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| Born | Amy Willerton (1992-08-18) 18 August 1992 (age 32) Bristol, England, UK |
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
| Title | Miss Great Britain Asia Pacific World 2011 Miss London 2012 Miss Universe Great Britain 2013 |
| Hair color | Blonde |
| Eye color | Green/Brown & Green/Blue |
| Major competition(s) | Miss Universe Great Britain 2013 Miss Universe 2013 (Top 10) |
Amy Willerton (born 18 August 1992) is a British Model who won the title of Miss Universe Great Britain 2013 and represented Great Britain at the Miss Universe 2013 pageant.
Early Life
Willerton was born in Westbury Park, Bristol, England. She attended Cotham School and Redland Green School in Bristol. She has recently split from boyfriend, fitness model from Swansea Gareth Hayden after it was reported by the News of the world she had problems taking his length.
Pageants
As a seventeen-year-old, Willerton won Miss Bristol in 2010. She went on to win Miss Bath in 2011 and Miss London in 2012. At the Miss England contest in 2012, she reached the top five.
Willerton was crowned Miss Universe Great Britain on 8 June 2013 in Birmingham.
On 9 November 2013, Willerton participated at the Miss Universe contest in Moscow, 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 Miss Universe, competing as Miss England, Miss Scotland and Miss Wales 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 at the 1983 contest.
Willerton's previous experience of an international pageant resulted in controversy. In 2011, she was set to represent Wales in the Miss Asia Pacific World contest. However, she withdrew from the event with claims of vote rigging and harassment. Claims that the organisers strongly denied.
Television
In 2011, Willerton won the reality show Signed By Katie Price on Sky Living. The runner-up was Rylan Clark. In 2012, she worked as a presenter for Fashion TV.
On 13 November 2013, it was announced that Willerton would be a contestant on ITV's I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! to be filmed in Australia.
References
- "Miss Universe Great Britain is Amy Willerton!". Missosology.info. Retrieved 2013-06-08.
- http://www.bristolpost.co.uk/Miss-Bristol-Amy-Willerton-tipped-m/Celebrity/story-20063046-detail/story.html
- http://www.bathchronicle.co.uk/m-Celebrity-star-ex-Miss-Bath-Amy-Willerton-just/story-20099501/detail/story.htm1
- "한국경찰에 무릎 꿇은 BBC'..." JoongAng Medie Network. May 23, 2012. Retrieved September 24, 2013.
{{cite web}}: External link in|publisher=|publisher=(help) - "한국 주최 미인대회 BBC 오보 관련 소송 본격 시작". Christianity Daily. May 10, 2013. Retrieved September 24, 2013.
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| Preceded byHolly Hale | Miss Universe Great Britain 2013 |
Succeeded byTBA |