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o EM has done it again. Oh yes. Not that I am competitive or anything. Our first ever winner of the Miss Every Model title Kat Hodge went on to become Miss England. And just two years later our third title winner Alize Lily Mounter has won Miss England as well. How excited are we? We will be catching up with Alize every issue and bringing you news and reports of what she is up to. See pages 28-29.

For those of you who don’t already know, or use Facebook, a huge congratulations to Kat and her husband Neil. Yes, our very own Kat Hodge is having a baby. We are over the moon for you here and wish you lots of love and luck. It must be something in the air as further congratulations must go to our gorgeous columnist and television presenter, Ruth Frances and her now husband Alex. Mr & Mrs Beer - probably one of the most beautiful couples in the world. Lots of love from all of us here at EM. After a year long search the final of our child model competition was held in June. And the winners of Mini Every Model 2011 are Jess and Bailey. Two superstars in the making. After winning the title of Mini Every Model they have been signed to top child model agency Bonnie and Betty. As part of their prize EM whisked them off for a photo shoot in Northampton at the fabulous Wildfire Studios. See pages 10-11.

Also inside this issue we have an exclusive interview with Escala. I talked to Chantal about life in the spotlight and how modelling is a given role within the music industry. We are also bursting with EM top tips, and you really must take the time to read our guide to meeting people online. It is a real eye opener. See pages 7-9.

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escala Fusing contemporary sounds with classical instruments, ESCALA hit the headline in the final of ITV’s Britain’s Got Talent. Their debut album ‘Escala’ produced by Trevor Horn boasted the freshest and most innovative sound of 2009, scoring one of the highest first week sales for any debut artist in the UK that year.

EM’s editor caught up with the gorgeous electric string quartet ESCALA back in August to find out what they were up to and how being a musical sensation has changed their lives.

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he quartet comprises of four sophisticated, beautiful and intelligent girls in their twenties.

These talented, dedicated and disciplined musicians studied at London’s most prestigious music colleges, becoming highly trained, professional classical performers.

The four girls became close friends after being recruited as part of a large string section for a UK arena tour by the band McFly, and decided to work together to create a new musical phenomenon.

After entering Britain’s Got Talent, performing in front of 14 million viewers on the shows final, the Key:

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band were immediately signed by Simon Cowell.

ESCALA are violinists Victoria Lyon and Izzy Johnston, Chantal Leverton, a viola player and cellist Tasya Hodges.

The international appeal for their contemporary sound has seen them travel the globe over the past two years including appearances such as Oprah & The Today Show in the US, Children in Need and opening Sweden’s Pink Ribbon Gala. The girls have also enjoyed recent performance highlights such as Samuel L Jackson’s ‘Night For Love’, opening the NASCAR Awards in Vegas and performing

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to over 100,000 people with Lee Hom in Beijing. They have also led BSkyB’s TV campaign for the UK Premiership football season (in succession to bands such as Simple Minds, Queen and Oasis) and are the current UK face of innovative hosiery brand Pretty Polly stockings.

mag, we want to know what it has been like for you all shooting for such a huge brand as Pretty Polly? Everyone wants to have Pretty Polly legs.

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experience of the camera. What about shoot prep? For models you have to arrive totally make-up and product free. I guess as a band the last thing you want is to be papped for HEAT magazine with a massive ‘X’ on your face.

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without make-up on. The usual prep. Washed hair with no product on etc. But we tend to go early in the morning when there are no cameras around.

RD So what else is happening at the moment?

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bridesmaids and Izzy is my maid of honour.

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organised by Izzy. We had a weekend at a Park Hills Spa. Loads of treatments, it was amazing. Then we had a night out in Notting Hill and I was dressed as a bunny. It was a great night.

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supporting Il Divo soon and are looking at our schedule at the moment. We would really like to collaborate with a variety of different acts to emphasise the

who would it be?

CL Well, if it could be anyone, it would be Beyonce. We are all inspired by her.

For Bookings Enquiries please contact: Celeb Agents: 08448 123456 Email: david@celebagents.co.uk

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After months of auditions, planning and preparation the grand final of Mini Every Model took place in Every Model Every Model June at Wicksteed Park.

Contestants and their families began to arrive in the morning to meet the EM team.

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osted and choreographed by the beautiful Laura Coleman, Miss England 2008, the contestants immediately began to rehearse a catwalk routine together.

Then everyone went outside and had a couple of hours to enjoy the rides and attractions of the Park.

At 2pm the contestants, families, staff and crew met in the Pavillion for the all important catwalk show. The judges took their seats and the show began.

Director of Bonnie and Betty, Bonnie Breen, Mr England Andreas Kattou and Fay Bacon of Celebrity Publicity had the really difficult task of deciding upon one female and one male winner to represent Every Model Magazine and top child agency, Bonnie and Betty.

The standard of contestants was extremely high and the decision difficult to make. Finally after the contestants walked the catwalk, brilliantly we might add, the decision had to be made. The judges took their scores backstage with verifier, Alastair Gunn, a local solicitor, and the final choices were made. An envelope was handed to Ruth Deane who took the winning names on stage to be announced.

And the winners of Mini Every Model 2011 are Bailey Baker and Jessica Finney. Both of whom are delighted to have won. They received a rossette, trophy and goody bag. They also received a full magazine photo shoot, which you can all view on pages 14-19. Plus the 10

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EM Magazine will bring you regular updates as to how the winners get on over the next year.

