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{{short description|British beauty pageant contestant and television personality}}
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| name = Amy Willerton | name = Amy Willerton
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| eye_color = Hazel | eye_colour = Hazel
| children = 1<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hellomagazine.com/healthandbeauty/mother-and-baby/2020012183474/amy-willerton-baby-daughter-demelza-dramatic-birth/|title=Amy Willerton opens up about her baby daughter's dramatic birth|date=2020-01-21|website=HELLO!|language=en|access-date=2020-03-04}}</ref>
| title = Miss Wales Asia Pacific World 2011<br>Miss London 2012<br>]
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'''Amy Willerton''' (born 18 August 1992) is a ] ] who won the title of ] and represented ] at the ] pageant.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.missosology.info/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=192554&sid=53e65ffb913f0a354878d8fbe61eb8d3|title=Miss Universe Great Britain is Amy Willerton! |publisher=Missosology.info |accessdate=3 December 2013}}</ref>


'''Amy Willerton''' (born 18 August 1992) is an English television host, model and beauty pageant titleholder. She is best known for her work with ] and winning the title of ] 2013 and representing Great Britain at the ] pageant. She got her big modelling break when she was discovered by ] as a teenager. She appeared on the reality TV competition series '']'' in 2013 and finished in fifth place. In 2015, she was placed fourteenth in ]. In 2017, she placed fourth in ]'s '']''.
==Early life==

Willerton was born in ], ], ]. Her father, Bruce Willerton (born 1958), is a keen athlete and competitive triathlete who finished in 44th place in the 2009 Perth ITU Long Distance Triathlon World Championships,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.triathlon.org/athletes/profile/34341|title=Bruce Willerton|publisher=Triathlon.org|accessdate=3 December 2013}}</ref> and often races for charity.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.justgiving.com/user/5456507|title=Bruce Willerton’s profile|publisher=Just Giving|accessdate=3 December 2013}}</ref> She attended Cotham School and Redland Green School in Bristol. She began her modelling career at fifteen,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.room3agency.com/news/index.html?_page=9 |title=Latest News |publisher=Room3Agency |date= |accessdate=2013-12-03}}</ref> after being scouted by Kate Marshall of Room 3 model agency while out shopping with her sister.<ref>{{dead link|date=December 2013}}</ref>
==Early life and education==
Willerton was born in ], England to parents Bruce and Sarah. She has two siblings, Erin Willerton<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bristolpost.co.uk/Erin-Willerton-Meet-m-Celebrity-star-Amy/story-20315207-detail/story.html|title=Erin Willerton: Meet I'm a Celebrity star Amy Willerton's little sister|date=13 December 2013|work=bristolpost.co.uk}}</ref> and Ross Willerton who is severely disabled.<ref>{{cite news|title="It was all for my brother Ross": Bristol model Amy Willerton reveals reason for going into jungle|url=http://www.bristolpost.co.uk/brother-ross-bristol-model-amy-willerton-reveals/story-20402154-detail/story.html|access-date=17 March 2017|work=Bristol Post|date=6 January 2014}}</ref> The family communicates with Ross using ] sign language.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7n50fnWQJ7g|title=Miss London 2012 Talent Video|last=Amy Willerton|date=22 June 2012|via=YouTube}}</ref> She is a direct descendant of the ] cardinal ].

She attended ] before completing her A levels at ]. She was due to study Media at University in Cardiff before deferring to pursue her modelling career.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/amy-willerton-turned-down-university-5864022|title=Amy Willerton turned down university to pursue a modelling career|first=Natalie|last=Corner|date=11 June 2015|work=mirror.co.uk}}</ref>

==Modelling career==
Willerton began her modelling career at the age of 15 after being scouted whilst out shopping with her sister.<ref>{{cite news|title=Amy Willerton: 10 things you probably didn't know about the Bristol I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! star |url=http://www.bristolpost.co.uk/Amy-Willerton-10-things-didn-t-know-Bristol-m/story-20099258-detail/story.html|access-date=22 March 2015|work=Bristol Post|date=19 November 2013}}</ref> She has since appeared on catwalks around the world for brands such as ] and ] in advertising campaigns such as being the face of ].


