Models return from Miss Globe International in Turkey

Model of the Year 2011 top ten finalists Kirsty Turner and Sarah Ashworth, and our Face of East Anglia winner Eisha Acton were chosen by us to represent England, Scotland and Ireland in the Miss Globe International competition held in Turkey this December 17th - 30th.

The girls spent two weeks at the luxurious Kaya Artemis resort and casino in Turkey, on an all expenses paid trip from The Model of the Year and UK Beauties where they also spent their Christmas!

The grand final was aired live on the Fox network to over 60 countries giving the girls plenty of publicity! The girls have now returned from Turkey and all had a fantastic time at the international pageant, we will shortly be featuring a diary of what they got up to and gallery of their images over there, as well as featuring the press features they have had so stay tuned for all of this coming in the new year!

The girls received a massive amount of publicity including from pages of the Irish World newspaper and features, as well as other newspaper spreads and radio appearances. Any of our Academy girls can apply for the international beauty pageants which we send girls to abroad, you do not have to have won one of our pageants or modelling competitions to attend one they are open for all members to apply for!

So if you want to represent your country at an international beauty pageant in 2012 please join the Academy and start applying for all of our jobs, castings and modelling competitions straight away!

Model of the year success

November saw the grand finals for our several Model of the Year competitions which we run - the adult females, males, teens and our new Little Miss competition as well! All of the four competitions were run over the same day on the 20th November at Project nightclub, and were once again covered by the BBC.

All of the finalists and winners received a lot of publicity, with live interviews and appearances on the BBC, front pages of their local press, and radio appearances as well. Our Model of the Year winner Sam is seen here in a full page feature about her win in The Sun national newspaper!

Samantha Crossman is a mother of two from Middlesborough, and was closely followed by Alice Atreides from Peterborough in second place, and Stephanie Moore from Norwich in third place. Samantha will now be jetting off to Egypt with Kerri this January to shoot her portfolio and official calendar on the Red Sea Rivera and take home thousands of pounds worth of prizes as well! The Teen Model of the Year competition was very close, and Helen MacGregor from Cheshire walked away as the 2011 winner, with Jessica Watts from Walsall in second place, and Marina Maytum from Norwich in third place.

Remone Notman an engineer aged 20 from Huddersfield walked away as the Male Model of the Year 2011 winner, Ricky Rajpal, 33 years old from Watford in Hertfordshire won second place, and Liam Spring, 21 years old from Norwich took third place. Our Little Miss contestants did extremely well - Megan Smith walked away as the over all winner, followed closely by Emilia Watts (who also won the Little Miss Popularity Award!) and Tia Woodhall took third place. You can read more about The Model of the Year news by visiting our website here.

Kerri returns from round the world modelling trip

Kerri left the Academy in the capable hands of her assistants Kathleen and Charley as she jetsetted round the world on various modelling trips this Autumn and winter. Kerri's first stop was Thailand where she was shooting for various magazines including Maxim and Babemag. She spent the week shooting with celebrity photographer Alan Strutt in the trip organised by Celebrity Publicity who are selling images of Kerri around the world.

Kerri then headed off to Fiji at the end of September for the World Supermodel Finals where she won the place to represent England. Kerri made it to the final 12 for the world final out of over 150 countries shortlisted for the competition.

Kerri spent a week on the Amunuca resort and spa taking part in various activities and shoots, before the grand final at the end of September where Kerri came 4th place, and also won the Public Choice Award and the Miss Congeniality for the adult models as well. Kerri was sponsored by Ladbrokes and GMS Law as well as various other companies for the trip, and you can view more details on her personal model website here.

In just the few short days between returning from Thailand there was no time to sleep off the jet lag with a Model Tutorial Day and the Grid Girl calendar shoot the day before flying to Fiji! We are very proud that Kerri managed to not just fit all of that in for the girls but also bring international titles back to the Academy as well!