We are delighted to welcome them to the EM Family.

The Hope for Children Charity Fund raiser winner was Bethany.

Bethany raised the money for hope for children by swimming as many lengths in an hour as she could, she managed 70 lengths, 1 mile is 60 lengths! This took place at the Healthy Living Centre in Chesterfield. In Total Bethany raised ÂŁ3oo.

In total the amount raised by the contestants for Hope for Children was ÂŁ1,545.70. Thank you so much to everyone involved in raising these much needed funds. We hope you enjoyed the opportunity to be involved in such a worthwhile project and that it inspired you all to continue giving. You have changed lives as a result of your involvement.

So thank you.

A huge thanks must go to Wicksteed Park, Laura Coleman, Paulina PrzepiĂłrka, Diane Slater, George and Lydia Deane, Michelle Wilson, Alastair Gunn, Fay Bacon, Bonnie Breen, Andreas Kattou, and our sponsors, for their help and support.

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As part of the EM Magazine support and protection initiative for models, inside this issue we bring you our top tips for meeting new people online...

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ith the increasing number of social networks now available on the net it is becoming more and more acceptable to meet or get to know people in this way. Which is fine as obviously not everyone is a serial killer, pathological liar or lunatic. But sadly the latter people do really exist. As do serial daters, players and people who are simply online for kicks

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and lie there way into lives for less than genuine purposes.

We have all seen the news and newspaper stories about the girl who befriends a guy online and agrees to meet him. He says he is 18 years old, she has seen photographs of him, and their emails have developed their relationship to the point where meeting is the next exciting stage.

But when she gets there, miles from where she lives, he is not 18,

he is 45 years old. He is not in any way the person she was expecting.

But despite the press, despite the warnings, despite common sense, people are still being coaxed and conned. Don’t let yourself be a victim, or anyone else.

Whether you are interested in making new friends, dating, or looking for a new partner, you would be advised to follow these rules;

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For goodness sake NEVER arrange to meet someone you chat to once, or communicate with only by email.

met online or otherwise, we suggest a minimum of four to five telephone calls, several emails and if possible a virtual video chat or two. And always meet in a public place and let someone know where you are going and what time you intend to be back.

Don’t fall for the, “Let’s meet for a romantic walk by a desolate lake with absolutely no sign of life for 99 miles” line. You may never be seen again. Be sensible!

Two of our researchers also found more than ten people who had included extremely out of date photographs on their profile. This is another reason to try to engage in a video chat. Photographs are not concrete evidence of who someone actually is, or indeed how old they really are.

Avoid talking to people who have taken half naked photographs of themselves in the bathroom mirror and use them as

Unless you are so inclined, and your wish is not for a meaningful relationship or new genuine friendships, avoid people with ‘profile names’ such as ‘onlywant fun’ or ‘marriedbutsowhat’. Or obviously some rather more direct similar names which you will have to use your imagination for, but you get the idea? If EM Magazine did not have such a diverse age range, this article would have a whole different edge to it.

If an intelligent, articulate person is on your list of priorities, then maybe avoid someone who completes their entire profile in text slang. “R u intrsd in mtg up wiv me”.

Or a complete lack of punctuation

their profile picture. It does not take a genius to work out what their motivations are.

Obviously meeting people online can be successful. Meeting new people, making friends and developing new relationships online has its plus side. You can get a ‘feel’ for people before meeting them and iron out any specific likes and dislikes. You can get over the ‘first date’ nerves slightly by building a rapport with someone, especially if you have had a virtual visual conversation online prior to meeting. And who is to say that meeting someone in a bar or club doesn’t carry the same risks as meeting online?

Everyone meets new people in one way or another, so our review is not designed to deter, merely educate and perhaps go some way to avoid potential heartache and unwanted shocks for those not already in the know.

and definitely avoid someone of a mature age who includes smiley faces within their profile description. Weird.

If the website you join has a ‘chat facility’ and you engage in a conversation with someone and the respondent asks you, “Do you have a webcam luv”, before they say anything else, you can bet your life they are not interested in anything other than a bout of cyber sex.

Block them and move on!

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This is what our young female researcher tells EM of her online experiences; I joined a website to meet new people locally. This was a website introduced to me via Facebook.

They sent me a link and I established a profile.

At first I started to receive messages from guys asking me how I was. That was fine and no problem. But when I opened up their profile at least 55% of them were not as they seemed. These are my top tips for people to avoid; Avoid the guy with the half naked photograph.

The guy with the bottle of beer in his mouth in his photograph is almost always simply ‘looking for fun’ and couldn’t be less interested in anything other than a one off fling.

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If someone sounds too good to be true, they probably are.

The guy who wants to webcam with you before even asking your name, is likely to be dodgy.com The unemployed, benefit sponger who seems more interested in your salary than you...

If they have something called ‘private pictures’ on their profile these are normally always images of a sexual inference.

If you think you are talking to George Clooney as a profile picture suggests, wake up and smell the coffee.

I did find that the more information that a guy puts on his profile the more likely they are to be genuine. Obviously this is not set in stone, but is certainly what I found.

My final top tip - find the ‘block button’ and always keep it close to hand.

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I did find that the more information that a guy puts on his profile the more likely they are to be genuine.