==Pageants== ==Pageants==
As a seventeen-year-old, Willerton won Miss Bristol in 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bristolpost.co.uk/Miss-Bristol-Amy-Willerton-tipped-m/Celebrity/story-20063046-detail/story.html |title=Former Miss Bristol Amy Willerton tipped to be in I'm a Celebrity ... Get Me Out Of Here! |publisher=Bristol Post |date=2013-11-11 |accessdate=2013-12-03}}</ref> She went on to win Miss Bath in 2011 and Miss London in 2012.<ref>{{dead link|date=December 2013}}</ref> At the ] contest in 2012, she reached the top five.


===Miss Bristol 2010, Miss Bath 2011, Miss London 2012===
In 2011, Willerton caused controversy at the ] pageant, held in ], while representing ]. Along with a number of other representatives, Willerton claimed the pageant had been fixed after the girl representing ] was apparently placed runner-up of the talent round before she had competed. Led by Willerton, a number of contestants demanded answers from organisers and later made claims that some contestants had been offered automatic top-ranking placements in exchange for sex, by organisers. The events were filmed by Willerton and other contestants (which were later uploaded to ] under the title "''Confessions of a Beauty Queen''" and spread throughout the pageant industry). Subsequently, she and the representatives from ] and ] fled their hotel to the airport, claiming the pageant organisers had tried to keep them there against their will and had followed them to the airport to stop them escaping. The organisers strongly denied all accusations,<ref>{{cite web | url=http://article.joins.com/news/article/article.asp?total_id=8266137&cloc=rss%7Cnews%7Ctotal_list | title=한국경찰에 무릎 꿇은 BBC'... | publisher= | date=May 23, 2012 | accessdate=September 24, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.christianitydaily.com/articles/72292/20130510/%ED%95%9C%EA%B5%AD-%EC%A3%BC%EC%B5%9C-%EB%AF%B8%EC%9D%B8%EB%8C%80%ED%9A%8C-%EC%84%B1%EC%B6%94%ED%96%89-%EC%98%A4%EB%B3%B4-%EA%B4%80%EB%A0%A8-%EC%86%8C%EC%86%A1-%EB%B3%B8%EA%B2%A9-%EC%8B%9C%EC%9E%91.htm | title=한국 주최 미인대회 BBC 오보 관련 소송 본격 시작 | publisher= | date=May 10, 2013 | accessdate=September 24, 2013}}</ref> and a police investigation was launched before concluding that no such events took place. Willerton reportedly refused to participate in the investigation, and the pageant organisers requested all British media that reported the story to remove their articles.
At age 17, Willerton won Miss Bristol.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bristolpost.co.uk/Miss-Bristol-Amy-Willerton-tipped-m-Celebrity/story-20063046-detail/story.html|title=Former Miss Bristol Amy Willerton tipped to be in I'm a Celebrity ... Get Me Out of Here! |work=Bristol Post |date=11 November 2013 |access-date=22 March 2015}}</ref> She went on to win Miss Bath in 2011 and ] in 2012.<ref>{{cite news|title=I'm A Celebrity star and ex-Miss Bath Amy Willerton . . . more than just a pretty face|url=http://www.bathchronicle.co.uk/m-Celebrity-star-ex-Miss-Bath-Amy-Willerton-just/story-20099501-detail/story.html|access-date=22 March 2015|work=Bath Chronicle|date=19 November 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402155147/http://www.bathchronicle.co.uk/m-Celebrity-star-ex-Miss-Bath-Amy-Willerton-just/story-20099501-detail/story.html|archive-date=2 April 2015}}</ref> At the ] contest in 2012, Willerton reached the top five.


===Miss Asia Pacific World 2011===
On 8 June 2013, Willerton was crowned ] in ] and was quickly tipped as a potential winner of ] by international media and pageant forums. On 9 November 2013, Willerton participated at the ] contest in ], where she became the first woman competing as Miss Great Britain to place in the semifinals, eventually finishing in the Top 10. Previous British contestants have placed as first runner-up at ], competing as ], ] and ] respectively. Willerton is the first UK contestant in thirty years, to reach the top ten at Miss Universe. The previous woman to achieve this being Karen Moore, who as Miss England, reached the top five in ].
The events were filmed by Willerton and other contestants (which were later uploaded to ] under the title ''Confessions of a Beauty Queen'' and spread throughout the pageant industry). Subsequently, she and the representatives from ] and ] fled their hotel to the airport, where the pageant organisers had tried to keep them there against their will and had followed them to the airport to stop them escaping. Organisers denied the accusations.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://article.joins.com/news/article/article.asp?total_id=8266137&cloc=rss%7Cnews%7Ctotal_list | title=한국경찰에 무릎 꿇은 BBC'... | publisher=JoongAng Medie Network| date=23 May 2012 | access-date=24 September 2013}}</ref>
]


