Winner Crowned!

Winner Crowned!

Friday, 29 May 2009 16:05

ALISON CHENERY wins Miss Cheltenham 2009 and wins a place in the Miss England Semi-final!

Alison, a 22 year old Project Manager from Cheltenham, will now compete with 59 other stunning beauties from across the country at the exclusive Champney’s Resort in Ashby-De-La-Zouch on Monday, June 8th in the hope of winning a place in the Miss England Grand Final being held at The Hilton Metropole Hotel, London on July 20th.

VICTORIA ILINA (pictured below right), a 22 year old Records Assistant from Cheltenham, won the public vote and qualifies for a place in the Miss Popularity contest, with a chance to go through to the Miss England Grand Final. Victoria was born with normal hearing, but become deaf at the age of 14 months after suffering with meningitis. She has taken part in beauty competitions before and was runner up in Miss Deaf UK in 2008.

The Miss Cheltenham final took place on the 28th May at The Boogie Lounge in Cheltenham. The six finalists were (left to right); STEF GLOVER, 18 from Cheltenham, VICTORIA ILINA, 22 from Cheltenham, TONI-LEIGH BURTON, 17 from Gloucester, CHARLOTTE COX, 22 from Cheltenham, ALEX WARBY 20 from Cheltenham and ALISON CHENERY, 22 from Cheltenham.

Congratulations to all this year's contestants and a big thank you to everyone who came along to show their support!

More photos & video's coming soon!