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Our male researcher tells EM what he thinks of meeting online; I quite enjoyed doing this to be honest. Well, for the first day at least. Until I realised that it wasn’t as easy as it looked. Women to avoid; Profiles with obviously out of date photographs. I talked to over 5 women during my 2 week online stint who had amazing profile pictures. Albeit the images looked a bit faded. As in, they had obviously been scanned into a computer as they were clearly taken in the days before digital existed. So be warned, avoid sepia coloured images or the “It was a retro fancy dress party” excuse.

It may well have been a 1970’s outfit, but taken in 1970! Try to chat online virtually via a method such as Skype or MSN if you have any doubts at all about a photographs vintage!

If a ‘needy’ woman is what you want, then you certainly have your pick. Obviously this is not easy to tell in an initial communication.

But if a woman talks a lot about a recent ex, or a number of ex’s straight away, or talks very quickly about ‘living with someone’, ‘marriage’, being looked after, and ‘needing a man’, then it is highly likely that she is needy. To be honest this would put any man off, young or otherwise, but be sensible. Use your noddle as they say. But at the same time don’t read too much into it. Determine if a woman is being cautious first before you jump to concrete conclusions.

I also found that a lot of women were looking for a stop gap after a recent split. Almost all of the women had recently separated from a partner.

A further testimony comes from another EM writer. This is what he tells us; “I am a 44 year old man and have used the facility to meet people online for about seven years.

I opted for it because I wanted to meet someone, but I think a lot of men do go online for casual encounters. That is quite frustrating for those of us who are genuine though. I personally don’t feel comfortable in going into a pub and introducing myself to a stranger. So I found the internet a more relaxed way of meeting people and to save

face to face rejection. I have found that most women I spoke to had some form of issue of a negative nature, largely with an ex. I found a few women who appeared to be online just for a free night out.

A nice free meal etc. I think it is important to say that it isn’t just men who want casual encounters.

On the plus side, I have made some really good friends online. I may not have found my life long partner yet, but have a number of friends I know I will have for a long time.

I also know a number of couples who have met online and are now happily married. Another issue is that I found a lot of woman had their guard up and assumed that all men were players and serial daters.

Which again made me feel a bit frustrated.

For me, I have a couple of rules. I need to see what someone looks like and I need to have spoken to them for at least an hour so I can establish if we can get on ok. I met one woman, and we got chatting. She didn’t have a photo, but described herself as very attractive. I also didn’t read her profile very well to start with. She was a solicitor based in London. We spoke on the phone, but only for about 5 minutes. She was very well spoken. We agreed to meet and we went for a meal.

I was conscious of giving her my full attention. At the end of the meal she asked me if there was anyone famous I found attractive.

So I mentioned a few names and asked her the same. And she said, no not at all. I thought it was a bit of an odd question but we carried on chatting anyway. At the end of the night we parted after a kiss. I went home and so did she. Later that night I got a text from her that said, “I had a really good night, but I can’t see you again because you are obviously in love with someone else”. And she went on to say that I was in love with celebrities. Anyway, a bit weird, so I took another look at her profile. Ahem. And this is what it said, The definition of a relationship between two people is union of one man to one woman to the exclusion of all others and any breach of anyone outside of that relationship, including celebrities is in breach thereof”. My conclusion to this date would be – total fruit cake!

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Player: This is a person who “takes part or is skilled in some game,” and can be male or female. They are very skilled and leave a wake of hurt behind them. They have many partners, all thinking they are the only ones. A player is an attentiongetter and enjoys being the main attraction in order to massage their ego. They don’t know how to feel good about themselves any other way. They can be mysterious about their comings and goings and are inconsistently available showering you with attention one day unavailable the next. There will always be what seems like a legitimate excuse for the vanishing act that sounds very convincing. A player likes

the control and thrill of having a partner in every port. The control they have over the people they are playing is another gratification that fulfills a need for them. AVOID Cyber pest: This one does what it says on the tin. However, how on earth do you determine if someone is or is not a cyber pest. Obviously someone who refuses to actually meet in the flesh, but continues to converse via cyber methods is one way of establishing your cyber pest.

The others include, those with promiscuous profile names, dodgy photographs including innuendo, and immediate suggestive communication.

These people are not online to be your life long partner. They are messing about. AVOID

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Kirsty’s Column Top 10 Tips So you think you have what it takes to become a successful working model, you’ve got a passion for fashion, the quirky looks and the personality to match. Whilst this is a great start, no model can expect a flourishing career without that all important middle-man... a modelling agency. Finding a suitable and reputable agency can be hard, they get 100’s of applications each week and most of those don’t make the cut.

Read our top 10 tips on how best to approach a modelling agency, to ensure you step off on the right foot and ultimately begin your career.

5 Don’ts

1. Don’t expect to be the next Kate Moss.

No agency can guarantee a model work and often it can take months to be paid. When models are first starting out they usually have another job on the side with more stability, modelling is habitually an unstable career one month you may book several jobs and the next you might book nothing. The industry is fickle so having a backup plan is essential.

2. Don’t have an expensive portfolio done I’ve seen lots of girls claiming to be models simply because they’ve had a professional photo-shoot.

Agencies don’t want to see over styled shots, they want the natural you, the person they will be sending to castings. A simple snapshot of your body and a close-up of your face will suffice, this way the agency will easily be able to decide if you have true model potential as they are seeing the real you.

