Singer-songwriter, musician and artist from Leamington needs your votes in a new online Miss England Midlands contest

A singer-songwriter, musician and artist from Leamington needs your votes in a new online Miss England Midlands contest.

The competition was due to be held as a catwalk show at Resorts World Birmingham on April 26. But organisers were forced to cancel the event as venues started to close and lockdown began.

However, the contest will continue online - with Taylor-Louise Thomas from Leamington among the contenders.

The 16 finalists were invited to submit videos taken in or around their homes, enter the talent round by showing off their skills and in their introduction speak about the best and worst bits of being in lockdown.

Taylor-Louise said: "I am a 23-year-old singer-songwriter, musician and artist.

"I'm also an ambassador for my sponsors, Millenium Balti in Leamington Spa, representing them through ‘Mission Awareness’ campaigns which consists of being an activist for plastic pollution and anti-bullying (Generation Now, was written and released to highlight this movement and my personal journey).

"Over the past year I have independently raised money for Springfield Mind - where I focus on mental health support through live music events and health and fitness.

"After a rough start in life, like many, my goal is to promote self-love, confidence with individuality and spiritual growth/healing."

A public vote is being held on the Miss England website - to vote for Taylor-Louise text the word MISS MIDLANDS 16 to 63333. All text votes costs 50p plus standard network charge.

The Miss England Midlands vote closes on May 31 and the shortlist will receive an interview by zoom from the Miss England Team before the winners are selected and announced on social media who will then go forward to the next Miss England final.

Miss England organiser Angie Beasley said: "Some of the contestants had already started fundraising for Beauty With a Purpose, a charity which helps disadvantaged youngsters and an integral part of the contest.

"At first I thought the only thing to do was to cancel but then realised we could potentially run some of our qualifying heats including the Midlands contest as online competitions with videos linked from the Miss England Contest YouTube channel."

To find out more visit https://www.missengland.info/qualifiers/semi-final-midlands/