Face of East Anglia 2011 Results

22 finalists took to the stage at Project Nightclub on Sunday 4th September to compete for the Face of East Anglia title and crown. They took part in casual wear, club wear, evening wear and sports wear rounds and were interviewed on stage by Channel 5 TV presenter Rob Lamarr as well! In the day the girls took part in a press photoshoot at Ladbrokes where they also received free bets with the chance to win £500! You can view the girls in the press feature online here if you missed the newspaper features.

Judges included Matt from Thundersport GB racing series, World Champion kickboxer Gary Briggs, professional boxer and ultra athlete Jackson Williams, Mr Olympia finalist Steve King, and professional model Natalie Money.The judges chose Eisha Acton from Cambridge the winner - who was also sponsored by Ladbrokes as one of four girls they chose to support! Katie Ballam came second, with Poppy Moon in third place.

Miss Charity winners were Karla Doyle and Rebecca Turner in close second place for the title, and the Miss Popualarity Award went to Mica Anema. The Miss Congeniality Award was chosen by all of the finalists and went to Stephanie Moore! The Top 12 will all be shooting for an official 2012 calendar - keep your eyes peeled for this coming soon!

A big thank you to Ladbrokes, Godfrey Morgan Solicitors and GMS Law who all officially sponsored the competition. We could not have put on such a fantastic event without their help and support.

Eisha will now head off to Disneyland Paris on an all expenses paid trip to represent East Anglia in the Face of Europe 2011 grand final this christmas!

Top Swimwear Model 2011 Results

The Academy ran their first ever Top Swimwear Model grand final on the 10th July 2011 to help all aspiring swimwear models gain some exposure in the industry and win some fantastic prizes as well!

Created by Kerri this contest is aimed at models who wish to become swimsuit models, and even travel the world with it as Kerri has done on various swimwear campaigns - including her being the face of Starwear US swimwear in Florida!

23 finalists had to compete in a variety of rounds including a Baywatch themed round, a white bikini of their choice, a one piece swimsuit, and a final round where they had to customise their own bikini!

The girls also took part in calendar shoots during the day and group press shoots with Rob Colman of the Daily Star and other publications. Each 2011 finalist will receive her own 2012 official calendar to sell to her fans!

The judges had great difficulty choosing between the finalists who made the top 12 to determine their winners. They all got to watch the 12 finalists in one last round to help them decide who they wanted to take the crown and calendar shoot in Egypt!

It was very close with only one point between first and second place, and the Top Swimwear Model 2011 title was given to our winner Corrine Lee from Lincolnshire. Second place was awarded to Mica Anema from Dereham in Norfolk, and third place went to Casey Holt from Nottingham.

Corrine will now fly to Egypt to shoot her official calendar on the Red Sea Riveria later this year, in an all expenses paid trip.

Corrine has had several press features since her win and will also be featured on the Maxim Magazine website as well.

Norfolk's Model of the Year winners announced

On Sunday 10th July the Academy held a triple pageant event! Three pageants - one evening, including the Top Swimwear Model grand final, and Norfolks Model and Teen Model of the Year grand finals too.

Over 300 guests turned out to the venue at Project Nightclub to watch the girls compete for the three titles. There were 40 finalists in total that evening, competing in four rounds each.

The Norfolk's Model of the Year finalists competed in Swim wear, Sports wear, Club wear and Evening wear and were also interviewed on stage about their hobbies and interests by Channel 5 TV presenter Rob Lamarr.

Judges included Miss Norwich 2011 winner Amy Spinks, Mr Peterborough 2011 winner Matty Pennells, celebrity MMA fighter Iain Martell, Teen Model of the Year 2010 winner Darci Boamah, professional model Natalie Money, celebrity hairstylist Max Giammello, and Thundersport GB's Matthew Schader.

The judges were very impressed with the talent of the girls, who had all been trained by Kerri in her new Pageant Training Days to ensure their catwalk, posing, and on stage interviews were flawless!

Stephanie Moore walked away as the overall winner and securing a place in The Model of the Year 2011 grand final, with Carrie Woolston in third place and Jemma Colledge in third.

Lindsey Williams another finalist also received the Miss Popularity Award as well. Lindsey had around 20 guests come to cheer for her at the grand final where she also demonstrated a Kuk Sol Won (Korean martial art) form as part of her Sports wear round which really impressed the judges!

