{"id":295527,"date":"2025-07-27T09:27:13","date_gmt":"2025-07-27T09:27:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/295527\/"},"modified":"2025-07-27T09:27:13","modified_gmt":"2025-07-27T09:27:13","slug":"beauty-technician-crowned-first-miss-great-britain-hampshire-winner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/295527\/","title":{"rendered":"Beauty technician crowned first Miss Great Britain Hampshire winner"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A beauty technician has been crowned the first-ever Miss Great Britain Hampshire in the county.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The regional final of the oldest UK pageant was held on July 20, at Southampton&#8217;s Novotel Hotel, with more than 80 guests in attendance.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">After a night of interviews and fashion, swimwear, and evening wear rounds, 23-year-old Cerys Hewson from Portsmouth was crowned the winner.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The beauty technician and former UK national miss was inspired to enter the contest after meeting a Miss Great Britain queen.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Cerys Hewson crowned first Miss Great Britain Hampshire in Southampton ceremony (Image: Brian Hayes) She said: &#8220;The very first pageant queen I ever met was a Miss Great Britain, and from then I was captivated.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Entering Miss Hampshire is my way of honouring that dream and finally taking my place in a system I\u2019ve always deeply admired.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Cerys will now go on to represent Hampshire in the final of Miss Great Britain 2025.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyecho.co.uk\/news\/25319484.southampton-man-crowned-uk-latte-art-champion\/?ref=ial\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:READ MORE:\u00a0Southampton man crowned the \u2018UK latte art champion\u2019;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">READ MORE:\u00a0Southampton man crowned the \u2018UK latte art champion\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Regional director Aryana Neo said: &#8220;I am delighted with how my first regional finals went, and I have had some incredible feedback from the event and the finalists.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I am so proud of each and every one of them as they each have grown in confidence and developed themselves over the past few months.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I am so excited to work with Cerys to prepare her for the 80th anniversary of Miss Great Britain this October.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Cerys is set to receive many prizes for winning the competition, including entry to the Miss Great Britain finals with accommodation for two nights in Leicester, a sash and a crown, pageant coaching, a luxury afternoon tea, and more.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The national final of the Miss Great Britain competition will take place on October 17, at the Athena in Leicester.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A beauty technician has been crowned the first-ever Miss Great Britain Hampshire in the county. 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