===Miss Universe 2013===
==Television==
On 8 June 2013, Willerton was crowned ] in Birmingham and was quickly tipped as a potential winner of ] by international media and pageant forums. On 9 November 2013, Willerton participated at the ] contest in Moscow, Russia, where she became the first woman competing as Miss Great Britain to place in the semifinals, eventually finishing in the Top 10. Previous British contestants have placed as 1st Runner-up at ], competing as ], ] and ] respectively. Willerton is the first British contestant in thirty years to reach the top ten at Miss Universe, the previous woman to achieve this being Karen Moore, who as Miss England, reached the top five in ].
In 2011, Willerton won the reality show '']'' on Sky Living.<ref>{{cite web|author=Lucy Waterlow |url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2492694/Katie-Prices-protegee-Amy-Willerton-battles-win-Miss-Universe-breaking-ties-star.html |title=Katie Price's protegee Amy Willerton battles it out to win Miss Universe after breaking ties with star &#124; Mail Online |publisher=Dailymail.co.uk |date=2013-11-08 |accessdate=2013-12-03}}</ref> In 2012, she worked as a presenter for ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fashiontv.com/video/the-house-of-luxury-at-baselworld-2012-fashiontv_380077.html |title=Amy Willerton for FashionTV - The House of Luxury at Baselworld 2012 - Part 1 &#124; FashionTV Video Archive |publisher=fashiontv.com |date=2012-04-02 |accessdate=2013-12-03}}</ref>


==Television career==
On 13 November 2013, it was announced that Willerton would be a contestant on ] '']'' to be filmed in ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/11/18/im-a-celebrity-amy-willerton-bikini_n_4296100.html |title='I'm A Celebrity': Amy Willerton Wastes No Time In Stripping Off In The Jungle (PICTURES) |publisher=Huffingtonpost.co.uk |date=2013-11-18 |accessdate=2013-12-03}}</ref> Less than 24 hours after landing into London from filming the Miss Universe pageant in ], Willerton flew to Australia to compete on ] '']'' and placed fifth.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/11/18/im-a-celebrity-amy-willerton-bikini_n_4296100.html |title='I'm A Celebrity': Amy Willerton Wastes No Time in Stripping Off in the Jungle (PICTURES) |work=The Huffington Post|date=18 November 2013 |access-date=3 December 2013}}</ref>

She appeared on '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'' and '']''. In 2015, she appeared on '']'', which involved her joining and performing with the ].<ref>{{cite web|title=Get Your Act Together|url=http://www.itv.com/presscentre/ep3week6/get-your-act-together|publisher=ITV|access-date=13 September 2016}}</ref>

Willerton based herself in the ] in 2016, and began hosting for ] TV Network alongside ].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://afrossip.com/2016/04/amy-willerton-in-fuse-network-show-skee-tv/|title=Amy Willerton in Fuse Network Show 'Skee TV' – Afrossip|date=20 April 2016|work=afrossip.com|access-date=25 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160530194722/https://afrossip.com/2016/04/amy-willerton-in-fuse-network-show-skee-tv/|archive-date=30 May 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> She then was selected to host the ] show ''Every Single Step'' working with industry legends ] and ]. The show's close similarity to '']'' caused many comparisons between Amy and fellow British presenter ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://realscreen.com/2016/09/28/nigel-lythgoes-every-single-step-returns-to-go90/|title=Nigel Lythgoe's "Every Single Step" returns to go90}}</ref> She was a contestant on '']'' in February 2017 and finished in third place.

