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Sept 2021
Harrogate beauty queen sets sights on UK crown
A 23-year-old supermarket worker has been crowned Miss Harrogate Galaxy and is now ready to take on other beauty queens in the final of Miss Galaxy UK.
Victoria Hind, from Sharow, near Ripon, was crowned Miss Harrogate in her first pageant last month and will now compete in November's final.
Ms Hind said she always wanted to compete in pageants but prior to lockdown didn't think she had the confidence.
After suffering with anxiety for some years, she is hoping this competition will boost her confidence and teach her to "grab every opportunity that comes my way".
Pageant life is a little different to Ms Hind's day job at Sainsbury's in Ripon.
The Miss Galaxy UK final at the Park Hall Hotel in Lancashire consists of four rounds; an interview round, an evening wear round, a fashion wear round and a swimwear round.
If she wins she will have the chance to travel to America to compete in the Miss Galaxy International final next summer.
Ms Hind said:
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Ms Hind has already made an appearance as Miss Harrogate Galaxy at Ripon Races and is looking forward to attending more events during her reign.
She also plans to use her platform to raise money for the charity Dogsforgood, which trains dogs to live as assistance dogs in people's homes.
The charity helped find her step-dad, who suffers from multiple sclerosis, an assistance dog so she is determined to raise as much as she can.
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