The Big Pageant Weekend!! Miss Wiltshire bootcamp and finals

(The bootcamp contestants in their Kiss Gym tops!)

So the weekend had finally arrived, all those months of planning, getting excited and finding new dresses had come to this. A new breed of pageant girls awaited to challenge themselves in the Miss Wiltshire finals where we would find two new girls to join the Wiltshire Beauty Queens and take the title to new heights! First of all, it was bootcamp day. I had a few tricks up my sleeves for the girls, who all looked calm and excited for all the exercise! Ha! They regretted that! I got the jogging, squatting, planking, press ups and all the goodies that a typical boot camp would entail! It was all worth it though as one of the girls would be crowned Miss Sportswoman Wiltshire 2014 and represent my brand of Beauty and the Beast Personal Training. It was all about team work, determination and not giving up!!

(working hard!!)

The rain luckily held off for them and they remained a bit mud free. They all had a good day and also was the perfect ice breaking for all the contestants to meet each other. We also did some last min pageant training and questions so they could feel confident on stage and look forward to the big day!! 

(Pageant Selfie!!)

So the day had finally arrived!! I had to teach Spin beforehand but came to rehearsals as they were practicing their walk. We had a few run throughs and was very strange to be holding the mike rather than practicing my walk! This year I would be hosting the event, talking to all the audience and introducing the girls! Daunting as it was the first time I had ever ran the show but I loved it! It was great to get the girls going, make them smile if they were nervous but give them tips where they were going wrong. We wanted a perfect final and give them as much knowledge as possible!!

(Hosting and Presenting!!)

I had my Face of the Globe England sash on and conflicting Miss England Crown since I was also runner up Miss Wiltshire last year and since the last Miss Wiltshire never stepped foot in Wiltshire again after the final, I took her place! It was a great night, the girls did amazing!!! I wish I was back there, but I have October to look forward to! It was tense, the girls were so nervous backstage but they all seemed like they had made good friends and had made it this far!! Even if they didn't win, they would have these memories and hopefully try again next year or other pageants! I came runner up at my first ever pageant, came back the next year and won Miss Swindon. Same as Jaiy and Ruth, and now we are the best of friends through our titles!

( With the Runner Up Miss Wiltshire and the new Miss Wiltshire Nicole!)

So the results....... the new Miss Wiltshire 2014 is Nicole Cox!!! And joining us Miss Swindon sisters is Catissa! I would not of wanted to be the judges that night, but I am happy of who is joining the long line of sister queens and cant wait to help them in their appearances, training and everything else that comes of being a beauty queen! Even if it's a good night out!!

(My Sportswoman Wiltshire 2014- Pippa!! Very happy)

I also got to judge at least one of the side awards and I picked Pippa, because she showed sportsmanship, determination and never gave up, also winner of roman squats! We all love a squat!! Finally it was a chance to unwind and start planning next years, which will be even bigger and better! Can't wait for all the plans! Also to meet with the newly crowned girls to give them all our knowledge and contacts, you will be seeing their faces EVERYWHERE!!!

(Wiltshire Beauty Queens)

Roll on next year!!

Love Hannah

Former Miss Swindon/Wiltshire/Eco/Charity/Popularity in Miss England

Now

International Finalist for Face of the Globe Finals-Team England

Dreams do come true!

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A dream is a wish your heart makes.....

(Hoopathon challenge)

Hola fans! So been a very busy bee with all these Spin Classes and training so here I am giving you an update on everything pageant in my life! Starting with the 25 hour Hoopathon!!! Sadly couldn't manage 25 hours, as the weighted hoop literally burned my hips and bruised them!! But myself and Heather collectively did 25 hours in total and raised over £200!!! If you would like to donate we have the page here:

http://www.justgiving.com/25hoopathon

We will try again on the challenge to break that record, perhaps with a non weighted hoop and plenty of rest beforehand!! (I had done 5 spins, covered 5 classes as well as a weighted leg session and no sleep, never good!! You need to listen to your body!).

