert at the Manchester Arena with a friend. The night took a drastic turn as a bomb was designated. It took the lives of 22 people, some of these being children. It was the most frightening night of my life and for the lives of many others.

My confidence was shattered, I was scared to go out and extremely shy as a teenager. I decided this was not how I wanted to live my life.

I was offered an opportunity in modelling and decided to take the risk and just go for it! This is how I got to where I am today.

My purpose goes further than just educating the youth. I can relate to the feeling of losing a loved one at the hands of another persons actions.

This is where I want to show my support to the families of those victims who sadly lost their lives at the bombing.

I am living proof that no matter what you go through, life goes on. What matters is how we deal with situations in life. That is what determines who we are and what we do next. We are all capable of being the person we want to be, no matter how hard it may feel at the time.

I want to be the woman people can come to, to talk to and to find comfort in.

My purpose has been and always will be; to be that extra reassurance – you are never alone, there is always someone out there you can talk to no matter what age, gender or what current situation you are going through. There is always help.

Thank you for taking your time to read my story, I hope I inspire anyone who reads this!

Modellé is a Finalist in the Miss England 2024 competition -which is sponsored by www.watermanshair.com due to be held at the Grand Station Wolverhampton on the 16th & 17th May 2024 .

You can support  by downloading the Miss England App for FREE & place a Free Daily vote for her. 

Tickets to the 2 day Miss England final event  are available on the Grand Station 

TICKETS FOR THE MISS ENGLAND FINAL AVAILABLE HERE 

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To celebrate Lancashires Miss England winning Miss World Europe and being the highest ranked contestant from the UK at the recent Miss World , Jessica Gagen was presented with a beautifully crafted  congratulations cake with a tiara on top from Kreative Bakes  of Leicester  on the Miss England semi final stage in Blackpool.

Jessica’s parents Lesley & Paul Gagen proudly supported Jessica at the recent Miss World in Mumbai India.

A cake fit for a queen – Jessica receives a cake complete with a tiara from Kreative Bakes Leicester with mum and dad Paul & Lesley

Jessica received a new blue tiara and sash to wear at her forthcoming
Beauty with a Purpose world tour which she will be embarking on next week starting in Dubai.

44 women from all walks of life from across England were invited to compete in the Miss England semi final  at Viva Blackpool including a series of qualifying rounds followed by a catwalk and interview round .

A team of hair and make up artists were on hand backstage to help the contestant prepare for the event from the Riverside College Artistic Team  & the NSGG Newcastle & Stafford College groups arranged by Beautiful Brows & Lashes.

The Women who are students studying law, physics, history an archaeologist, a
prison officer, an acrobat, singers, dancers, a former young mayor and generally
women wanting to made the world a better place to live in took part in the one day event hosted by Jessica Gagen and the talented Mezzo-soprano singer Sophie Clarke.

A fundraising round, Public vote, Talent, Publicity, make
up free & a Watermans Gorgeous Hair photo contest,  Explore the Nation round (when
contestants promote their own areas on a PowerPoint presentation) were among the optional rounds in the contest.

Jessa Pliskin (22) sponsored by Just Earn raised over £1,000 for charity is doing a
masters degree in Physics at Bristol University won the top award called the
Watermans Gorgeous Hair Award .

Left to Right – Jessa Pliskin , Modellé Hughes , Agnes Perez , Alexandria Crystal and Kayla Riley receive their awards on stage .

Rebekah Watkins (26) an Archaeologist from Goole in Yorkshire who builds
Community Heritage  with her own charity project Dream Heritage
promoted her town in the ETN round , and talented saxophonist won the talent award with her own dad singing vocals from the Gerry Rafferty song Baker Street

Rebekah Watkins and her dad performing at Viva Blackpool

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Rebecca receives the Talent award

Kayla Riley (18) a Touch of Bliss beauty salon owner who also takes care of her
disabled brother from the Wirral won the Public Vote .

Kayla Riley won the Public vote

Agnes Perez (26) , a digital marketer for Kemppi from Bedfordshire  made her own
dress for the contest  raised over £1200 & won the Beauty with a Purpose fundraising round

Agnes Perez receives the Beauty with a Purpose fundraising award

Modellé Hughes (20) had lots of support from the Skinbar Laser Clinic in
Mancheser the Dolls House when she won the Fab UK Publicity Queen award, she spoke
about how wanted to make the most of her life after being caught up in the
Manchester Arena Bombing when she was just  14.

