and there are many examples of where it has worked. At the top of the pile Sharon Stone, Jodie Foster and many others began their careers with model competitions. On a different level but still an impressive one are Liliani and Jackie Turner, both UK glamour models are former Miss Great Britain and Miss England respectively. There are countless other examples of models, actresses, TV presenters or general celebrities that were once beauty queen's or wannabe beauty queens. Being in beauty competitions can give a young model exposure and confidence. Also, the label of 'Miss .. whatever' can create an interest that a new face alone cannot get. At the very least an entrant can most probably get local newspaper coverage. This can hence lead to regional including local tv news which can be good press. If the competition is national then the newspapers including the tabloids may do a feature and there are also female magazines. All of this can be fantastic experience and can help to build up your book and contacts within the industry.
However, no matter how much interest from aspiring beauty queens, not forgetting the keen eye of 'Jo Public', the 'fashion' industry are often keen to keep their distance. Even beautiful girls that have been hugely successful on what has developed into a circuit of competitions will struggle to be taken seriously by a fashion model agency. In fact, I would say a title could go so far as to damage a young models potential. Hence the likelihood of a beauty competition entrant ending up in the 'glamour modeling' section of the industry - see our page on this for more details. Often, it is the only area of modeling that will have an interest in such a girl which some may consider to be odd?
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