(Flashback to last year's Miss Wiltshire finals)

The Miss Wiltshire 2014 finals have begun!! The countdown is on to the final, where I will be hosting!! So excited to be part of the finals again, and will be wearing my England sash with pride when I host. I think of the first time I entered compared to where I am now! It's exciting seeing all the girls, may it be their first pageant or not, talking about their excitement, what they are planning for charity and all their plans for my fav round, eco wear!!Lucky me I have two outfit changes planned, short and then elegant dress from Dragonflies. Also a Wiltshire Beauty Queen reunion!! Especially since the second Miss Wiltshire has become engaged, so many proposals!! You can vote for the next Miss Wiltshire by liking their pics, check out the contestants here!

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Miss-Wiltshire-Miss-Swindon-Miss-England-Heat/162320860490930

(Loreal Hair Trophy Photos- JJ's Hair Group)

Also I can now show you the great photos from the Hair Trophy awards, sadly we didnt make it to the next round but these are some fab images! It was great to be a hair model and do something a bit different! Most pageant girls have long flowing curls yet I've always been a tad different and gone short! Well after this, JJ's cut my hair again and made it even shorter!! Some say it looks like Frankie's from The Saturdays, others really like it. It's strange to not feel any hair on my shoulders, shortest I've ever gone but you need to just take the fear and use it!! 

(Even shorter!! Love being a hair model!)

As you can see it's totally different to all my styles, excuse the casual clothing, it was my morning off!! haha! Check them out on facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/pages/JJs-Hair-Academy-Havelock-Street/232123806919400?fref=ts

(My cinderella skills)

Since the Miss Wiltshire finalists are all talking about their eco wear, I decided to get creative for the Face of the Globe finals (did i mention that im an international finalist?!! ;). I have my old evening wedding dress (I'm not married, thats another story which most know already haha) and since no on wanted to buy this amazing dress (which was already from a charity shop) so i used it for my opening dress! I hunted round charity shops to find kids tops and duvets with disney print and made this dress!! It's only half way finished but i'm so proud of my effort so far! Now need to sew the other side and add an high waisted belt. And of course lots of sparkles!! I am still hunting for sponsorship so let me know if you want in on some amazing advertisement in both London and Paris, for low prices!! 

x <3 x

Hannah- Face of the Globe International Finalist

Team England

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The big pageant debate- What does your title mean to you?

(My first EVER pageant, there's future Miss Swindon Jade in the back too hehe)

When I first entered the pageant world I had no idea how many different pageants there could be. Pageants are really as big here in the UK compared to America which is a shame, only now is the UK learning all about these amazing pageants. So I entered my local regional heat Miss Wiltshire where the team scouted for local talent in and around Wiltshire. All the girls had links to WIltshire, being born there, attending college, working here and they all wanted the same thing, to wear that crown and make Wiltshire proud. I didnt win my first pageant, but become runner up Miss Wiltshire 2010, Miss Popularity 2010 and got the massive bug for pageants!

(Front page of the Adver- once the local town found out there was more than one Miss Swindon!)

From that moment on I truly had the pageant bug, that feeling of walking on stage, owning it and showing everyone who doubted you at school, the bullies, the ex's that said you could never do it, all of them wrong. It was your moment on stage and I loved every minute. What I learned was to truly be a role model and exceptional queen, you needed to put A LOT of hard work in. It wasn't just being on stage for those precious minutes. It was the hard work behind it, the days spent in the cold fundraising for charity, all the emails and letters to the papers, companies to sponsor you and donate to your charity causes. Also there were the outfits, most pageants have an eco or creative round so it was finding the recycled material, spending your time sewing and gluing! 

(Representing Swindon at the Miss Galaxy finals)

I've represented Swindon in various pageants, from the finals at Galaxy to winning Miss Swindon in Miss England after competing for the second time round. I've represented Wiltshire in the Miss Earth national finals and also the UK's dazzling beauty finals where I became 1st runner up. I've even been lucky enough to represent England at Europe's Perfect Miss and will be representing England at the international finals for Face of the Globe this year. I'm very proud of everything i've achieved throughout the years of doing pageants but what means the most to me is that every title I have won have been my own county, where i have been born and raised and therefore been able to give back to my community. 