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3. Don’t forget to read the contract If an agency wants you on their books then naturally you will have to sign some form of agreement. A reputable agency will let you take this home to have a read over, so you fully understand what exactly it is you are agreeing to. When reading over the contract make a list of any questions you might have and look out for the information that will eventually affect your livelihood, such as how long it can take to be paid, how much commission the agency takes, and what is going to be expected of you. All of these things vary from agency to agency and the more you understand of your agency the better your working relationship will be.

4. Don’t be a Diva Keep in mind the agreement you’ve made with your agency and appreciate that you are one of the lucky few to have found representation. The most successful models are those that have not only made an impression with their portfolios but those that have lasting personalities. Shoots can often last days and the client wants to see someone who will be pleasant to work with. With this in mind when you attend an assignment you are not only representing a brand but your agency too. Unsurprisingly making outrageous demands like the next Mariah is completely unacceptable and will often land you without any representation at all.

5. Don’t take it to heart Accept that modelling can be a harsh industry, when I first started modelling my agency arranged a test shoot and when the pictures came back my booker said I “looked like a librarian”. At the time I was so upset but now know that agencies are always on your side, they want what’s best for you and know what works.

Therefore if they ask you to cut your hair, or change your portfolio it’s often with your best interests at heart.

The relationship with your agency is a two way street and represents the modelling industry as a whole, the more you work with them the harder they work for you.

5 Do’s

1. Do Be Realistic You want to find a modelling agency that is right for you, if you are a size 16 and 5ft2 then your chances of being accepted onto the books of a mainstream fashion agency are slim. Agencies will usually have an application page on their website which will stipulate their minimum requirements. Respect these requirements and only apply if you meet them, you are wasting both yours and the agency’s time if you apply whilst knowing you don’t meet the prerequisites. You want to be taken seriously so consider what type of modelling you would like to do and apply to the most suitable management, some agencies specialise in commercial or plus size modelling whilst others are more successful in the glamour or fashion divisions.

2. Do watch out for the scams A reputable agency will never charge you any upfront fees so beware of agencies asking for any money to join, have pictures taken, or appear on a website. Check the Model Directory in EM Magazine for a list of reputable agencies.

3. Do find out if the agency has a walk in day Most agencies do have a walk in day, where you can simply pop into the agency and meet the management team face-to-face. Do take advantage of this as a meeting in person allows the agency to see the real you rather than just how you look in a picture.

Remember modelling isn’t just about having the right looks but the right attitude as well; agencies want to see that you have this attitude and the commitment to be successful within the industry.

4. Do look like your pictures A reputable agency will always want to meet you in person before they take you on. If the agency has asked you in for an interview this usually means that they can see some potential in the photos you submitted. The interview is ultimately what decides if you are accepted onto an agency’s books or not, therefore turning up to their offices with different coloured hair, layers of fake tan, and a full face of makeup suggests you aren’t the person they saw in the photos. Don’t be scared to go for the natural look, that’s how you will be going to castings and the agency want to see that you feel comfortable in your own skin.

5. Do accept defeat If you’ve applied to several agencies and still haven’t received the response you’re after it’s often wise to accept defeat and focus your energies on something else.

Modelling agencies know what works within the industry and if you’ve heard the same answer from a variety of numerous agencies this perhaps means modelling is not the career for you.

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Alize’s Diary Alize Lily Mounter

The last few weeks have been a whirlwind. I have been given the most amazing opportunity of representing my country at the Miss World competition in London in November. I am now in full time preparation for the final so I can confidently and elegantly do the best I can and put all of aspects of what I have learnt since winning the title of Miss Every Model Magazine in June and then going on to win Miss England in July.

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think it’s good to know your strengths and your weaknesses as everyone has them, no one is perfect. I thought Miss Every Model Magazine was the best heat to show my strengths to the judging panel.

Having modelled since a very young age, I have learnt how to keep my skin healthy and my body in good condition. There was a no make-up round in Miss Every Model where we had to have individual photographs taken entirely make-up free. I think this is an important aspect in order to remember that a natural look is very important in modelling and Miss World.

When it was announced on the night that I had won Miss Every Model Magazine I was totally overwhelmed and excited.

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by celebrity photographer Alan Strutt and I was very excited. We were going for such fashion looks like the plain Kate Moss white vest and jeans, along with the more glamorous look like Charlize Theron from the J’adore fragrance advert.

Having received the mood board pictures the week before, I was extremely thrilled with the ideas and looks that we were shooting for the magazine. Having had my make-up and hair done I then felt the part, and the shoot was shot quickly and efficiently and we had more than enough astounding images to use for the magazine, and I was eager to see the final product. The final images turned out to be much better than I ever expected, Luke and myself looked the part and I was very proud of the images, along with my mother who showed everyone at work the front cover and was emotionally so happy which made me very pleased at my achievement.

Not long after this Ruth and I went to watch the semi-finals of Miss England at Champneys Spa so I could get a feel for the competition. It was a wonderful day and personally I think it really helped with my preparation for the Miss England final. Soon after this I decided I wanted a red dress because I wanted to stand out on stage. Also whilst watching the

outstanding Eco round I knew I wanted to have a sea theme to my outfit. My boyfriend lives in Cornwall and we had already collected shells from the beach which I wanted to use on my outfit to make it personal. I feel quite passionate about preserving our beautiful English coastline, and this is where the idea came from.

