Could you be next Miss Torbay?
By Herald Express | Thursday, February 21, 2013, 07:00
GIRLS are urgently needed to step up as a potential Miss Torbay.
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crowning glory: Miss Torbay 2012, Katie Cudmore, centre, with ladies in waiting Meesha Ghovanloupoor, left, and Natalie Sedgman
Miss Torbay and her ladies in waiting have been part of Torbay Carnival for more than 50 years.
The organisers stress it is not a beauty contest, but a great opportunity for contestants to show off their personality, ideals and ambitions and is a great experience.
The carnival is a charity event and organisation, non-profit making and a community initiative.
The winning contestants represent Torbay by attending various civic functions, fund raisers, opening charity and school fetes, travelling throughout South Devon taking part in carnivals and meeting interesting people along the way.
Torbay carnival committee started the extensive search for Miss Torbay at the beginning of each year by holding a number of photo shoots at various locations within the Bay.
The next sessions are Thursday, February 28, Toorak Hotel, Greenaway Room, Chestnut Drive, Torquay; Monday, March 4, Focal Point Photography, Crossways Shopping centre, Paignton.
The rehearsal, to be confirmed, will be at Beverley Park, Goodrington Road, Paignton, on Saturday March 23.
If you think you could be the next Miss Torbay and are over 16, single and live in the Torbay area go along to one of the photo shoots. Entrants under 18 will need to have a parents'/guardians' signature.
THE organising committee is also appealing for help with structural repairs to the Miss Torbay float created each year. This is mainly done by using recycled materials which are donated by local businesses. Anyone who can help with materials for essential maintenance and building of our float should contact the carnival committee on 07709 092250.
Comments
Come on, people, be reasonable: the organisers can only select a winner from those who have entered, and entrants join up of their own free will.
It's actually a great opportunity for anyone who wants to make a positive contribution to their community: Miss Torbay gains a wealth of experience in public speaking, confidence-building, networking in and around the Bay (think of those job opportunities a couple of years down the line), as well as raising thousands of pounds for local charities and being a huge draw for tourists who make a special trip down for Carnival week.
It's also quite time-consuming, as the winners make something like 250 appearances at charity events throughout the year, as well as a solid week of work during Carnival. I wonder just how many of you moaners would be prepared to give up that much of your time for nothing.
By Pingu007 at 10:56 on 27/03/13
ReportExactly. There are already more than enough young women out there suffering from self-image problems without the civic authorities endorsing this anachronistic nonsense! Surely it would not be beyond them to find appropriate representatives for Torbay without discriminating on the grounds of gender, age, appearance, ethnicity or ability?
By TrubblnStrife at 11:20 on 23/02/13
Report'not a beauty contest', but you can be sure no one on this human cattle market, will be overweight or ugly!
By nicold at 11:44 on 21/02/13
ReportRemind me... which century are we living in?
By Ax0l0tl at 10:23 on 21/02/13
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