==Philanthropy and other ventures==
Willerton's charitable work has focused on helping the disabled. She organised her first event, Bristol Rockstyle for the ] children's charity as a teenager.<ref>{{cite web|title=Moda Hair helps Miss Bristol wow city fashionistas|url=https://www.modahairdressing.co.uk/moda-hair-helps-miss-bristol-wow-city-fashionistas/|publisher=Moda Hairdressing|access-date=9 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170909190004/https://www.modahairdressing.co.uk/moda-hair-helps-miss-bristol-wow-city-fashionistas/|archive-date=9 September 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2014 she ran the ] to raise money for The ] Theatre School.<ref>{{cite news|title=Bristol model Amy Willerton to run the London Marathon with dad Bruce|url=http://www.bristolpost.co.uk/bristol-model-amy-willerton-run-london-marathon/story-20941373-detail/story.html|access-date=17 March 2017|issue=Bristol Post|date=10 April 2014}}</ref>

In 2015, Willerton began writing for the '']''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/amy-willerton-/amy-willerton-weights-myth_b_7923916.html|title=The Women's Weights Myth – Huffington Post|work=huffingtonpost.co.uk|date=4 August 2015 }}</ref> She was a speaker at the ] debating society at the ].<ref>{{cite news|title=Amy Willerton tells Oxford students: "I'd rather be pretty than witty"|url=http://www.bristolpost.co.uk/amy-willerton-tells-oxford-students-d-pretty/story-26690287-detail/story.html|access-date=17 March 2017|work=Bristol Post|date=13 June 2015}}</ref>

In the summer of 2016, Willerton sailed across the Atlantic from New York to London as part of the ].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://clipperroundtheworld.com/news/article/tv-model-amy-willerton-to-take-on-clipper-race-challenge|title=TV Model Amy Willerton to take on Clipper Race challenge|work=clipperroundtheworld.com}}</ref>


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British beauty pageant contestant and television personality

Amy Willerton
Willerton at The Sun Military Awards 2013
Born (1992-08-18) 18 August 1992 (age 32)
Bristol, England, UK
OccupationModel
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Children1
Beauty pageant titleholder
TitleMiss London 2012
Miss Universe Great Britain 2013
Hair colourBlonde
Eye colourHazel
Major
competition(s)
Miss Universe Great Britain 2013
(Winner)
Miss Universe 2013
(Top 10)

Amy Willerton (born 18 August 1992) is an English television host, model and beauty pageant titleholder. She is best known for her work with ITV and winning the title of Miss Universe Great Britain 2013 and representing Great Britain at the Miss Universe 2013 pageant. She got her big modelling break when she was discovered by Katie Price as a teenager. She appeared on the reality TV competition series I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! in 2013 and finished in fifth place. In 2015, she was placed fourteenth in FHM's 100 Sexiest Women. In 2017, she placed fourth in Channel 4's The Jump.

Early life and education

Willerton was born in Bristol, England to parents Bruce and Sarah. She has two siblings, Erin Willerton and Ross Willerton who is severely disabled. The family communicates with Ross using Makaton sign language. She is a direct descendant of the Catholic Church cardinal Thomas Wolsey.

She attended Cotham School before completing her A levels at North Bristol Post 16 Centre. She was due to study Media at University in Cardiff before deferring to pursue her modelling career.

Modelling career

Willerton began her modelling career at the age of 15 after being scouted whilst out shopping with her sister. She has since appeared on catwalks around the world for brands such as Karen Millen and Guess (clothing) in advertising campaigns such as being the face of Sure.

Pageants

Miss Bristol 2010, Miss Bath 2011, Miss London 2012

At age 17, Willerton won Miss Bristol. She went on to win Miss Bath in 2011 and Miss London in 2012. At the Miss England contest in 2012, Willerton reached the top five.

Miss Asia Pacific World 2011

The events were filmed by Willerton and other contestants (which were later uploaded to YouTube under the title Confessions of a Beauty Queen and spread throughout the pageant industry). Subsequently, she and the representatives from Guyana and Costa Rica fled their hotel to the airport, where the pageant organisers had tried to keep them there against their will and had followed them to the airport to stop them escaping. Organisers denied the accusations.

