FORMER Miss Warrington and Miss England finalist Holly Ikin has been busy recruiting teenagers from across the UK to help with fundraising for Claire House Children’s Hospice, raising an incredible £5,000 for the charity so far this year.
The fund-raising is part of the Miss Teen Great Britain event organised by the former beauty queen turned Warrington businesswoman, which sees teenagers from across the UK to compete in the grand final in Blackpool.
Holly explained: “I launched the Miss Junior Teen Great Britain and Miss Teen Great Britain competitions in 2011 to celebrate the nation’s teenagers and their achievements. It is not a typical ‘beauty pageant’ in that it focuses on the girls and their personality. One section of the competition is charity fundraising. I chose Claire House Children’s Hospice after supporting and visiting them whilst I was Miss Cheshire, as I had seen first-hand the amazing work that they had done.”
Some of the 2014 finalists who will be competing at the event in Blackpool from August 28-31 recently visited The Dress Studio, another one of Holly’s businesses based in Culcheth, Warrington. This was a chance for the girls to get to know one another before the competition and also meet Claire House Children’s Hospice’s mascot, Claire Bear! The girls tried on some amazing dresses in preparation for the competition and were given tips on how to raise funds for the charity!
The Dress Studio stocks dresses for all occasions and are prom specialists!
Holly said: “We have been overwhelmed by the success of the store and so, we are proud to announce that have expanded the store and so, we are now double the size and have nine changing rooms. We have had a great response from the local communities with everyone commenting on how much easier it is to find a dress when coming to just one store and knowing that there will be hundreds to choose from!
The Dress Studio has over six hundred dresses in stock and are stockists of collections including Sherri Hill, Jovani and Forever Unique. With Christmas coming up, it is the a must-visit to help you find the perfect dress for the party season!
Since supporting Claire House from 2012, the competition has raised over £27,500 for the hospice.
Holly added: “I often think the press give teenagers a bit of stick but being part of this competition really has shown that there is so much more to the negative stereotypes of the youth of today. The grand final of the competition is being held at the end of August and we are thrilled with the amount the young finalists have raised so far and aim to raise as much for the charity as we can.”
Picture shows Holly (front left) with Angela Rawsthorne from Claire House and the Miss Teen GB finalists
Miss Teen GB finalists help boost funds for hospice
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Gary Skentelbery
Experienced journalist for more than 40 years. Managing Director of magazine publishing group with three in-house titles and on-line daily newspaper for Warrington. Experienced writer, photographer, PR consultant and media expert having written for local, regional and national newspapers. Specialties: PR, media, social networking, photographer, networking, advertising, sales, media crisis management. Chair of Warrington Healthwatch Director Warrington Chamber of Commerce Patron Tim Parry Johnathan Ball Foundation for Peace. Trustee Warrington Disability Partnership. Former Chairman of Warrington Town FC.