Next came boot camp, the fitness

day for Miss England with the winner getting fast tracked into the top 15.

I was extremely sick days before so I was unsure if I could push myself to the best of my ability. But when I met all the other girls taking part I was put at ease. Everyone was having fun and I totally forgot about how ill I had been. I ended up being placed fourth after running head to head in a bleep test with the top 20 girls. I was very pleased with the outcome, and felt exhilarated afterwards. I used to go cross-country running nationally, so it really brought home how well I could’ve done if I was still in training.

This made me start training again with the lead up to Miss England and I even got a personal trainer. I started running three times a week again along with a personal training session weekly, focusing on toning my muscles, working on my posture and inner core strength.

The training must have been paying off as I managed to secure a great jeans casting, which meant I would be the new legs and bottom of a leading jeans concession in Selfridges and Harrods.

I am signed by modelling agency Zone Models in London who send me to relevant castings for commercial modelling work.

This made me mentally ready for the pageant, along with training and preparations I was going to give it my best shot at the final, and had the attitude that whatever happens, I was in the best frame of mind and really did just want to enjoy the experience as much as possible.

As soon as I got to the finals in Birmingham and met all the other girls again I had so much fun that I really think it showed on stage. It was tiring but I really did have the time of my life because all the other girls were so kind and easy to get along with and as a result I was not nervous or scared the time the final night came.

It was a whirlwind experience and the next thing I knew my name was being called as Miss England 2011.

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I was surrounded by press for two hours afterwards and I still remember shaking and my feet hurting, and asking one of the journalists to pinch me to make sure I wasn’t dreaming.

I just couldn’t pull myself together, I was ecstatic but shaking all over.

I couldn’t quite believe it, and it felt very surreal being faced with the entire crowd cheering. I don’t think I quite made the throne and Jess Linley had to help me take a seat. I was so thankful to everyone who had supported me throughout the lead up to Miss England and I remember miming the words ‘thank you so much’ because I truly was thankful to the Miss England team, Ruth, my Sponsors ‘Front Agency’ and of course my friends and family who supported me and always had faith that I could one day realise my dream, along with donating for the wonderful ‘Beauty with a purpose’ charity.

Since my few weeks of being Miss England 2011, it has been an utter whirlwind of business. But I am finally getting used to it and into my stride. I was surrounded by press for two hours afterwards and I still remember shaking and my feet hurting, and asking one of the journalists to pinch me to make sure I wasn’t dreaming.

Straight away I had a press call in Covent Garden where I had my first official pictures taken as Miss England. Soon after I had a live interview with the legendary Chris Evans on his peak time BBC2 radio show. At the time I was supporting

the wonderful charity The Variety Club at Silverstone race track where they were supporting disadvantaged children by giving them a Ferrari experience around the track. I did not want to leave as I was having so much fun meeting all the children and playing play station games with them, it was genuinely a breathtaking experience and I can’t wait to meet all the children again. I also did an interview for OK Magazine that day.

I then got rushed back to London where I was filmed for QVC channel on EGO hair products and my beauty tips. Which consisted mostly of not washing your hair to let the natural oils get back into it, or to try as little as possible to blow dry or straighten your hair. Wash your hair, plait it or put it in a bun before bed to achieve natural waves. You can read my top beauty tips column on page 26.

The next day I met with Rachel Cormick who works for the Arcadia group. I picked three Dorothy Perkins dresses which I could use for Miss England appearances.

I took part in the Race for Life in memory of my Nan and Gramp who both died of cancer. I did the race on a beautiful sunny day on Clapham Common, with Roland Mr England our new Mr England. I played my favourite music and ran as fast as I could in memory of my grandparents, and to thank everyone who had kindly donated. I raised £600 in one week, which I was extremely pleased with. I beat my time and ran 5K in 24 minutes and placed 8th out of 2000 women who took part.

I had a MAC make-up lesson day courtesy of my sponsors Front Promotions, where I had a tutorial on how to use MAC products, which MAC products best suited my skin, and how to apply my make-up for day and evening wear.

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I also had approximately £300 of make-up added to my already blossoming kit from Helen-E cosmetics for Miss World.

This week I got to model in the hugely successful Pure London Show, where buyers from across the UK go to witness the latest fashions and buy stock for their retail stores.

The event was at the Olympia Exhibition centre where I was modelling Miss England sponsors Zeleb couture dresses. I had several photographs taken and walked around the show to promote the brand. We had more lots of attention and great feedback from the show, I had a press photo call where I had to wear my sash and crown for pictures for the press. I had an extremely fun few days and it was interesting to see how buyers purchase for their stores and what they look for in particular.

Since winning my modelling agency were thrilled and I have been getting even more castings, and even fan mail, which is so exciting. I hopefully will secure lots more jobs in the future and have had castings such as for the Garnier Blonde hair campaign and video, which I will know the outcome of soon. Watch this space and see you next time.

Your Miss Every Model Magazine 2011,

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Ruth Frances

New Authentic You! How many times have you been unauthentic?

Let me re-phrase that, how many times have you said ‘yes’ when you were screaming ‘no!’ on the inside?

How many times have you allowed someone else to dictate how you should be, what you should do, wear or say?

