My anaconda dont....

(bright faced, ready for the day ahead!)

Too early in the morning after a sleepless night of drifiting in and out to fix my phone (its fixed now yey!!) and Nicole was outside my house ready to take us on our adventure!!! After a good old pageant catch up/gossip/advice we were at our venue to the double header charity event, Mr and Miss Gliltz Glam charity fundraising pageant of sorts!! Two pageants in one, twice the amount to win! What a deal breaker!! \We arrived, and it was straight into it! 

(Crowns!!!!)

The show was hosted by Sara, bubbly and full of energy!! The first round was beauty round, the sparkles on these dresses!!!Some of the girls, and boys, really enjoyed it up there and you couldn't help but smile when they blew you kisses!! The age range went from 6 months to well a late age and yes even the pageant mums, and grandmas joined in! This will be what i'm like when im older, still strutting my stuff!!No matter how old, shape or size, they worked that stage!

 (Judges table!)

There was a quick 5 mins break (and someone sent to maccy ds) and then outfit of choice was the next round, and this is where the props came out to play!!! My fav of all time was the little girl dressed as pikachu with a pokeball dancing to the theme song!!! I HAD to get a picture with that ball!! Also Harry potter and legally blonde, love it!! The teens high low dresses as well, swishing everywhere, it was an upbeat show to truely show off their personality!!

(Look at the pokeball!!)

After OOC there was the talent section, where we were treated to a talent section where there was singing, dancing, hula hooping (ofcourse my fav!) and even CPR|! Then a quick break, time for some photos and shots and then onto crowning!! I met some more contestants for FOTG representing England and Wales who are just as excited as me to be going to the finals \NEXT week!!! 

(With fellow England FO|TG, and judges)

By then 5 months of not wearing heels had taken their toll on my poor feet, we were all on stage crowning all the winners!! The heels did slip off ;) but I wasnt the only one hehe. The crowns were huge! \Seeing how happy they all were was so sweet! By the end the crowning had been complete, an hour later with lots of happy girls and the ulitmate winner a worthy one! She was adorable on stage! Bet there was lots of sparkling cars on the way back!!! We came away with more details about other charity pageants and making all those little girls and boys dreams come true!! Now as I'm lying here in bed, comfy clothes on and ready for a good sleep,I now need to prepare, to pack and to represent Wiltshire Beauty Queens and England, bring home that crown from Disneyland (and get a selfie with Mickey).
See you on the other side!

Hannah
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Countdown til pageant lift off!!

(amazing nails done by Knightly nails)

As i sit here, trying to type in these nails, Im thinking ahead to the face of the globe finals which start NEXT weekend!! All this waiting since I was awarded a place last year has lead to this moment!! This is where the pageant prep begins! First of course the nails, and I went for a different look from my usual frenchies (which I only get nails for comps, cant imagine wearing these all year round!). i went to Knightly Nails, amazing girlo who spent the time to do both my nails and toes (if they ever get seen in this cold weather!) But now I feel so girlie with minnie mouse nails :)

(Jovani again <3 )

Next the wardrobe!! \Lots of disney prints and legging being packed away, with cosy jumpers and the all important Disney Dress :) Of course my ballgown is being sponsored by Rachel's Weddings and is an gorge blue, great neckline and princess style! Not a fan of ballgowns but the evening round is set for princess, and we are on the Disney stage so might as well show up those princesses!! Ive got an amazing Jovani gown for the gala night, where we get our crowns! So excited to finally have a tiara from Face of the Globe, been waiting for so long lol T|his amazing gown is backless, and will be worn again and again dont you worry!! I'm sure some of the Wiltshire beauty queens will borrow it as well ;)

(Start of Zante to start of back to the UK)

Finally hair, it is important to have that long, swishy hair. For most pageants il have short hair, I like to be different! But I thought, this is my first international final, let's go all out! So I got a weave from Shara at Beaute Salon. She was patience, esp when im balling like a little baby and 3 hours later we have the end result! Long, red hair, made to stand out!! \Such a change from before! Most people will know im not the normal pageant girl, it took me up until a year ago to be able to put on fake eyelashes myself!! Ive never worn fake tan (lucky 5 months in zante has given me a glow!) and ive never had extensions of any kind! I want those pictures to come back and think wow, ive made it! Im after that world title, glitter and all!!

Last few things to tick off like packing, printing and sorting out my publicity folder, one last appearance to squeeze in judging a pageant with |Miss Wiltshire. Very excited to be on the other side! See you guys soon, remember there is a LIKE vote on the Face of the Globe facebook profile, like the page, find my photo HANNAH G and press the like button :) simples!

