Teacher who was bullied over her looks at school is hoping to score top marks in her bid to become Miss England
- Emily Sanders, 23, has won the Miss Bristol and Miss Somerset crowns
- Entered competitions on a 'whim' after seeing advert in a magazine
- Beauty teaches at a secondary school and studies at Oxford university
- Used to be bullied and called 'Harry Potter' because of her glasses
She
has already won both the Miss Bristol and Miss Somerset crowns. And
now, school teacher, Emily Sanders has set her sights on becoming Miss
England.
The 23-year-old teaches history at a secondary school and is also studying part time at Oxford University.
Emily,
who bares a resemblance to former Countdown star, Carol Vordeman, has
also studied German and beginner's Mandarin and is particularly
fascinated by Russian communism.
Secondary school teacher, Emily Sanders has set her sights on becoming Miss England
To cap it all she is involved in charity work as the vice chair of a charity raising awareness about suicide and mental health.
Single Emily has just been crowned Miss Bristol, a year after winning the Miss Somerset crown.
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It is a long way from her schooldays when she was bullied for her looks and nicknamed 'Harry Potter' because of her glasses.
Emily entered Miss Somerset competition 'on a whim' after spotting an advert in a magazine.
She said: 'I never thought it would come to anything, I didn't expect I'd get this far. But now it's like a bug - I'm addicted.
Keeping it classy: Emily has studied German and beginner's Mandarin and is particularly fascinated by Russian communism
On a roll: Single Emily has just been crowned Miss Bristol, a year after winning the Miss Somerset crown
'People
think that it's just walking around in a bikini, but it really isn't.
'It's very hard work. It involves fitness, fundraising and talent
competitions amongst other things.
'My
friends just think it's me all over, really. I'm a very determined
person, very hard-working.' Emily grew up in Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset
and always wanted to be involved in education.
After
studying Modern Languages and History at Exeter University she became a
teacher in a Churchfield Church School in Highbridge, Somerset.
She now works in a secondary school in Exeter, Devon and is studying part time at Oxford.
Tables have turned: In her schooldays Emily was bullied for her looks and nicknamed 'Harry Potter' because of her glasses
Helping hand: Alongside focusing on
beauty pageants, Emily also helps out with charities such as Sensational
Kids, in Somerset (pictured)
Emily
said she has encountered negative attitudes towards the pageant with
people accusing her of hypocrisy, due to the focus on beauty rather than
education.
She
said: 'Someone recently said to me "how does someone that looks like
you get into Oxford?" 'I thought that was pretty unbelievable.
'I
just told them I attached a photo to my application.' She wrote on her
website: 'I feel very strongly that the Miss England competition
coincides with my personal and professional values as a teacher,
widening aspirations, making a difference and developing the "whole"
individual.'
Emily is also vice chair for a charity raising awareness about suicide and mental health.
'In
Charlie's Memory' was founded in memory of school friend Charley Marks
who took his life at the age of 18 after suffering from OCD, anxiety and
depression for four years.
Emily
offers her teaching services to the charity by providing mental health
education around the south west. The Miss England finals take place in
Southport in July.
Backlash: Emily said she has
encountered negative attitudes towards the pageant with people accusing
her of hypocrisy, due to the focus on beauty rather than education
Emily is originally
from Somerset and still volunteers with local charities, such as
collecting money for Charley's Memory (pictured)
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