Do you often feel like you can’t balance your work with family or relationships?

What about time for yourself?

Do you know what you REALLY want?

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ell it seems all of us can think of situations where we have done this and being authentic is when you can be honest with yourself and others and live a life of truth.

New Authentic You.com is a brand new company that Ruth Frances, EM Magazine Lifestyle Consultant and Coach has set up on her return to London from Australia.

Ruth is an ICA Accredited Coach, Love Heals™ teacher - working with Louise Hay philosophy and now a ‘Step Out Step Up’ Trainer working in women’s empowerment.

She is running a series of workshops and programmes that help women transform their lives

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for the better. Having experienced this empowering transformation for herself, Ruth really knows that by changing the way we think and look at things in life, we can find our true inner-peace, balance and happiness.

“On my return to the UK after spending almost all of last year in Australia, I just knew that my purpose was to set up my own workshops, courses and training programmes to get all that I have learned over the years out there for other women to experience.

I have literally transformed my life by applying new tools, techniques, mind sets and outlooks. I experienced constant illnesses, self-doubt, insecurities, abusive and negative relationships, unauthentic situations galore. It hasn’t been a breeze, I have had to put the work in but it has been worth it as I now have the life I always dreamed of. A fantastic, varied career, great family and friends, a wonderful husband and an inner feeling of calm and peace that seemed so far away when I was in my teens and my early twenties.

I have said in recent years, ‘I wish I knew then, what I know now’ but, I believe it has been my destined journey to experience all of these instances in order for me to go on to teach and inspire other women to make the changes and see the results.

I remember when I completed

my ‘You Can Heal Your Life’ Louise Hay weekend workshop, it felt like a door had been opened, I walked through it and the door closed behind me. There was no going back. It felt a bit scary at the time but from that moment on, my life changed and kept on evolving with a new found excitement and trust that I could create what I wanted in my life. And, I had the power to exclude everything that I didn’t want! Stop focusing on it!

‘The Authentic Self’ is a one day workshop that I am running UK wide to really give women an insight into how changing the way we think, can get us very different results in every day situations and major decisions can become much more manageable.

This will give women a taster of what can be achieved with a bit of willingness and an open mind and heart. I will then be running some transformational programmes from Autumn called ‘Step Out Step Up’ helping women to get out of comfort zones, as so often they can actually be very UNCOMFORTABLE but if its familiar it can seem safer to stay with what we know than risk doing something different.

Assertiveness training, confidence building, techniques to change our thoughts to feel good, get brilliant results and ultimately create the life we REALLY want are the outlines of the 16 week programme.

I have seen incredible

transformations with women I have worked with. Some have changed jobs or started their own businesses, left relationships that were very negative and not feeling good, find wonderful life partners, get assertive with colleagues and friends that they had surrendered their power to, heal illnesses and repetitive dis-eases. This is how Louise Hay spells disease. Her work made me reassess my life so much.

If your thoughts and emotions are negative, you are sending signals to your body putting it into a state of dis-ease. This is when you will start to get signals letting you know that your health is suffering as a result of your lack of self love and self respect. If these signals are ignored, the body will respond with illnesses and symptoms that really will require attention. It’s never too late to change how you think. As Louise says, ‘Its only a thought and a thought can be changed’.

I used to suffer with migraines from puberty, had acne and constant sore throats and head colds. I had glandular fever as a teenager and this constant exhaustion stayed with me until I was in my early 20’s and my glands flared up overtime I was tired or emotional, which back then, seemed to be all the time!

I encountered bullying at school and also a very destructive long-term boyfriend who really seemed to play on my insecurities.

I remember feeling like everything

was against me and I couldn’t control what was happening in my life. I now understand that I was in a cycle, attracting everything to me and I was living in a constant state of fear. If you could call it living. Constant panic and anxiety attacks followed and a desperate need to fit in only led to more let-downs and insecurities when I entered an industry full of self doubt and pressure to look good and be judged on appearance (the external self) - the modelling and TV industry!

However, I have had some wonderful experiences over the years, especially when I changed my thoughts, worked hard on understanding my true, authentic self, dissolved my fears and trusted the universal laws and of course I now see my pain as a gift as it has allowed me to learn incredible lifechanging skills that I just cannot wait to share with you.

I still do TV work and the occasional modelling job (when I have time) but now when I go to castings and auditions, I don’t walk in feeling scared and worried and I don’t walk out feeling selfdoubt and thinking I’m not good enough. This has taken work to change my thoughts but it is possible and once the cycle and

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the repetitive pattern is broken, the freedom from negativity is wonderful.

I never get sick any more, hardly ever have migraines, have wonderful friendships and family relationships, the most amazing fiance and home life and I absolutely love my job - so life is good. I still encounter problems and issues but the difference is I now know exactly what to do and think to get the best outcomes. www.newauthenticyou.com has updated course information and more about me and the work that we can do together to get you to where you want to be.

Next year will be a wonderful year too as I am busy planning some retreats with friends and practitioners of yoga, reiki, meditation and healing fields. Real mind, body and spirit balancing.

Details of course will be on the site when confirmed.

Have a look at my website and feel free to contact me anytime with any questions or queries, I am here to help. Also, for any EM readers, 25% discount will apply!”

