Thursday,
15th July 2004
Could our Kate be Miss England? |
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| Kate
Hallam |
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Kate
Hallam from Buxton has already won numerous beauty competitions.
This weekend, she's hoping to become Miss England! |
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Kate
Hallam from Buxton is hoping to round off a whirlwind year with her
first major title.
Kate will be competing against 35 other girls in Bournemouth this
weekend to win the Miss England title. She reached the final seven
last year and says she's confident she'll do well this year.
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| Kate
at her home in Doveholes |
Recently,
Kate was a grid girl for the Mercedes McLaren formula one team at
the British Grand Prix at Silverstone.
The Miss England competition will be a very different affair. The
contest involves choreography, making a speech and performing a talent.
But
Kate is undaunted: "I'm not nervous at all - I'm a very competitive
girl so this time my brain is just focussed on 'going for it'.
"I've
done it a couple of times before and obviously I was nervous the first
time - but I've learned what to expect and how to perform and I'm
really looking forward to it this year.
"I feel I've gained more experience and knowledge. I'm still
the same person - I've not changed but I've sharpened up my performance
and my talent and I'm just going to do my very best."
| Kate
Stats: |
| Age: |
20 |
| Height: |
5'10" |
| Hair: |
Blonde |
| Eyes: |
Blue |
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| Titles
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Miss
England finalist, 2002
Derby Rose of Tralee 2003
Face of Aintree 2004 |
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| Interests: |
Tennis,
keeping fit, watersports, travelling, horse-riding.
Kate was also a keyboard player and singer in a band aged 13-18.
She has raised over £28,000 for good causes. |
Kate is
no stranger to competition. As well as two previous attempts in the
Miss England, she has also been the Derby Rose of Tralee 2003 and,
earlier this year, she became The Face of Aintree after winning a
Ladies Day competion at the Grand National.
Kate
recalls: "I went to Aintree where they were holding a competition
- called Ladies Day - they were after the most stylish race-goer and
Face of Aintree 2004.
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was all very last-minute and rushed - I hadn't even bought my hat
- I got that on our way down there!
"We had to parade ourselves up and down in front of the judges
- just show them what we were about with our style and elegance. Then
they told us to go off and that they were going to draw the final
five."
Kate
made the final five - and went on to win. She won a brand new Jaguar
car - but Kate hasn't enjoyed her prize too much yet as she can't
drive!
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| Kate
in modelling mode |
At the
age of 17, Kate won a Derbyshire Young High Achievers Award for saving
her brother's life. Six years ago her older brother Chris was diagnosed
with leukaemia and Kate was found to be an ideal bone marrow donor.
Chris went on to make a full recovery.
And Kate has made a fairly impressive recovery of her own.
In 2000 she was rushed to hospital and found to be suffering from
Meningitis. She spent three weeks being treated in a Stockport hospital.
If Kate wins the Miss England contest, she'll go on to Miss World
later in the year.
Want to help Kate on her way in Saturday night's contest?
You can do so via your mobile phone. Text VOTE KATE HALLAM to 81444.
(Text costs 50p)
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timothy vincent
what a wonderful girl, as well as having good looks she seems like a go getter with alot of determination and drive, with her looks and carachter she will go very far!
steve london kensington
She is gorgeous, absolutely stunning
Fred Raynor Nottingham
I agree with Luci Mol entirely!!!
Luci Mol USA
I met Kate...and I'm proud to say that she is just as beautiful inside as she looks on the outside.
Brin Bailey Alfreton
I am working in Wroclaw Poland and use the BBC Radio Derby page to keep up to date, I see many beautiful women in Wroclaw, but none compare with Kate, good luck to Kate for the competition, and good luck to the Rams on Saturday against Leeds
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