(abseiling from the county ground in 2011, I did this again in 2013 from an even higher place!!)

I think as a titleholder you should be proactive with your title, what it says on your sash YOU now represent.You should be making a name for the title and yourself by helping the community, running events, being involved and helping out. I may have had a busy work and study life but throughout my pageant "career" I have always maintained a level where I can help out in my town. I've organised my own events, done charity runs, hikes, hoopathons, zumbathons, absailed down tall buildings, gone pit collecting, donated time to the shops and clothing, helping out the other beauty queens and attending vital calender events in the community like the Swindon Mela, Swindon Pride and the Old town festival.

(Competing at the Miss English Beauty finals 2012, the first time I placed at a National final as 2nd runner up)

I wouldn't dream of representing another county because why should I? If I can't physically be there at their big events, get them involved in my charity events and really make them proud then I see the title as a fraud. Granted if you actually work hard to make appearances for the title then fair play but you are taking away from the girls who actually want to do well for their community just so you can advance to the final. Girls who earn the crown have my resepct, girls who take the crown and leave it to gather dust after all the photos are taken are ones that put the pageant circuit to shame

(Wiltshire beauty queens in 2012, I'm represetning England here at a local Swindon wedding fayre)

This is why the news doesnt shock me which has been circutlating around the internet and papers, found here:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/10721899/Row-as-Miss-Hampshire-lives-in-Middlesex.html

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-26728769

This is about hte new Miss Hampshire who is actually not from Hampshire. THis is the rule that allows girls to enter within a 50 mile radius. I understand the girls frustration, last year in my last year competing in Miss England, our Miss Wiltshire heat was opened up so anyone could compete from around England. THis is turn lead us Swindon and Wiltshire girls to feel a bit betrayed and angry, why should we have to compete with pageant queens who have already become runner's up and have a place in the semi finals already. The winner advanced to the finals which was why she was at Miss Wiltshire in the first place, but then has done nothing around Wiltshire to this day. Of course I could be the jaded runner up and moan my head about the injustice, fair is fair she won on points and I will never take that away from a girl. What you do on the night is all up to you and if someone beats you, you just need to try harder next time. But the reason I copete is not to get to the finals, that is a bonus! It's to represent my title, I think it should be a rule that a queen has to do a minimum amount of appearances in the town/county they are representing within a certain time scale, if they fail to complete the easiest task then their title should be stripped and given to the first runner up and so forth. Pageant organisers want someone who will be an ambassador for their pageant, what's the point in handing someone a title if they are not going to use it. That just makes the industry to be looking at just taking girls money and being away with it. There are girls who want to help, who want to wear their sash and crown and be proud. These are the girls who work for it, travel many miles if they do not live there, who take their time to talk to the press rather than ignore them. These are the true pageant queens, regardless of how high their title is and what pageant. 

(What pageants are about, meeting new friends, having fun and working for that title)

Pageants should be what you make of it, I've made millions of friends, got so many contacts that I've been able to get the job I love and to be able to help others in doing so. All through representing MY county. Would love to know your views on this all, get back to me!!

x <3 x

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Searching for the next Miss Wiltshire, with some Hoops thrown in

(Wiltshire Beauty Queens at Kiss Gyms, reunited again!)

So it's getting to that time of year again, the Miss Wiltshire finals! Last weekend saw the reunion of the original Wiltshire Beauty Queens. Since I am the only one living in Swindon, it's hard to meet up with the girls and catch up, especially Ruth who lives hours away so what better way to meet up running the competition where we all met! We held the first auditions at my workplace, Kiss Gyms where the contestants will also be put through their paces at the Pageant Bootcamp where one lucky girl will be fast tracked to the Top Ten at the final! So putting in that hard work pays off!!