Amy Willerton at the Miss Universe 2013 in Moscow

Miss Universe 2013

On 8 June 2013, Willerton was crowned Miss Universe Great Britain in Birmingham and was quickly tipped as a potential winner of Miss Universe by international media and pageant forums. On 9 November 2013, Willerton participated at the Miss Universe contest in Moscow, Russia, where she became the first woman competing as Miss Great Britain to place in the semifinals, eventually finishing in the Top 10. Previous British contestants have placed as 1st Runner-up at Miss Universe, competing as Miss England, Miss Scotland and Miss Wales respectively. Willerton is the first British contestant in thirty years to reach the top ten at Miss Universe, the previous woman to achieve this being Karen Moore, who as Miss England, reached the top five in 1983.

Television career

Less than 24 hours after landing into London from filming the Miss Universe pageant in Moscow, Willerton flew to Australia to compete on ITV's I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! and placed fifth.

She appeared on This Morning, Good Morning Britain, Big Brother's Bit on the Side, The Chase, Mastermind and Lorraine. In 2015, she appeared on Get Your Act Together, which involved her joining and performing with the Moscow State Circus.

Willerton based herself in the USA in 2016, and began hosting for Fuse TV Network alongside DJ Skee. She then was selected to host the Dance on Network show Every Single Step working with industry legends Nigel Lythgoe and Brian Friedman. The show's close similarity to So You Think You Can Dance caused many comparisons between Amy and fellow British presenter Cat Deeley. She was a contestant on The Jump in February 2017 and finished in third place.

Philanthropy and other ventures

Willerton's charitable work has focused on helping the disabled. She organised her first event, Bristol Rockstyle for the Variety Club children's charity as a teenager. In 2014 she ran the London Marathon to raise money for The Chickenshed Theatre School.

In 2015, Willerton began writing for the Huffington Post. She was a speaker at the Oxford Union debating society at the University of Oxford.

In the summer of 2016, Willerton sailed across the Atlantic from New York to London as part of the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race.

References

  1. "Amy Willerton opens up about her baby daughter's dramatic birth". HELLO!. 21 January 2020. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
  2. "Erin Willerton: Meet I'm a Celebrity star Amy Willerton's little sister". bristolpost.co.uk. 13 December 2013.
  3. ""It was all for my brother Ross": Bristol model Amy Willerton reveals reason for going into jungle". Bristol Post. 6 January 2014. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  4. Amy Willerton (22 June 2012). "Miss London 2012 Talent Video" – via YouTube.
  5. Corner, Natalie (11 June 2015). "Amy Willerton turned down university to pursue a modelling career". mirror.co.uk.
  6. "Amy Willerton: 10 things you probably didn't know about the Bristol I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! star". Bristol Post. 19 November 2013. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
  7. "Former Miss Bristol Amy Willerton tipped to be in I'm a Celebrity ... Get Me Out of Here!". Bristol Post. 11 November 2013. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
  8. "I'm A Celebrity star and ex-Miss Bath Amy Willerton . . . more than just a pretty face". Bath Chronicle. 19 November 2013. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
  9. "한국경찰에 무릎 꿇은 BBC'..." JoongAng Medie Network. 23 May 2012. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
  10. "'I'm A Celebrity': Amy Willerton Wastes No Time in Stripping Off in the Jungle (PICTURES)". The Huffington Post. 18 November 2013. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
  11. "Get Your Act Together". ITV. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  12. "Amy Willerton in Fuse Network Show 'Skee TV' – Afrossip". afrossip.com. 20 April 2016. Archived from the original on 30 May 2016. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
  13. "Nigel Lythgoe's "Every Single Step" returns to go90".
  14. "Moda Hair helps Miss Bristol wow city fashionistas". Moda Hairdressing. Archived from the original on 9 September 2017. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
  15. "Bristol model Amy Willerton to run the London Marathon with dad Bruce". No. Bristol Post. 10 April 2014. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  16. "The Women's Weights Myth – Huffington Post". huffingtonpost.co.uk. 4 August 2015.
  17. "Amy Willerton tells Oxford students: "I'd rather be pretty than witty"". Bristol Post. 13 June 2015. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  18. "TV Model Amy Willerton to take on Clipper Race challenge". clipperroundtheworld.com.

External links

Awards and achievements
Preceded byHolly Hale Miss Universe Great Britain
2013
Succeeded byGrace Levy
Miss Universe 2013 national titleholders
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