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EM Tips for Aspiring Models Your dream is to be on the front cover of glossy magazines or to open a catwalk with all eyes focused on you. Travelling the world and meeting new people is your ideal lifestyle and you fantasize about wearing top designer clothes, new cosmetics and chic jewellery. But all of this does not come easy and there are a lot of things to remember when aspiring to be a model.

1. Always look your best

interviewed Chloe Applewhite, a professional model managed by Boss Model Management. Based in Manchester, Boss was founded by Debra Burns in 1988. It is one of the most active and respected modelling agencies and is well known in the top fashion capitals of the world.

Chloe is 18 years of age and has already modelled for Elle Magazine, Marie Claire Magazine, Vera Wang, Paris Fashion Week, Graduate Fashion Week, L’Oreal, Harvey Nichols, Selfridges & Co., and Fendi.

I catch up with her to get an insight from a girl who’s travelled to Paris, Milan, Dubai, London, Barcelona and New York just for work and made great friendships with people along the way…

When meeting with a client, appear confident and collected and they will notice that. Chloe admits ‘I’ve only ever been nervous for one shoot, which was an editorial for Spanish Elle. I wanted to do so well on the job but didn’t want to try too hard at the same time.

Thankfully it all went smoothly in the end’. Clients will all have their own opinions of you therefore you’ll need to be able to block this out if the outcome isn’t a positive one.

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Endless scouting happens every day and it can occur in places you would not have even thought of. ‘I was scouted at a local hairdressers.

They asked me to do a test shoot with Claire Salter, a make-up artist and a photographer named Sarah Jones’, says Chloe. The photographs were sent off to Boss Model Management and Chloe was signed the same day that she had an interview.

2. Age is not an issue Chloe was scouted at the age of 15 when she was still in school.

Agencies look for models whatever age you are. Some agencies do look for younger talents though, as they feel they can progress into successful models. It all depends on the job at hand and what kind of model is needed.

3. Never doubt yourself

4. Know your limits

Being super confident is a must in the modelling industry. You have to be comfortable with your own body. The whole ‘skinny is better’

debate is ongoing, but you need to deal with those pressures in your own way without becoming a victim. ‘You need to be very resilient and single minded’ says Chloe who is naturally very slim.

5. Don’t expect it to be easy

Many young aspiring models think it’s all glitz and glamour, flying to other continents and getting signed with top agencies with the scribble of a signature. But in reality, you’ll need to be thick skinned to cope with the pressures that will be placed on you. One aspect of modelling that Chloe wished she knew before she started out was actually how much work it is.

6. Money doesn’t grow on trees At first, you’ll need to work extremely hard and be very

determined. Modelling is tough and in reality, you don’t earn money to start off with. Being passionate is key, otherwise there is no point.

You need to feel motivated that you will succeed through rough areas to come out on the other side. This is where you can distinguish for yourself whether all the work is worth it or not.

7. Trust your agent ‘Agents are your friends, and if you ever doubt your agents then I advise you look elsewhere for a new one, they are there to help you through your career. Chloe’s initial meeting with her agent made her feel very comfortable and relaxed as they wanted to know about her as a person too.

8. Make new friendships

London, Paris and New York

are just a few top modelling destinations. Occasionally, depending on how successful you become as a model, you could land yourself a job overseas and make friendships with people who will invite you to after parties where you can mix with the stars. Chloe met singer Rihanna in the Plaza in Paris to which she remembers a slightly embarrassing incident, ‘I was wearing a cute, little summer dress and it blew up as I was walking up the steps – everything was revealed!’ Readers, make a mental note to be careful about clothing decisions.

9. Stay healthy As a model, you are a blank canvas to clients who you meet for castings. You are selling yourself to them and they decide whether your look is what they want. Don’t be brainwashed into thinking that you should be calorie counting and

sticking to a ridiculous diet. Most models will naturally have quick metabolic rates. That’s why they are able to eat what they want whilst just controlling their portions. ‘I just eat whatever makes me happy,’ says Chloe.

10. Look after your complexion

Being a successful model means maintaining very clear, flawless skin. Chloe’s essential beauty products include Mac Tinted Lip balm, Mac Concealer, Clinique Moisture Surge Tinted Moisturizer, YSL Touché Éclat and Wet Wipes.

Models are very conscientious about what products they use and that is reflected in their appearance.

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Alize’s Ten Top Beauty Tips 1. Drink plenty

of water. No matter how obvious that may sound, most of the population just don’t drink enough.

Your skin needs to be hydrated to stay healthy and to keep a radiant glow to your skin.

I find it works best with my skin, I am sure there are lots of different ranges that will do exactly the same job. It just makes your skin look healthier and younger for longer. Another tip is when you are using the moisturiser, rub inwards underneath your eyes not outwards to prevent less wrinkles.

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onto your hair. Use natural ways of styling and drying, the natural look is still definitely in so why not be good to your hair and take advantage of it. Wash your hair and plait it, or put it in a bun before bed, for natural waves in the morning.

6. Wear minimal make-up.

Again in keeping with the natural look, the less make-up the better.

Let your skin breathe, if you keep wearing lots of foundation your skin will never breathe or see much daylight. The less make-up you wear the better your skin will get.

2. Eat a balanced diet and

exercise, with the occasional cheat day which everyone is allowed.

Find the right balance between cardiovascular and strength training.