Hannah

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Just another normal day in the pageant office

(All our fans haha)

It's been 5 long months since I've met up with one of my best friends and fellow beauty queen Georgia and it had to be something special! What other way than Georgia winning a VIP treatment to see Peter Andre and grab some freebies, and take me along with her because she loves me ;) Ive got a nice new hair do curtsy of Beaute Hairdressers (the amazing Shara Vine who put up with my squeals and tears) and my lush new Face of the Globe tops, complete with micky mouse spots and red bow heels, it was off to meet Mr Andre!

(meeting the man himself)

It seemed everyone in Swindon had gone crazy, woman pushing to get to the front, one pregnant lady queued since half 7 in the MORNING!!! We were lucky that we got to wait outside in no queues or crowds, got called in first, given our perfumes (Thank you FLIC Wiltshire and The Perfume Shop) and then met Mr Andre. Cue lots of photos by various press and when Peter said oh this must be daunting for you we were both like na we're used to it aha!

(Selfie Time!)

And when it was time to take the selfie, standard, Peter then changed the filter and snap snap snap, obv used to it! Here's a top pout for ya, face of the globe do you think he could be in the mr category! hehe we also got interviewed and then on our merry way, going past the massive queues that went all the way to the Big Screen in Swindon (a long way), they must of been FEREEZING!

(Wiltshire beauty queen reunion, or half of them!)

It was also great to end the day with catching up with some of the other beauty queens, seeing Nicole who has done so much with her title already and will defo be seen in a disney related pageant if i get my way ;) Also Ela travelling from Bristol to see our faces, catch up on some gossip and fall off her chair in Ed's Diner ;) Also got some wardrobe additions for my Paris trip, can not wait for the Wild West show, also sporting a nice fluffy Disney Jumper! Half my wardrobe is Disney or Harry Potter! With some colour chucked in! Not long now til the finals, more prep and charity ideas, if anyone has any ideas of what I can do let me know! Cheers lovelys!

Hannah 

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Yassou!

 (Paint party every Friday!)

So this picture pretty much summarises my summer! I have just spent nearly 5 months working abroad for Club 18-30 and Escapades in Zante for one of the hardest yet amazing summer ever! Working all hours, getting covered in paint, water, sun, amazing people from all over the UK! but now im back in cloudy England, ready for my next adventure which of course is the INTERNATIONAL FINALS for face of the globe. Anyone in Zante knows this was one of the things I used to ALWAYS talk about, and now its only 3 odd weeks away!! 

(Mini me Scarlett)

Before I left for Zante, I had an amazing shoot with my fab photographer sister Cassie of CMG Photographer and had this little beauty to assist me as well :) We used the princess theme and some of the images was just as I imagined, also the unrevealing of the Disney Dress!! We went with Snow White, Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty and of course all things Disney! 

(sleeping beauty)

I love studio and outside shoots, feel a bit out of sync with it now but im sure once I'm back on that stage, it will be like riding a bike again! 

(THAT Disney dress)

It's great to see all your hard work pay off as well, this dress took my ages, all the pin pricks and sore hands! Every photo shoot with Cassie is something different and fun, and Scarlett had her moments too!! Before I left I also did a photoshoot with the Swindon Advertiser, about the bikini body. Since I am a personal trainer (do not feel like one atm), they asked me for some top exercises and got pictures of the exercises, and it would be my last interview with my fav reporter Emma Dunn as I just found out she has now left the Adver! Good luck Emma! Below is the piece in the paper, always referred to as "former miss Swindon" ....

(Swindon Advertiser June 2014)

AS well as being busy with my new job, I still promoted my soical media page, twitter and instagram! Of course I took my sash with me so it feels well travelled! Even sent a cheeky tweet in it from my apartment, the weather was beautiful! 

(Smiles on a Big Reunion day!)

Of course I also kept the Disney theme when it came to our dress up themes out here, we had a bloodbath paint party, think Halloween in July! So of course I was Snow White! Which, of course, got covered in red paint!! As well as the closing party for Cherry Bay, where I became Tinkerbell! 

(Disney themed)

But now I am back, here where there is no clear sky, no abusing the air con and walking around in shorts, saying yassou to everyone on the strip or walking to the beach on a day off. The first thing I did when I got home was sleep!! Of course I got to check out my package which I had ordered from Face of the Globe which contained all my goodies for Paris!! I got myself an onsie, hoodie and of course the tshirts which all have my name on the back :) personalize at it's finest! I got to see my roxy foxy again and her new 6 puppies who have now given me no sleep, what are the odds hey! 

