From football grounds to bouncy castles, a beauty queens day is never the same!

Its been a busy couple of weeks, and as one of Wiltshire's Beauty Queens (should make that a trademark) we are asked to do many things around the community. Tiara Tuesday had to be the most suiting event ever! Sorted already! Me and Miss Wiltshire Galaxy were asked to take pictures with our locla football team STFC, and they just thought they were going to have some pictures and be done. No one told them about the tiaras! It was in aid of Wiltshire Air Ambulance, and the players and staff were good sport and put them on without any questions, I secretly think that some really wanted to keep them afterwards!

Then thursday we were in the Swindon Advertiser for coverage of Rachel's Weddings, the picture here taken by CMG Photography at Rachel's launch party. It's a great piece about the bussiness and about the wedding fayre we are modelling in tomorrow! As usual they got my title wrong :( it says Europe's Perfect Miss, instead of England's Perfect Miss! Now if they keep doing this, hopfully it's actually fate and  I will win that title in March! Look for the signs and they will come! I will also be opening her shop on the 20th October, and am proud of how far Rachel has come since i first helped out at one of her charity events in April. From a dream of opening the shop to actually now running the shop, website and wedding fayre! Proof that if you really want something, you should just take the leap of faith!

Then Saturday (today) me, ela and georgia, alongside henry and keira went to the coffee morning in aid of Macmillian Cancer. It was a great morning! We had gorgeous cake, seriously i felt i deserved it since passing my theory at 8'clock that morning! keira also had cake, and she got some new toys as well. I found some new shoes for £2!! Bargain, and a girl can never have enough shoes!! Especially if the proceeds go towards charity! It raised nearly £600, such a great achievement! We also of course went on the bouncy castle, when do we not!! This time I had the excuse of i had my niece ;)

Here we are with the organisers, you guys should be so proud of yourself! <3

So now I'm catching up on housework :s (she says whilst still on the laptop) and about to get an early night if the family let me as we are modelling at Rachel's Wedding fayre, 10.30 start, Lydiard House if you are in Swindon and need anything wedding related! Also coming up in the month of October, a bucket collection for Breaking Free, A charity calender shoot with the other beauty queens in aid of CLIC, American football from Swindon Storm, Stand up for Cancer, Corey's Ball, Swindon half marathon (fun run this time!), more shoots, Swindon Swishing, The Swish ball (lots of swish that weekend!), Rachel's shop opening, another wedding fayre, and you no what i'm going to stop listing as there is just too much time filled alongside essay deadlines and assessments! Oh the life of a beauty queen, I wouldn't have it any other way!!

Hiking for Prospect

The day finally arrived; we put on our glittery face paints in the union jack colours, donned our official Prospect Hospice T-Shirts and hiking boots and arrived at the Marlbourgh 15 Starlight walk. We arrived all glammed up, Ruth in daps and we see people with head torches, walking sticks and high ves jackets. So we unprepared for the event and looked a bit strange in our union jack wear. Even stranger when a film crew arrived to film why we were doing the walk, then having the battle of photographers to take silly pictures of us walking and the like. We either looked like we could be famous or just primadonna wannabes…. Either way we were there to raise a lot of money for a great cause. We lit a candle in memory of an amazing women, Tami Brown and also for myself my uncle and family friends who had been treated at the Prospect.  We did the warm-up (well I think I just did my own thing) then the horn blow and off we went!

Into pitch black. Torches would have been pretty handy! Half an hour in Ela has gained huge blisters from her fairly new boots and has to call around for plasters. Then Georgia steps in horse poo, quote “It’s so swishy” whilst trying not to trip over the rocky grounds. I’m reciting the words of “The Gruffulo” to a clearly bemused bunch of girls showing I read that book to the children at work way too much! Then about a couple of hours the biggest scream ever comes from Ruth. We all turn round thinking she’s on the ground in pain tripping over the huge potholes on the ground. No she’s stepped an ankle deep mud that we are all slushing away in, and she has daps. Had to be one of the funniest you had to be there moments of the hike. The hills were never ending, we were being overlooked by cows on the hugest hill that just would not stop and I bet they were thinking, “Who are these weirdoes with shiny crowns, I think they are a bit lost!” but we prevailed!! We livened up the trip with busting out some glee show tunes and some great dancing on the way! We made it across the finish line in 3 and half hours, Ela hobbling along bless her cottons. We got a cute medal and certificate to prove that we actually did take part and not just pose for photos and leave! The girls all got bacon buttys as an extra reward whilst I had a roll (darn being a veggie at this point) and all sat down and crashed. The next day was awful! I couldn’t move, shins ached and finding blisters on my feet was not a highlight! But the pain was worth it, we raised over £100 in a short time for Prospect and I am so glad that the money will make a PERFECT difference to the end of terminally ill patients. Remember that it isn’t always about you, pain is only temporary after these events but the pain of losing a loved one is even worse to wear and to make sure that loved one leads a comfortable life towards the end, makes it all worthwhile. I would do it ten times over again, just maybe a bit of a rest first!!

Swapping heels for hiking boots!!

This saturday the team of Wiltshire Beauty Queens will be taking part in the Prospect Hospice 15k Starlight Walk, first time i've ever hiked 15k before, or even hiked! I do have hiking boots (well do timerblands kinda count?!!) so it's going to be a challenge! Also since the theme is union jack, its fetching union jack leggings time! So sponsors are always a good part when you undertake a charity challenge, but we only have raised £15 :( Very sad face! Our page is very underlooked https://www.justgiving.com/teams/wiltshirebeautyqueens. So please please please make a donation, a pound can go a long way!