Mentally if you are exercising and eating healthy you should naturally feel better about yourself, therefore you will feel more confident and beautiful. I usually eat healthily and have a cheat day every Sunday of the week. I mix running which is a cardiovascular exercise I enjoy with toning and strength exercises which specifically pinpoint the areas I feel I need to work on. Like the stomach, thighs, arms, bottom and arms. It’s about catering for your specific needs, mixing what you enjoy which what you need to work on.

5. Try not to put too much heat

8. Garnier dark circles concealer

is a MUST. I find it is a miracle worker hiding those dark circles around the eyes that everyone gets. It really does work wonders and most days I will just wear this. It is a natural concealer mixed with caffeine, so really does hide and help prevent those dark circles.

9. Look after your teeth.

4. Don’t wash your hair too often.

Try get the natural oils back into your hair for a natural healthy glow without using any products.

7. Invest in just a few really

good vital make-up essentials that will both last and be worth the money. Everyone is different, but I do recommend investing in a Bobby Brown foundation for a light coverage, MAC mascara with the day and night brush all in one, MAC lip conditioner, Bobby Brown Bronzer, a good MAC foundation brush and Illamsqua eyebrow shadow and brush.

Brush your teeth regularly, I sometimes even brush mine up to 4 times a day. I use Aquafresh whitening toothpaste which I find really does clean your teeth whilst making them considerably whiter.

1o. More than anything

lead a happy lifestyle, spend time with the people you love being around. Your body releases good endorphins when you are happy and relaxed. So never be too strict on yourself. You could be the girl with the nicest body and hair but if you’re not happy I think it shows, as beauty really is within.

Fay’s Column…

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ummer 2011 was typically British. A heat wave on the horizon one minute and thunderstorms and lightning the next, but for me the weather didn’t spoil anything because thanks to my job and personal life I am always entertained and the sun shines most days. In the past eight weeks I have set my wedding date, become an Auntie again to another beautiful nephew, and my stunning Miss London Rissikat Bade was placed second in the Miss England final. Now with wedding ideas constantly in the back of my mind I prepare for Thailand in September with beautiful women as we embark on the enviable island of Phuket to shoot fashion, pin-up and commercial portfolios and calendars with celebrity photographer Alan Strutt.

The Miss England final was spectacular. A fun-filled, tense evening filled with champagne is definitely something I can recommend and any preconceptions people gave me about pageants are dead. They are about far more than ladies prancing about a stage trying to convince an audience how charitable they are, instead it proves beautiful women that have it all exist and deserve to be recognised. In society we criticise

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women for being beautiful, branding them bimbos and are shocked if they have beauty as well as brains, but pageants highlight there are more beautiful (and that isn’t just referring to the physical) women out there than we realise. I hope my contributions to the event; hosting Miss London, providing such a great ambassador, and organising the Miss England Best Beach Body proves this. On this subject I of course have to add credit and congratulations to Every Model for finding another great Miss England, Alize Mounter. I am very proud and would like to thank the magazine for allowing me to judge Miss Every Model where we selected Alize as a very well deserved winner. A beautiful lady, Miss Mounter is unassuming and down-to-earth, I think she will be a complete asset to England.

UK Model Folios continue to go from strength-to-strength welcoming on board Adam Robertson to focus on our fashion photography. We are extremely excited about this collaboration and have been in awe of Adam’s style for quite some time. You can check out his work on our Facebook fanpage facebook.com/ukmodelfolios and his profile on our website ukmodelfolios.co.uk. Added to this, UK Model Folios enjoyed another spread in Hello magazine

I would rather be successful and respected than disliked and powerful

as Alan Strutt and I were specially requested to shoot the wedding of Hello’s editor. It was also a great honour to see so many of our images in the Miss England programme at this year’s final with finalists including Miss England 2011 Alize Mounter using our images as their profile shot, and our stunning portrait of Miss England 2010 Jessica Linley stole front page.

For all other updates on UK Model Folios please continue to read our blog ukmodelfolios.wordpress.com.

As I take a step back to reflect and share with you my thoughts I continue to learn two things; trust and care can get you places. Caring about how I treat people, particularly in my job, and how people perceive me is so important to me. I know how quickly word gets around, particularly in this business and nowadays with the powers of social networking I see the effects of a negative Facebook status or in paradox, a positive Tweet.

In the past four weeks I have begun to adapt to the craze that is Twitter and am slowly but surely gathering more followers, I realise the trick is you need to appeal to people to make them interested in you. I take my work very seriouslymy companies and reputation mean the world to me and whilst

I share the dream of many to be a millionairess, I am also happy slowly making my way without treading on people to get there. I have been trodden on and I know how awful it feels, I also know how it feels to lose respect and feel disappointed in someone that you trusted, someone you considered more than just a colleague. As I continue to build up my businesses with self-set high expectations I have formed the motto, ‘I would rather be successful and respected, than disliked and powerful.’ I have sadly learned and unfortunately will no doubt continue to realise there really are not many friends in business but as long as you maintain your own self-respect and dignity, knowing you’ve treated people properly and gained the success you have credibly then you can genuinely enjoy it. Recently, I have been head hunted by two entrepreneurs that are interested in collaborating, when I asked them why they said because I’m hard working, loyal and they know they can trust me. I realised then I’m a millionairess already because that to me means hundreds of millionsI just wish my bank account would say the same. But who knows, one day maybe it will?

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