Wednesday 25 August 2010

Miss Natural Curves 2010 in Miss England Final


Miss Natural Curves, Rebecca Morton will be impressing apanel of judges at the Miss England final on 31st Aug and 1st September 2010.
THE FIRST-ever Miss Natural Curves competition final saw 24 women aged between 17 and 24 compete for the title to win a modelling contract and a place in the Miss England finals in September.

The finals were held at the Civic Hall, Bedworth, in Warwickshire, and celebrity judges included Big Joe Egan, former sparring partner of Mike Tyson, and Craig Phillips, TV presenter, and winner of the first Big Brother series.

Other judges included Anna Prince, of lingerie firm, Bravissimo, Cheryl Hughes, director of Hughes Models; current Miss England, Katrina Hodge, and Chloe Marshall, top plus size model with Hughes Models London and Ford New York.

Sponsors included B-EAT, the national eating disorders charity, as well as Bravissimo, and the event raised £5,000 for charity.

Competitors took part in four separate rounds: Everyday wear, swimwear, lingerie and evening gowns and the show was DJs Jo Herbert and Julian Saunders, and hair and make-up were provided by staff and students at North Warwickshire College, as well as Gorgeous Locks salon.

There were three main awards up for grabs: Miss Natural Curves UK, Miss Popularity and Miss Charity.

The overall winner of Miss Natural Curves UK 2010 was 23-year-old Rebecca Morton from Birmingham. On top of the modelling contract and place in the Miss England finals, she won a photo-shoot and model portfolio by Reilly Studios in Hinckley, lingerie and swimwear from Bravissimo, as well as hair extensions and dental work - altogether worth several thousand pounds.

The winner of Miss Popularity was Emily Cooper, 19, from Peterborough. Emily received the highest share of the public vote, and won a makeover and photo-shoot by Reilly Studios, a dress from Hinckley Gown Hire, and entrance into Miss Popularity, a qualifying round for Miss England.

Miss Charity, who managed to raise £780 - the most amount of money for B-EAT - was Danielle De-Bear 17, from Dorset. She won a makeover and photo-shoot, as well as a week for two at a luxury villa in the south of France.
As a result of the competition, Rebecca Morton has gone on to start a very promising career as a size 12-14 model, and has already won a campaign for Special K cereal.