Now we have a reason for wanting to raise as much as we can for Prospect as they have helped us personally. We raise funds for the inspirational Tami Brown, who passed away in July as well as family friends of mine and my uncle. Without this service thousands of people in Wiltshire wouldn't of been able to die with dignity, surrounded by people who love them in a friendly environment, rather than a hospital. If you have ever had a family member or friend go to the Propsect, you know the amazing work they do! So help us raise a lot more than a fiver!!! Love you all! <3

How exercise has changed my life....

So kindly my best friend put this very old picture of me up on facebook the other day and it's crazy that I used to be bigger than I should. Now there is nothing wrong with being a "big girl", curves are healthy but what I had wasn't healthy and wasn't helped by lack of exercise and bad food. I was still happy, but I found it harder to feel happy when iot came to going out, and work with the constant demands of being on your feet all day. I managed to lose weight but after winning Miss Swindon, the weight gradually came back and seeing a picture in the paper of me looking twice my size it was a wake up call!!

Thank goodness I have a wonderfull sponsor in the form of Kiss Gyms for Europe's Perfect Miss. They gave me free personal training sessions with Adam York (07825950299). I went from looking like this to looking like this...

taken on my last day of holiday a few days ago. There is so much difference!!! I've dropped two dress sizes as well as toning up! I cycle to work everyday and have personal training sessions 2-3 times a week, even though some days are tough (like tonight Adam made me do chin ups, which are the worst things that I can never do!) but in the end I look back to those pictures and see it's worth it! Every woman yo yo weights, it's natural, but at the moment I feel in control and loving fitness life! Also helps that my sponsors are the cheapest no contract gym in town with 24 hour access! So look up Kiss Gyms, and also give Adam a text!! Remember you want the best in fitness and what better than a PERFECT gym sponsoring your England's PERFECT Miss! <3

All about weddings!

To everyone who knows me, weddings would be the last thing on my mind! But it seems through being a beauty queen you can not escape them! And you have to learn to push any personal tramua behind and look PERFECT!! I talked in a previous blog about modelling for Rachel's Wedding's, well this sunday was her launch party! As well as her birthday so it was great to celebrate success as well as birthday wishes! I got to attend the even with my fab fellow queens from different systems, Ela who took over my Miss Swindon crown and will compete in the Miss England semis finals next year and Georgia who is the new miss Wiltshire Galaxy and competes in her first final next year! It's always great to go along with the girls, I always feel much better when I am supported and more comfortable, plus the event gets lots of dazzling smiles and sparkles!

We walked in and our names were on the banner, although I was put down as Miss Perfect Europe, bit of a typo but if that's forward thinking i'm liking it! Also I was talked about in her speech and made to stand up in front of everyone and give a big ol smile!Caught unaware but nevertheless touched to be thanked on what was Rachel's important day. There was great live music and yummy birthday cake! yes beauty queens do eat cake, and alot of it! I'm just glad my sponsors Kiss Gyms sort me out with free personal training sessions from Adam York (07825950299) or I would defo not be fitting in tiny wedding dresses!!

Once again both pictures were taken by the wonderful CMG Photography (https://www.facebook.com/HannahGoldingBeautyQueen?ref=hl#!/CMGPhotography) who was at the launch party also, and took the beautiful wedding pictures. Such a talent :)


Now I can't wait to be walking down the ailse (catwalk that is, never to be attempted again!) in such wonderful dresses on the 30th September, at Lydiard House, Swindon so girls if you are looking for wedding dresses and the like, or just fancy being nosey come on down!! Even in a wedding dress I will still be attempting to rock that runway, as perfect girls say, Go PERFECTor Go HOME! With a new dress perhaps! ;)

Press Time!

So fresh off my "relaxing" holiday and right back into the swing of things!

First of all a day before I flew on holiday, the Swindon Advertiser printed a piece about my title using a beautiful picture by CMG Photography. I'm proud to represent my country as well as represented my county for the past two years and happy that my relationship with the press is still great after two years, surely they get bored of writting about me now!

 

Then a treat mid holiday is the local magazine "Handy Mag" published this article about the forthcoming wedding fayre on the 30th September where a dress will be auctioned for charity. Here I am pictured with the current Miss Swindon Ela and owner of Rachel's Wedding, Rachel. Another picture in a wedding dress, you would think I would be tired by now of wearing dresses given my personal circumstances but there is always such a thrill of trying on different wedding dressess and the pictures are always beautiful!

 

 

 

 

But the best news I got when I got off that plane, ready for my next appearance (no rest for this beauty queen!) was that my sash had arrived!!! Que jumping for joy and doing a jiggy :) No time for a nap, it was straight to the Brunel Centre in my home town of Swindon to promote the upcoming Swindon American Football team, Swindon Storm with the lovely Miss Wiltshire Galaxy! We were given these cute polo shirts with the teams logo and helped let Swindon know that American Football is here to be played and watched! Being a PERFECT titleholder, I love that I can see and do different things and as not experiencing this kind of sport before (always being a rugby gal), it will be fun to embark on this new adventure! Thinking the helmet could be a new look for me?!!! ;)

 

So now as i'm falling asleep at the laptop trying to catch up on lack of sleep, I have a whole month of events to look forward to like tomorrows launch party for Rachel's Weddings, which is smart dress, here's hoping that I can still fit into that dress after holiday ice cream :)

 

Here's looking forward to a PERFECT September!