Miss Wirral, Yasmina Jones to fight for Miss England crown

Jul 7 2010 by Matt Hurst, Heswall News

A WEST Kirby Grammar School pupil will represent the region at a national competition after scooping the Miss Wirral crown.

Yasmina Jones is only 18, but beat off stiff competition to land the sash at the Gladstone Theatre bash.

Yasmina, 18, told Wirral News: “I was shocked and very excited. I didn’t expect to win.”

Yasmina won a £500 prize package from House of Fraser, a portfolio from Paul Fisher Photography and a website from Camm 21.

Yasmina plans to study to become a lawyer and believes her mind and dedication to good causes helped her win.

She said: “I think it was the speech at the end about why I entered, that did it for me. I’m quite used to public speaking so I think I did well.

“I talked about helping others and doing voluntary work with the Youth Parliament. Also I spent last summer in Asia with school, helping poor children in Mongolia.”

In second and third place were 17-year-old Kristie Clinch from Willaston and Kirsty Hale, 23, from Wallasey.

Yasmina says the atmosphere on the night was good, if competitive.

She said: “Everyone was very nice and it was a very good atmosphere. Everyone was very excited.”

Currently working towards her A-Levels, Yasmina hopes to head down to London to study law.

But before then, she’ll be fighting to be the girl from Wirral who is crowned Miss England.

Yasmina added: “It’s all been really exciting.

“I want to try and win Miss England now.”