The Norfolk regional heat for The Model of the Year and Teen Model of the Year contests was just one of the live heats we are doing for the competition this year.

You'll find details of all the heats on the website here.

Norfolk's Teen Model of the Year winners announced

On Sunday 10th July the Academy held a triple pageant event! Three pageants - one evening, including the Top Swimwear Model grand final, and Norfolks Model and Teen Model of the Year grand finals too.

Over 300 guests turned out to the venue at Project Nightclub to watch the girls compete for the three titles. There were 40 finalists in total that evening, competing in four rounds each.

The Norfolk Teen Model of the Year finalists competed in Casual wear, Sports wear, Club wear and Evening wear and were also interviewed on stage about their hobbies and interests.

There is no swimsuit round in our Model of the Year final as we do not believe the under 17's should be posing in a bikini or swimsuit.

Sasha Bennington walked away as the winner after wowing the judges, closely followed by Marina Maytum in second place and Jessica Wimbledon in third.

Sasha will be going to the Teen Model of the Year finals this November to compete for the national title.

The Miss Popularity Award went to teen finalist Amber Lovett, and special recognition was also given to Jessica Wimbledon and Maddison Taylor for fundraising for charity as well!

A big thank you to Godfrey Morgan Solicitors and Max Giammello hair salon for sponsoring this event, further thanks also goes out to Soundwaves Roadshow for supplying the DJ as well!

August saw a double teen success with Marina Maytum who came runner up to Sasha, winning the July national photographic heat to go to the Teen Model of the Year 2011 final! So Marina will be competing against Sasha once again!

Sasha also recently filming a Sky TV show about her pageant experience, and her new found love of boxing! Sky TV filmed her and Kerri boxing at the Kickstop MMA in Norwich with coach Stuart Chase.

Face of East Anglia competition looking for entries

The Academy will be running the Face of East Anglia competition for the Face of Europe. The Face Of Europe was launched in 2010, in search of a winner to be crowned at the ultimate venue - Disneyland® Paris, in the fashion capital of the world!

The Face Of Europe will be the first ever beauty pageant to be held at Disneyland® Paris, and we're searching for the first girls to ever share this unique experience!

The Academy will be running the Face of East Anglia 2011 competition - sending the winner on the pageant experience of a lifetime at the grand final in Disneyland® Paris!

The grand final at Disneyland® Paris will take place between the 5th - 9th December 2011 and we are delighted to be able to offer entrants the opportunity to compete for the coveted title in the most magical arena in Europe.

The Face of East Anglia 2011 winner will enjoy a visit to one of the most famous cities and landmarks in the world, reacquainting herself with childhood favourites whilst enjoying the enchantment of Disneyland® Paris during the Christmas Season. You can view more details about the competition and enter here.

Academy girls take part in the Lord Mayors Procession

On Saturday 9th July the Academy girls took part in the Lord Mayors Procession in Norwich where thousands of people turned out to watch the fantastic event! Driven by Kathleen Parker in Kerri's BMW 6 series, the float featured Kerri and Teen Model of the Year 2010 winner Darci Boamah in their sash and crowns, followed by the Academy girls and various competition finalists.

Over 30 girls took part in the Lord Mayors Procession, and even a couple of their boyfriends and children tagged along as well to wave at everyone in the audience! The girls were featured on BBC Norfolk in an exclusive interview with Kerri at the event.

Various competition finalists took part including girls from the Top Swimwear Model, Face of East Anglia, and Norfolks Model of the Year competitions. This event was sponsored by GMS Law who also provided the girls sashes.

Competition finalists take part in fundraising events

Finalists from various competitions we run will be taking part in a summer of fundraising with the Academy, to help raise their sponsorship fee's for various competitions and charities as well. We started the fundraising events as we understand it is often hard to find sponsors for competitions, and wanted the girls to have fun, get to know each other, and raise some money for charity as well.

This summer has already seen two bikini car wash events from finalists in the Norfolks Model of the Year and Face of East Anglia contests, which were featured in the local press. The bikini car wash events were held at the Norwich TA centre and money was also raised for Help for Heroes.

