Summer Le Conte, a 21-year-old hair extensionist from Peterborough, will be competing in the Miss Great Britain finals in September.
It comes after scooping up the Miss Cambridge crown earlier this year.
As well as hoping to win, she wants to change what she feels can sometimes be the negative perceptions surrounding pageantry.
She is highlighting the positive impact it has had on her life and on the lives of her fellow competitors.
“I think it comes from people not knowing a lot about it,” she explains.
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“Everyone in pageantry will tell you it’s all about the support network you get within it.”
Having spent the last four years as a paralegal, Summer changed career in April when she began her current role at The Glam Shack Co in Peterborough.
She’s really keen to convey the message that you can do anything you are…