(Myself, Ela and Georgia)

It's strange sitting on the other side of the table as the judge, you have to ask the questions, look for the criteria which as a pageant queen you perfect yourself on, coming up with different answers, showing off your personality and of course your smile!! Of course a lot of the girls at regionals have never done a pageant before so hopefully put at ease since we have all gone through it! Excited to see the next lot of contestants and then who makes it to the final! It's an amazing opportunity girls, you won't regret it, it's literally life changing!! 

(Messing around with Georgia, sashed up as always)

It was great to see the girls again and even go to show them a few hoop tricks, which Georgia kept up for two seconds and Ruth flashed her pants! Speaking of Hoops, my 25 hour challenge is THIS Friday! I'll be teaching 4 classes as well this day, so no sleep and then work afterwards, I'm going to die!!! But it's all for a good cause, you can donate here:

http://www.justgiving.com/25hoopathon

I am also looking for sponsorship for the Face of the Globe International finals in October, as you can see from my nice shiny sash that I am representing England! This is an exciting part in my pageant career as this will be the first international pageant I have competed in so if anyone can donate I would be so grateful, also there are tons of advertisement bonuses to it!! 

Lots of love

Hannah

International Face of The Globe Finlaist- Team England

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Return of the blog

 Ok guys, so I have been REALLY busy since my last blog setting up my own business of Beauty and the Beast Personal Training but I am back, writing blogs and what not with my title of International Finalist for Face of the Globe 2014- Team England!! (With a nice shiney sash to complete the look!)

 (Brunel Wedding Fayre-Jan 14)

Ok so what have I been doing all these months with my title apart from trying to scout the next Miss Wiltshire, fit in training and my clients and doing various charity events.... well let me start with the good old wedding fayre! Yes 2014 has been the year of the wedding dress for the beauty queen (ironic for me in a bittersweet moment haha). So in January myself and the other Wiltshire Beauty Queens got to model at the Brunel Centre in some gorgeous dresses. Unfortunately the dress company did not cater to my ahem curves so sadly I didn't get to wear the sparkly dresses that had been hand selected, i got the slightly retro vintage gowns. But a pageant queen never falters on what could've been, instead rock that different look. Also it was great to catch up with my queen sisters again! 

(Group shot with Heart FM Ben and Kristy- Never a serious pose with our sashes!)

You would think that weekend would be enough but no, two weeks after the fun of the first wedding fayre, me and Miss Swindon sister Jade modelled together at another wedding fayre, this time at the Marriott hotel. Once again my different sizes (I'm a pear shape and am an 8, 10 and 12 but aren't most woman different sizes to the norm fit?) meant I could only wear one dress as I hadn't the time for dress fittings but this dress was stunning! I was very happy to walk on the catwalk this time, with my new hair cut from JJ Hair |group which I will go into more detail with later. 

 (Jade and Myself after the catwalk- Feb 14)

I love wedding fayres, you get to have your hair and make up done, chose beautiful gowns and walk like a princess for the day, just like a pageant. And the bonus is you're not getting tied to a lifetime commitment!! So onto that haircut now. So I was lucky enough to be selected as a hair model for JJ's Hair Group, starting with the L'orell Hair Trophy Colour Comp in which hairdressers all over the country compete to win a trip to New York and be on the front cover of Elle with their hair style. Now most pageant girls have the long, flowing hair and my hair was growing back to that style after cutting it last year just before Europe's Perfect Finals. Well like I say all the time, I'm not the typical pageant girl so when she said it will be short and different, I was just like go ahead! I like different and its's something I wouldn't chose and lots of maintenance but it's a great style! It was then coloured, keeping with the red tones and then we had a great photoshoot. I can't show you the images just yet until they announce if we have made it through to the semi's or not but I can show you a backstage shot!

(After shooting with the wind machine!)

The shoot was fun and really good to get back in front of the camera again! Got lots planned for that including a Disney Princess shot with one of my main sponsors CMG Photography. So once again it was back in a wedding dress for Rachel's Wedding;s wedding fayre, who have kindly sponsored me my finals dress for the Face of the Globe finals. It was such a tiring day since I had worked the night before, but I was with my Miss Swindon sister again and we got to wear a brides and bridesmaid dress and show the others how it was done. Also met a great young girl who looks to enter the Miss Swindon contestant. 

