Maya, 14, becomes Miss Junior Teen East Yorkshire

Maya is Miss Junior Teen East Yorkshire 2024
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A Hull girl has been crowned Miss Junior Teen East Yorkshire and will soon find out at an awards ceremony in Blackpool if she has won the national title.

Maya, 14, entered the Miss Junior Teen competition having wanted to do a pageant from a young age. She said the experience has been both "exciting" and "nerve-wracking" but she's had a lot of pageant training from the organisers in between the competition days.

She said: "I applied in January and I got through to the semi-final and then they messaged me back two weeks later and they said I was in the final. Santcum in Cottingham sponsored me to help me get into the pageant."

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The final is in Blackpool on Saturday, October 12. It is here Maya will discover if she has also won the overall title of Miss Junior Teen Great Britain 2024.

"I was so excited and I couldn't wait to tell my mum," said Maya. "I've been looking forward to the pageant ever since then. It's so nerve-wracking but at the same time it gives you so much adrenaline."

Maya shopping for a food bank donation
Maya shopping for a food bank donation -Credit:Supplied

Her mum Jessica Bailey, who owns Adorn Aesthetics Studio, said the news came as a total surprise, but a nice one. She said: "I was a little bit shocked because it's something she has spoken about as a child but now she's just done it. I was like, 'Oh my God, you're in the final?'"

Part of being a beauty pageant contestant is donating to charitable causes. Jessica added: "We've been out the past couple of days donating clothes and to the food bank." Maya said her favourite charitable activity so far has been donating food.

Maya donating clothes to a charity shop
Maya donating clothes to a charity shop -Credit:Supplied

At the final, there will be two rounds. The first round is fashion and Maya said the idea is to wear something "very out-there to express your personal fashion". The next round is ballgowns, for an elegant look.

Maya said whoever wins gets the crown and becomes the official Miss Junior Teen Great Britain 2024. The winner receives a prize package including £500.

She will also get to do lots of work in the local community through the title she already has, Miss Junior Teen East Yorkshire.