(onsie, dominoes and a wild roxy foxy appears)

After the first night back on English soil, it was back to appearances, back to organising Paris and sort out everything now I'm back! First thing on the agenda was to attend a charity quiz in aid of one of my fav charities to help, local and personal to my heart, Breaking Free- a charity which helps sexual abuse victims. I brought along my friends Sarah and Jess, a great catch up for one but i don't think they knew what we had let ourselves in for! It was a WI quiz, the theme was Inspirational Woman and we were sat at the back thinking, last place here we come!!!! And we did! Wooden Spoons as our prize,and I didn't win anything at the raffle again, shock! So bad with raffles! 

(Ready to play!)

Overall an enjoyable way to get back into the pageant life, have lots planned before Paris, lots of things to order and plan. Submitted my talent so fingers crossed will here whether I get to perform in Paris or not! but for now I shall leave you with my Disney Shoes which the maker has said will be sent out next week, exciting!!!! 

(Fit for a Disney Princess)

Thank you for reading and it's good to be back!!

Hannah

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The new generation of Beauty Queens

(Swindon Adver shoot for their bikini body section)

Being a pageant queen has it's advantage when it comes to my business. I started Beauty and the Beast Personal Training with my logo featuring a crown and a dumbbell (designed by my lovely sister!). I have the dream (taking a break with Zante but coming back) that I can use pageants and training, create boot camps and give every girl that pageant experience through body confidence and general confidence. Before I started pageants I had zero confidence, I also had no knowledge of the gym but through pageants I got sponsored personal training and learnt a lot of knowledge before deciding this is what I wanted to do with my life! I WILL combine the two!! 

(Clothing by SNES Swindon)

So enough about my life story, the reason I was talking about pageants and training was that I was asked by the Swindon Adver to provide 5 exercises that readers could do at home. I was provided workout clothes by the fab SNES Swindon, check out their new workout gear ladies and they can also help with your nutrition needs, protein protein!! It was great to catch up with my old regular reporter Emma and talk all about the exercises! Top exercise, SQUAT!! hehe also it should maintain my title of International finalist for FOTG England, but they will always put former Miss Swindon :( haha

(Costa Selfie!)

So back to our new Miss Swindon and Miss Wiltshire. I had a little meeting with them in Costa before their first appearance together! I had little hand out sheets, very organised listing all the events, tips on social media, contacts for all the local press! It was nice to chat to the girls, as when I was crowned we had a little meeting with Kris, one of the photographers about what the past girls had done and what we should do but we didn't have the past queens helping us. I've made sure every year that i forward on my knowledge and everything I have, as the more this county has more queens, the better!! It gets the name out and also helps, no point having all this information if you can't share it! This will also be the last time I see the girls before I go to Zante as well so we had a nice coffee (hot choccie in my case) and a cheeky sash selfie! 

(Radio time!!)

Radio interview with Swindon 105.5 was a little different, since Ive packed my lovely white England sash ive bought out the pink sash!! We were recording the show for the Bank holiday section since Catissia was jetsetting off to Thailand and mornings can be hard for the ever hardworking student Nicole! I didnt want to intrude since it was their first interview but they invited me along and I helped out where I could! I talked about my title as well, also how amazing the girls were and what the title is really about. Then the girls had to do some arm waxing! Ha, bit different but one of the presenters Danny thought since beauty queens did a lot of pampering that it would be a treat for his co presenter to get a treat! You can listen in on Monday from 8AM Swindon 105.5 and also listen to the soundcloud below: 

https://soundcloud.com/missswindon2011-12/swindon-105-5-interview-at#t=0:00

(All the beauty queens and presenters)

It was a great chance to get their name across and the girls did fab, more practice and they will be presenter pros!! 

(Disney top, boots and hoops!)

Since I will be in Zante for the Talent cut off date for FOTG I deceided to film my talent video, i may get inspiration to film it on the beach as I am packing my hoop but I will prob be too tired from all the hours I will be working, repping is not as easy as you think!! I had my lovely partner Connor helping me film, this was taking just before I started, thinking he was filming!! He also tried the hoops as well ;) I wore my disney top especially and got to work!! I love hula hooping and will really miss it! If i make top 3 in Talent and get to perform on stage I would be learning some new tricks, even get a flashy hoop, is fire hoops allowed in the final guys?! haha you can watch the video here and let me know what you think!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sr30VXdY4Yg

This will most prob be my last blog before Zante, I will keep you all updated through Twitter, Facebook and Instagram, most defo Instagram! I can't wait to complete this journey and tick another achievement off my list! Its been a dream to work abroad and i'm all about achieving the dreams!! Someone said I should be very proud of all my achievements and I count my lucky stars everyday that I've been blessed with the life I try to lead!! Love you all!

Hannah 

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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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