Alisha Cowie, a 19-year old law student and Spennymoor resident has been voted as the new Miss England in the final at Kelham Hall & Country Park in Nottinghamshire on 4th September.
The 12 rounds in Miss England included a sports and beautiful mind and catwalk & publicity contest in Part One, held at Resorts World, Birmingham at the end of July.
Part two included a We Do Re Do Ethical Fashion round where the contestants had to create an outfit made from recycled materials with the theme Plastic Ocean Rescue. The round also included a social media and public vote.
Alisha won the Stages Hair Design Miss Beautiful Hair round which fast tracked her to the top 20.
To win this prestigious award, associated with British Hair and Gold Class Hair, Alisha submitted a video of herself styling her own hair which was uploaded to the Miss England YouTube channel.
The judges then decided who should win after seeing the catwalk in the Highline at Resorts World.
Other rounds also included a social media vote and Beauty with a Purpose fundraising contest, a Billion Dollar Smile social media contest and a Fascia Top Model catwalk.
Alisha was also chosen as one of five women from Fascia Models, a top international model agency to work with fashion brands throughout the world and will be featured on the front cover of Beauty City International magazine, a new fashion and beauty magazine launching this autumn.
Alisha won a prize package worth £25,000 including an all expenses paid trip to Sanya, China to participate in Miss World, in the month long contest.
She also won a wardrobe of 10 ballgowns from Bella Donna Boutique, a trip to Sri Lanka with Premier Ceylon in 2019 and a TV presenter’s training course and photo shoot with a portfolio.
A delighted Alisha said: “I am totally thrilled and honoured to have this title and I can’t wait to represent my beautiful country in Miss World.”
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