(At Rachel's WEdding Fayre at the Holiday Inn, Coate. Sashed Up!)

Ok so that's alot of wedding fayres!! I have also been helping organise the next Miss Wiltshire. AS you all know I have been involved in the Miss WIltshire heats for several years, from judging to competing. It was the first pageant I competed in back in 2010 and where I fell in love with the pageant scene. This time I will be presenting the finals with a gorgeous gown from Dragonflies which I know at least none of the girls competing will be wearing the same gown! (Every pageant girls's nightmare!). I have also been helping scouting, finding some beautiful girls (inside and out, we want personality not just looks). The auditions will be held THIS Saturday at Kiss Gyms from 12-3, open invite if you think you have what it takes! Wear a red top and dazzle us!! I will also be holding the bootcamp section where a lucky girl who wins the bootcamp will be going straight through to the Top Ten, as my Beauty and the Beast Boot Camp winner! The next Miss Wiltshire needs to be fit and strong as well, and I will help the winners along the way!

(Scouting on Sunday, in my new Face of the Globe Sash)

As well as all this, myself and Heather (another trainer at Kiss Gyms) will be doing a 25 HOUR hoopathon at Kiss Gyms on the 28th March for Prospect Hospice! Yes us Kiss trainers don't do things by half!! You can donate here http://www.justgiving.com/25hoopathon or if you see me give me your money! The adver came and took some hoop pictures (Im currently battling through fever and the dreaded cold so fingers crossed they pick the nicest one!). Well that is all y'all caught up on the pageant world of this Wiltshire Beauty Queen!! Hope you have enjoyed reading and make sure you donate! Will keep you updated!!

(Adver pics of the hoopathon to come!)

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Bootcamp, New projects and a new home for Beauty and The Beast PT

(Fitness bootcamp style, all about the push ups!)

Spending your typical Saturday running around fields with tires, lugging kegs all around Swindon and doing as many circuit style fitness as you can within 5 HOURS, yes not one hour but 5 hours! It may not appeal to some people but this was a special event to raise money for SANDS, a charity which helps locals here in Swindon dealing with Stillborn births. Myself and Ayo, Miss Sussex GB decided to take the plunge and half way through the first hour I have Ayo screaming, "This was your idea!!". It was challenging, it was tough but it was worth it! The bootcamp took place at Mike Buss's Fitness Centre, ran by Mike Buss, ex army and a helper of many charities. He put us through our paces and shouted in bootcamp style!

(Swindon Advertiser)

The bootcamp even made the papers and raised alot of money which will go towards a new ward at the GWH for mothers dealing with traumas such as these. I'm glad we did the bootcamp, but did not love the stinging nettles canal walk which finished it off, stings everywhere!! In true beauty queen style there had to be a signature pose at the end to prove we had lasted 5 hours. My pictures are never serious haha

(Sit ups on tyres anyone!)

Then I spent the whole week competing in PT Idol at Kiss Gyms. THis was a talent search for the next personal trainer at Kiss Gyms, who would win a spot on the team. We had long hours, filled with talking to clients, developing our personal skills, writing our own business plan as well as teaching some of the classes that Kiss Gyms run (free of charge I may add!). I took spin and Kiss of Death. I've never really liked spin, seeing it as something that didn't benefit me but i took a couple of classes to see what it was like and then teaching it. wow. sweat was everywhere! It was such great fun, getting a good reaction out of everyone taking part and seeing that they had a good workout. By interviews on Friday, the nerves had kicked in but surely with all my pageant experience with interviews, speaking on stage and what not, this should be a blast! It was tough, very tough but I got across what I wanted to do and why Kiss was the gym I wanted Beauty and the Beast Personal Training to be at!

