by IceCream.12 » Sat Apr 21, 2018 2:22 am
Featured Contestants:
Megan (26) achieved a BA Business (hons) while building her career as a model and is currently working on a seminar to teach children in low income areas essential financial literacy.
Sam (27) is a professional dancer and ballet teacher. She is also the ballet coach to the Welsh Artistic and Rhythmic Gymnastic Team and is currently in Australia as part of the medal winning Commonwealth Games Welsh squad.
Nicole (25) is from Portsmouth and has completed a two-year accelerated law degree and has won a training contract with a leading law firm.
Rebecca (24) is from Leeds and is a professional dancer who travels the world with her career.
Jennifer (27) works as cabin crew for Virgin Atlantic and is running the London Marathon this weekend for A-Sisterhood!
Stephanie (26) is a business studies and who can speak four languages fluently and has volunteered teaching English to an under-privileged indigenous community in Brazil.
Nicky (24) is from London and is proud to be an only child of mixed heritage who loves finding connections with people from many different backgrounds and cultures.
Emily (26), from Middlesex, is a British designer who has interned with the likes of Alexander McQueen and now has her own fashion brand called Aloura London.
Anjali (19) is from Grays in Essex. She was born in Mumbai, India and moved to London with her parents when she was four-years-old and is pursuing a degree in medical biochemistry with the aim of dedicating her life to cancer research.
Chantelle (20) is from Manchester and established her own business 'Glampire' at the young age of 17. The business is now three years old and is going from strength to strength! She is also an ambassador for Just Strong to support, encourage and empower women.
Cara (26) is a singer-songwriter who has performed on some of the biggest stages in the world including, Coachella. She has also competed three times at the World Equestrian Games.
Maria (24) is a professional model who had lifesaving surgery in 2012 that left her with a scar on her abdomen. She is now an ambassador for Amred Healthcare Ltd which creates products to reduce the appearance of scaring and raise self-esteem. They are also her sponsor for this year's event.
Sadie, who is 26 and from the Rhondda Valley in Wales. A fluent Welsh speaker, Sadie now works as an executive in London.
Ria (24) who holds a degree in Fine Art and History of Art and recently returned from travelling Europe living in a converted VW caddy van (called Maddy the caddy) for six months! Ria is sponsored privately.
Charlotte is 26 and from Rickmansworth in Hertfordshire. She is a fitness fantatic who likes nothing more than tipping tractor tyres and jumping in boxing ring to keep in shape. She is known to her friends as an adrenaline junky who climbs mountains and jumps out of planes in her spare time.
Chloe is 27 and from Maidstone in Kent. She is a professional in finance, a model and a beauty/travel and lifestyle blogger who has had success with major brands and high street names. Dedication to health and fitness is one of her key interests which means she's risen to a number of challenges including heli-skiing, snow hiking and mud runs!
Romy is 24 and from Bournemouth. She is a student counsellor, advocate for mental health and has recently launched a successful swimwear business. Romy is sponsored by Earring Envy.
Simren is one of our youngest finalists at 19 years old. She lives in Farnham but grew up in Dubai which has taught her a lot about different cultures. She would like to be a veterinary nurse in the future.
Lucy who is 27 and from Kingston-Upon-Thames. Lucy is a professional model who recently travelled to Pakistan to work on a sport-based humanitarian project.
Alexa is 27 and from London. She is a night nanny responsible for the care of new borns and has recently set up her own consultancy business in this field. When she’s not looking after little ones she enjoys modelling.
Dee-Ann (25) is currently completing her professional training at the University of Law and will soon become a barrister. She was raised on the picturesque, 35 square-mile, eel-shaped British Overseas Territory of Anguilla - and the local tourist board there are her competition sponsors. She loves being outdoors and active. She has a passion for football and has competed in the Commonwealth Games in athletics on two occasions.
When Bella was 13, she started up her own foundation, Lovekidz, which she has used to run workshops on personal development for young people. Also, as an international model, she has gained insights into the fashion industry and was lucky to give a TED talk last year on the 'Myth of Perfection.'
Vicky, who is 22 and from Sheffield. Vicky has recently graduated from university with a first class honors degree in journalism and is taking a year enjoying modelling before returning to uni to study a masters in broadcast journalism.
Ursula who is 27 and is from Inverness works as cabin crew for British Airways. Her job enables her to travel the world and has inspired her to start her own foundation called 'The Big Sister Project', which aims to provide confidence building workshops for teenage girls in schools.
Stephanie is 28 and from Brighton. She is half Jamaican, quarter Irish and quarter English and is very passionate about equality and diversity. She has been involved in community and political campaigns close to her heart and is currently supporting a local charity raising funds to build a school in The Gambia.
Jessie is 22 and was brought up in the countryside of Oxfordshire. She is a keen sports women and showjumper and has enjoyed many years of competing in these arenas. She's now taking competition to another dimension with her participation in the Miss Universe Great Britain pageant.
Larissa is 28 and from Southampton. She works as a financial journalist and economics marketer which she believes is enabling her to make waves in a traditionally male dominated industry. She is fiercely passionate about sharing the stories and experiences of others and does much of this this through her blog, Feminists in Heels.
Emily is 26 and from Margate. She is a fashion graduate who has opted to leave the often female world of fashion for a less glamorous but equally rewarding job as a postie! She believes you can be girly, wear fake tan, and heels but also be strong, get dirty, build muscle and work in a very male dominated industry!
Justine's (26) claims to fame are that she was recently in David Beckham’s Haig Whisky advert and he shook her hand and she also played Cheryl Cole’s body double for her most recent L’Oreal advert. She has also jumped 16,000 feet out of a plane for charity!
Jemma (22) started her own interior design, painting and decorating business when she was just 16 and has gone on to study interior design at university. Jemma is also trained in the martial art of taekwando and is able to break through concrete with her bare hands.
Farhia is 23 and from London. Her family hails from Kenya and she moved to the UK as a child. She often travels back to Africa which has made her increasingly passionate about the importance of education. She is currently working for a recruitment agency that focuses on the education of children with special needs in primary schools which she believes has given her a purpose of making a difference in the lives of others.
Miranda is 27 and is also from London. She is a personal trainer, Barre and Pilates instructor from north London with a goal to empower women through fitness. Aside from health and fitness, she is also passionate about languages with a masters degree in translation and interpreting and a first class honours degree in modern foreign languages. She speaks Spanish, Portuguese and Greek fluently and is currently learning Italian.
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