Lancashire beauty queen competes in Miss England finals on 21st birthday
A Lancashire beauty queen will compete for the Miss England crown on her 21st birthday - with support from former Miss World finalists.
The reigning Miss Lancashire is getting ready to compete in a prestigious beauty pageant on her birthday - and has the backing of former Miss World finalists.
Tabitha Bennett will turn 21 on the day she competes in the Miss England finals - which takes place on Thursday 20th / Friday 21st November.
The fashion student, who was also Miss Blackpool in 2024, follows in the footsteps of her mum Vicky.
Support from former Miss World finalists
In the video above, Vicky shows her daughter pictures of her younger self in a scrapbook she has kept from her pageant days. She explains: “I made it through to the Miss England finals. We are reportedly the first mum and daughter to be in the finals of Miss England.”
At a recent fundraising dinner, organised by Tabitha, the Northern beauty queen was joined by some of her mum’s old friends who were also former finalists in Miss World in the 1970s and 80s.
Lise Williams (Miss Wales 1988), Claire Smith (former Miss Blackpool went on to win Miss United Kingdom went on to Miss World in 92 and came Runner up), Evelyn Williams (Miss Africa South, placed top 15 in Miss World 1974 and Suzanne Younger (Miss Wales/Miss United Kingdom 1989/Placed top 10 in Miss World 1989) all turned up to support Tabitha on her journey to the Miss England finals.
Pre-loved dress from Vinted
But Tabitha, in the video above, explains that she hasn’t spent a fortune on her outfits in order to succeed.
The charity-shop queen paid £50 for her winning dress on Vinted, and found her accessories in a charity shop.
“I’m proud that I won in a pre-loved dress next to girls in £5,000 dresses. You don’t need to spend a fortune. Fast fashion is ruining the planet.”
Watch the video above to see Tabitha discuss her journey so far, including highlights from the Miss Lancashire pageant.