A York woman is in the final of a UK pageant – despite it being her first time competing.
Kiera McNamee works as a freelance model and studies at the University of York.
In March the 33-year-old from Wigginton will go up against competitors from across the UK to be crowned Mrs Galaxy.
The winner gets to jet off to Orlando, Florida, to compete in international pageants with all costs covered.
Kiera regularly works in conjunction with Cats Protection charity shops in York (Image: Kiera McNamee)
“I’m nothing like the opposite women,” Kiera tells The Press. “They have been doing it longer than me.
“I’ve never done this before but I’m really excited.”
Kiera began modelling two years in the past and says she has now been all over the world together with her profession.
She has modelled for Amazon and on the pink carpet on the Venice Film Festival.
“I wish I did it earlier,” Kiera explains. “I love the travelling and meeting people.”
She studied regulation in Ireland earlier than shifting to York.
After shifting to the town she studied media, make-up and design at York College earlier than persevering with together with her research at college.
Getting on the pageant circuit
The thought of getting into a pageant got here to Kiera when speaking to a contestant in London.
She says it made her realise the circuit is way friendlier than it is portrayed on tv.
Now she is busy with preparations.
“I’ve been getting great support from my university. The people of York have gone out of their way to support me,” Kiera says. “I’m very humbled by that.”
Kiera has been making appearances at charities and businesses in York to boost consciousness of Tourette’s and Crohn’s illness as a part of her ‘pageant platform’.
Her husband, Paul Lytton, suffers from Tourette’s.
He is a magician and has entertained celebrities and members of the Royal Family.
Kiera raised £300 for charity through a magic night hosted by her husband at the Red Lion pub in Haxby (Image: Kiera McNamee)
Kiera was diagnosed with Crohn’s illness firstly of the yr.
She desires to attract on her private experiences to boost consciousness of the circumstances.
“I want to educate myself so I can educate others,” she says.
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Kiera often works with Cats Protection charity retailers in York to assist promote sluggish vogue.
She describes herself as an “advocate for making fashion choices that are kinder to people and the planet”.
Kiera hopes to boost £2k for charity
Kiera hopes to boost £2,000 for the Christie Charity by way of her journey to turn out to be Mrs Galaxy.
She raised £300 for the charity by way of a magic night time hosted by her husband on the Red Lion pub in Haxby.
Kiera has been sponsored by Frank Kerr, proprietor of Miss Diva girls clothes store in Low Petergate, for her pageant journey.
The Mrs Galaxy pageant takes place on Sunday, March 24, on the Village Hotel, Warrington.
To sustain with Kiera’s pageant journey comply with her on Instagram (@mrsgalaxyyork23_24_kiera_m).