Other Academy girls have planned fundraising events in the area to raise money for charity as well, and the girls are now planning a third bikini car wash event with Academy model Maria Allegrino organising them all! Keep up the good work girls and a big thanks to AJ's Valeting and the Norwich TA centre for all of their help!

Miss Bikini International Finals in China this Summer!

This summer four Academy girls will be jetting off on an all expenses paid trip to China to compete in the 36th annual Miss Bikini International grand final! The four girls will be representing their country for the three week competition where they will also enjoy tours of China including it's capital Beijing!

You can apply to represent your country and join these three girls in the opportunity of a lifetime on the Academy now you'll find full details in the forums! We will be supplying girls to several international pageants in 2011 - just another perk of being an Academy member!

Academy Calendars now on sale!

The Academy calendars have now gone on sale, on our official partner website Model Support. The Academy has spent the last month shooting the variety of calendars, from shooting Kerri's official calendar on the Red Sea in Egypt, to the Grid Girls calendar at Tinklers motorbike showroom in Norwich. The owners of Tinklers were exceptionally helpful, supplying some gorgeous motorbikes for the girls to shoot on, and suplying some great probs including biker boots and leathers!

Grid Girl winner Robyn Freeman appears on the cover of the official Grid Girl calendar (pictured on the news article below) judges chose Robyn as the overall winner, with Suzy Deakin coming a close second place, and Samatha Coe in third place.

Teen Model of the Year calendar features Darci Boamah (pictured left) on the front cover, this is currently on sale alongside the Model of the Year Calendar with winner Zoiey Marie on the cover. The Teen and Model of the Year 2011 Calendars feature every single finalist from both the competitions, with several finalists on each A3 page.

The Academy photographers Lee Harvey, Alan Bulldeath, and Roger Valentine have been very busy, shooting over 100 models in just 3 short weeks for all of the calendars, and Damian our graphic designer has been working equally hard to help edit the images.

We would like to thank Model Support for designing the producing the calendars for us, and ensuring they were available in time for Christmas, so close after all of the modelling competition finals.

We have also put calendars together for a variety of our models who attended our Egypt trips this year, to get their faces seen alongside Kerri's and giving them the opportunity of selling calendars to their fans.

You can view all of the official Academy calendars on the Model Support website here.

Teen Model of the Year Success!

2010 was the first year of the seperate Teen Model of the Year competition on Saturday 27th November and it was a great success! Despite the Norfolk area being under inches of snow, 17 out of the 20 grand finalists still managed to get to the competition, travelling from all over the UK!

The finalists took part in a 2011 fashion calendar shoot in the day, and were trained by the Catwalk Professor who taught them how to walk and pose on stage! The evening consisted of a party dress round, followed by a casual round, a sportswear round where we saw some fantastic costumes, and finally an evening wear round. The finalists were then interviewed on stage by Channel 5 TV presenter Rob Lamarr!

Judges on the evening included the Catwalk Professor, Mrs World and Mrs Commonwealth Winner Hannah McCraig, Matthew Schader from Thundersport GB racing series, professional model Natalie Money, and Talitha Minnis - Model of the Year 2009 winner!

The judges had a tough decision as all the girls were equally amazing on stage, and at one point they were arguing over the winner as it was so close! After much deliberation they chose Darci Boamah aged 15 from Wells Next to the Sea as their winner, closely followed by Hannah Davis aged 15 from County Durham, and in third place Jade Pask aged 17 from Norwich.

Other award winners included Jenny Andrews as Most Promising Newcomer, Maddison Taylor aged just 13 who won Miss Charity and also the Best Catwalk (as awarded by the Catwalk Professor!) Miss Personality went to Jessica Wimbledon. The Most Photogenic award went to Hannah Davis, and Miss Popularity was Molly Jo Norman.

Hannah McCraig, owner of UK Beauties also picked winners to attend the Miss Bikini International grand finals in China next summer, choosing Jade Pask and Avanda Bennett, both 17 and from Norwich, to win all expenses paid trips to China next year to represent their country!