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LOCAL LASSES MODELING<br />
DREAMS COME TRUE<br />
Are you forever flicking t hrough high end fashion m agazines w ishing you<br />
w ere looking at yourself on t he glossy pages? Do you find yourself<br />
w at ching The Vict oria Secret Fashion Show pract icing your best Angel<br />
w alk? Well Jade Bam brough a local lass from Sunderland m ade her dream s<br />
of becom ing a m odel a realit y aft er being crow ned Top Model of<br />
Sunderland 2016. From a young age Jade, 23 dream ed of being a m odel and<br />
gained t he confidence in her lat e t eens t o t ake part in beaut y pageant s &<br />
m odeling com pet it ions w hich lead t o w alking t he cat w alk for Love Nich,<br />
posing for online st ores Asos and Brogans Closet and feat uring in and on<br />
t he cover of Living Nort h, ETC, Belle Bridal & Fem m e <strong>Mag</strong>azine. Aft er being<br />
crow ned t he w inner of Top Model of Sunderland 2015 Jade w as lucky<br />
enough t o com pet e in Miss Great Brit ain alongside 38 ot her Beaut y<br />
Queens.<br />
ARTICLE BY MEGAN LAING<br />
Photo Courtesy of Vivienne Edge<br />
Megan: Jade, how old w ere you w hen<br />
you knew m odeling w as t he career<br />
pat h for you?<br />
Jade: I was 9 years old; my Gran took me<br />
for a photo shoot she always said I<br />
should try to make it as a model.<br />
M: Would you say your Gran w as a<br />
great influence on you?<br />
J: Yes, both my Grandma?s were hugely<br />
supportive in pushing me to achieve my<br />
goals. From a young age they would tell<br />
me I?d be a model, I didn?t believe them<br />
until I started entering competitions.<br />
M: How old w ere you w hen you<br />
com pet ed in your first com pet it ion?<br />
J: I entered my first competition when I<br />
was 16 called Miss 24 Carat. Miss 24<br />
Carat was a qualifier into the Miss<br />
England Grand Final. There are a number<br />
of different rounds; finalists can<br />
accumulate their points as well as how<br />
they are marked on their performance on<br />
the night. The two most important<br />
rounds in my opinion were ?Miss Charity?<br />
& ?Miss Echo?. I feel they both really<br />
showed the work you put in as a finalist<br />
before the actual finale as well as being<br />
able to raise money for charities in need.<br />
M: Do you t hink com pet ing in Miss 24<br />
Carat helped you find confidence t o<br />
cont inue w it h pageant s and com pet e<br />
in Top Model of Sunderland?<br />
J: Absolutely, my first competition went<br />
really well. I made the final which gave<br />
me the confidence to take part again the<br />
following year.<br />
M: How w as your experience<br />
com pet ing in Top Model of<br />
Sunderland?<br />
J: Top Model of Sunderland was amazing.<br />
All the rounds were so much fun. Being a<br />
finalist and winning the competition has<br />
opened so many doors for me.<br />
M: What w ould you say t o girls<br />
st ruggling w it h confidence t rying t o<br />
follow t rends in current societ y?<br />
J: Fashions change so don?t feel you have<br />
to change your beauty to match society?s<br />
idea of what?s beautiful because soon<br />
enough that particular trend will change<br />
again. Always be yourself, it sounds cliché<br />
but there?s only one you in this world.<br />
Some of the most famous models are the<br />
most unique looking.<br />
M: What w as your favourit e part<br />
about com pet ing in Pageant s over t he<br />
years?<br />
J: My favourite part in competing is<br />
definitely the experience you gain. I?ve<br />
had the opportunity to participate in<br />
some amazing charitable events that I<br />
wouldn?t have had the chance had I not<br />
competed. They?ve helped with my<br />
confidence and provided me with a great<br />
work ethic<br />
.M: What w ould surprise people t he<br />
m ost about Beaut y Pageant s &<br />
Com pet it ions?<br />
J: The hard work behind the scenes would<br />
be the most surprising. People who come<br />
to watch the pageants or hear of them<br />
only get to see the end product. If they<br />
were able to follow our journey<br />
throughout, the preparation and<br />
fundraising I feel they may have a<br />
different perspective.<br />
M: How did you feel know ing you w ere<br />
in t he running and com pet ing for Miss<br />
GB?<br />
J: It was a dream come true to be in the<br />
running for Miss Universe Great Britain, I<br />
felt privileged to be a finalist with<br />
amazing girls.<br />
M: What ?s next in t he Pipeline?<br />
J: I?m hoping to visit Zambia to volunteer<br />
towards a project to build a three class<br />
room school for the children which<br />
already has an attendance of 500 pupils.<br />
Not only will the classrooms create a<br />
better educational environment for the<br />
children but also create 20 jobs for<br />
people in unemployment.
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