A couple of weeks ago I was invited to be a local blogger judge at the Simply Be Catwalk Contender Leeds. Simply Be have partnered up with Milk Model Management to find their next Curve Model and they’ve been inviting lovely ladies of the public to put themselves forward… or in some cases, have been dragged along by their friends! ;)
It was lovely to spend the day with Anna, the MD of Milk Model Management and the Simply Be crew. It was crazy hot in the White Rose Centre, where the competition was being held so we indulged in some lovely fresh fruit smoothies and pretending we were in an exotic country on holiday.
Image c/o Simply Be
As a judge it was my job to pick out ladies walking by who I thought would make great models. We had a height restriction and entrants had to be a size 12+, but apart from that I was looking for wonderful women who were happy and confident with their bodies and those who were just gorgeous and had great style. I really enjoyed spending a day telling lovely ladies how beautiful they were, you just don’t get that opportunity enough!
Image c/o Simply Be
Image c/o Simply Be
At the end of our casting session, myself and the panel sat down and chatted about who our favourites were and then I compiled my top three entries from the day to put forward into the next round of the competition. How exciting! I chose Joanne, Angel and Ashleigh, pictured above. Joanne and Angel definitely had a flair for modelling and were really natural in front of the camera, while Ashleigh needed a bit more convincing to enter the competition. I’m so glad she did though because she immediately became one of the favourites to win! All three ladies have fantastic smiles which is my favourite thing about them! I wish them the best of luck in the competition!!
Loves x xx