(The PT Idol tops)

The competition was just as good but I had an email the next day and am happy to announce that I WON Pt Idol! One of the best things that I have won, and will be personal training at Kiss Gyms! This was what I set out to do back in April when I took the plunge to undertake training to become a personal trainer. I remember talking to one of the trainers about maybe doing the course but I didn't have the right time, money etc and he told me how little he had when he was training but he bite the bullet and did it. I did the same. No more childcare, enrolled a week later on the personal training course at T2 Fitness and worked my way to becoming a qualified PT. Kiss was the only place I wanted to train. Also being my sponsors in the past I have worked well with them, and also a great place to start any conversation,"Yes, I work at Kiss Gyms, I'm on the building, come take a look!". I can not wait to start training and getting the name Beauty and the Beast Personal Training out there and thanking everyone so so much for everything on this journey!!

(My new home)

This week is all about training for my other new job at Carphone warehouse whilst doing lots of research into different fitness exercises and ways to better my knowledge, as well as plan for mine and Ayos's charity fitness day, the Swindon half marathon on sunday and writing up a business plan for our charity! Yes, that's right, the Wiltshire Beauty Queens are starting their own charity up!! Watch this space for more details! :)

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Quite possibly the best day of my pageant life!

(In the away kit in the County Ground)

Pageants have given me so much in my life. They have given me friends, the best friends which I can hang around with doing normal things, making appearances and going on holiday to have the ultimate girls week away. They have given me confidence to be able to talk to strangers, to work in promotions and to give me something different on my CV. They have given me the chance to make something of myself in the community, by helping and organising charity events, appearing in the local and national papers to modeling for different companies and making my own, Beauty and the Beast Personal Traing. It takes alot of dedication, and sometimes it is a thankless job. We spend hours in the rain and the cold, emailing and calling hundreds for sponsorships with nothing in return but then there are days like this day where I thank my lucky stars I never gave up! 

(Miss Swindon Sisters)

Swindon hosted Chelsea in the Capital One Cup at our very own County Ground. This was one of Swindon's biggest matches in over 20 years! And us Miss Swindon sisters were invited to spend the whole day and night at the County Ground. Jade is working alot with Swindon Town FC throughout the year and I am so proud that she has made these connections. I have been involved with Swindon Town during my previous reins, from modeling for them on their kit launch to spending the day at their big day out, meeting all the players. But this day, just supasses anything I have done! We were given our own kits, Jade wore home and I wore away and we had a nice tour, then helped with the Free Kicks for Kids which was so sweet. This is in association with Samsung who run these all over the country, we have one here in Swindon which is great for youth football! 

(In the home dug out!)

We spent the rest preparing the tables, talking to the chairman and generally having a snoop around whilst having our pictures taken by the dad's wanting their sons to have a picture with the two Miss Swindon's. We were then asked to come onto the pitch with all of the players, which was being shown LIVE on Sky Sports 2. To say we were literally screaming with happiness was an understatement but we showed our cool well, well until they were out of sight!!!

(Holding the cup!!)

We quickly redid our makeup to calm down, then were given our flags and waited in the dug out, the other samsung crew walked around the pitch whilst we were told to stay in the dug out. Thank goodness we did, we got to meet EVERYONE!! Torres, Eto, Terry, one called us queens and jose had a conversation, starting with "Hello ladies...". We just looked at each other like wow, is this actually happening!!!

(waving the samsung flag)

Then it was the time to go onto the pitch in front of nearly 15,000 fans waving the flags. Then they all came past, and I even got on the telly!! I had told everyone to try and record it, pictures just in case and the camera was panning alongside the chelsea players and there I was!! We then left the pitch and sat in our front row seats for an exciting game!! Swindon held their own, just such a shame Chelsea got two lucky goals in the first half. They played great football! We were invited to go on at half time to join the mascots penalty shoot out and a sweet little girl got upset so it was miss swindon's to the rescue to comfort her. 

(on the telly!)

We changed at half time from our kits and watched the rest of the match, as well as afterwards help hand out games to the mascots and even got asked for our autographs! We then went to the VIP lounge and chilled with some of the players and the directors with a rose before leaving, almost 12 hours later. We had the best day ever at the county ground, and show's that some people do care about pageants. We were treated with respect and treated well, and were invited back to watch the next Swindon home game, this time we have the tops to watch!! 

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