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MP's girl wants to be Miss Earth

3:10pm Friday 13th June 2008

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THE daughter of Southend West MP David Amess is not following her father into politics - but she's still hoping to pick up votes of a different kind.

Katie Amess has just reached the final rounds of an international beauty contest.

The 22-year-old actress from Westcliff is in the semi-finals to be the British contestant of the Miss Earth 2008 pageant.

If she gets the vote to be the country's entrant, she will travel to the Philippines to compete against finalists from more than 100 other countries.

She said: "Essex girls can be beautiful, talented and intelligent and I hope I can be a role model for the younger generation by showing them just because you have beauty doesn't mean you can't have brains.

"I studied hard at St Bernards High School and got 3 A*s, 6 As and 2 Bs for my GCSEs, an A and 2 Bs for my A-levels, a 2:1 in my degree and a Masters in advanced theatre practice from the Central School of Speech and Drama."

Katie works at Shelter, the homeless charity in London and is also an actress. She has just returned from Hollywood where she filmed a pilot for the entertainment channel E.

Her most recent UK credits include playing Paris Hilton in a Nintendo advert and Frau Heidi in the E4 show Funny Cuts.

She said: "Miss Earth 2008 is the only beauty competition in the world devoted to raising awareness of our environment.

"It is also one of the biggest televised beauty competitions in the world, with over 100 countries participating."

England's entrant to the competition will be picked at a live final in Chelsea on July 14, at the Collection Nightclub.

In August she will be on the catwalk again in Basildon for Miss Essex FM 2008.

The Miss Essex FM Final will be at Liquid & Envy, Basildon Festival Leisure Park, from 7pm-9pm on Thursday, August 28.


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aimee, southend says...
5:09pm Fri 13 Jun 08

Katie is the best girl for the job! She is beautiful inside and out and is a definate front runner!!!!Vote for Kate to win Miss Earth!!!

lucy, rochford says...
6:32pm Fri 13 Jun 08

go katie, love ya

good luck

xx

APR, Benfleet says...
8:26pm Fri 13 Jun 08

A pleasant looking young lady, who also has a very high opinion of herself !

I hope I can be a role model for the younger generation by showing them just because you have beauty doesn't mean you can't have brains.

evilc, essex says...
7:32am Sat 14 Jun 08

Thank goodness for that one baby kissing politician in Southend(and Ray Howard) is more than enough!!

Fred, Canvey says...
10:24am Sat 14 Jun 08

Is it 1973 already?

Piemaker, Basildon says...
3:06pm Sun 15 Jun 08

Does she mix molecules?

Quote: She said: "Essex girls can be beautiful, talented and intelligent and I hope I can be a role model for the younger generation by showing them just because you have beauty doesn't mean you can't have brains.

Who said she was beautiful ? Seen a better looking pork pie to be honest !

plug, southend says...
6:11am Mon 16 Jun 08

Beats beatin up folk and gurnin at babies fer a livin like the rest of er clan

Touch, Essex says...
6:01pm Mon 16 Jun 08

If I ever saw a pork pie that looked like that, I'd be obese by now!!! :P

Pie eater, Westcliff says...
6:21pm Mon 16 Jun 08

A more desirable position for your plug to be in would be your mouth and not your backside. Don't you have anything more interesting to do than to study the clan of Amess? Sounds like a bit of the old green eyed monster to me

James, Southend On Sea says...
11:21am Tue 17 Jun 08

What a stunner, hope she wins

Georgina, Southend says...
6:29pm Tue 17 Jun 08

What can I say? Katie is much easier on the eye than all the others in the competition,you are right James, a real stunner. I hope she goes on to win the competition, brains as well, she is a credit to Southend.

Phil, Essex says...
2:48pm Wed 18 Jun 08

Blimey!! I'm moving to Southend if this is what the birds are like!!
Hey Pie Maker, your nearest optitians is listed in the yellow pages, maybe you should get them eyes seen to.
Go Katie girl, you've got my vote!

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