Alexandria Crystal from Barnsley South Yorkshire was the youngest contestant in
the contest . At just (16) Alex is campaigning to create more awareness in schools
about Dyslexia, in the lead up to the semi final she interviewed Matt Hancock and
the Queens royal butler about the subject which is close to her heart as both herself
and her younger brother both have Dyslexia. Alex won the Inspiration award from the
Miss England an award presented by the Miss England organisers after being sponsored by Capretti in the contest .

Alexandria Crystal sponsored by Capretti won the Inspirational award

The Bare Face make up free award went to Tiger May Millington (26) from
Durham a social media manager who is the youngest trustee of a community
centre in England .

Tiger May won the Bare Face make up free award at the semi final

Tiger receiving her  Bare Face award on stage

The Explore the nation award went to Savannah Phillips (23) an access officer,
who is a Triplet . Savannah promoted her home county in a power
point presentation on Staffordshire prior to the contest in Blackpool taking place .

( Video coming soon !)

The award winners were joined by the 13 judges choices from the catwalk
presentation contest for a place in next months final who are ;

Melissa Butcher (24) a Prison officer from Lancaster
Faye McCann (20) South East Longboard skateboarder from West Sussex
Imogen Browne  (19) a Spa receptionist from West Sussex
Jordan Pritchett(25) an actress & model from London
Mehak Chandel (22) a student from Southall
Melissa Boran (23) a dental nurse from Walthamstow
Melissa Rae (26) a medical student from Southampton
Mia Risco Pelling (18) a gap year student from Rotherham
Nina Piansko ( 26) an acrobat from Northamptonshire
Sienna Bates ( 18) a student from Nottingham
Suchita Naidu (21) a Communications officer from
Winnie Adebeyo ( 24) a software engineer from Islington

The finalists received skincare gifts from Highborn London & will receive perfume from Tomavicci through distributor Billionaire World and a two nights stay in Wolverhampton for the Grand final

Judges included TV personality and designer Scott Henshall , BBC Liverpool radio presenter Claudine Hope , the runner up from Miss England 2022 Milly Everatt , Former Miss Merseyside Ellie Wilson , fashion Photographer David Dresser and celebrity Hairdressers Jayne Taylor and Chris Dickson . The Miss England National final will be held over two days on the 16 th  & 17 th  May at the Grand Station Wolverhampton sponsored by WATERMANS HAIR .

Other finalists including area heat winners from Manchester , Birmingham , London ,
Leicester , Cornwall &  Devon Liverpool and more will also compete in the national
final . There will be 40 contestants in the national final, from over 8,000 contestants
who have entered over the last 18 months .

Amy Blyth pictured in the pink front row dress with other national finalists who supported the Miss England semi final and sold raffle tickets!

On the night a raffle was held for local STREET LIFE Charity headed by the newly
crowned Miss Lancashire Amy Blyth. Other Finalists helped sell the raffle tickets for
the cause which Amy is passionate about .

Over £270 was raised at the event and organisers are hoping to get some funding from the Beauty with a Purpose charity from the £6,500 raised between contestants for the cause .

The chosen Miss England Finals charity for 2024 is Balls to Cancer  based
in Wolverhampton who have now invited the contestants to raise awareness and
funds for them .

The Make up Free & Explore the nation rounds were introduced into the contest in
recent years by organizer Angie Beasley, who last year banned the swimwear round
after a poll by contestants decided against it .   “The contest is much more about the girls themselves their inspiring occupations & charitable endeavours in the lead up to the final and not  just appearance looking pretty on stage , like it used to be years ago in the old swimwear parade which I personally competed in. We focus on the Ethos of Miss World Beauty with a Purpose ” said Director Angie Beasley.

To see the 40 contestants who will now compete at the Miss England final at the Grand Station  in Wolverhampton visit this page

The winner of Miss England 2024 will go forward to the 72nd Miss World next Spring.

The Miss England national final tickets are now on sale here 

Miss England Finalists

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