Sandra Marie Lees is a British model and winner of several regional and national beauty pageants. She has represented the UK at the Miss International and Miss Tourism contests. As of September 11, 2010 she also holds the title of Miss Earth England and will compete at the Miss Earth

Miss Earth

Miss Earth is an annual international beauty pageant promoting environmental awareness. Miss Earth is also one of the most publicized beauty contests in the world....

 final, one of the top three international beauty pageants, to be held in Vietnam

Vietnam

Vietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –...

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Acting Background, Introduction to Modelling

Sandra Marie graduated from Birmingham Theatre School

Birmingham Theatre School

Birmingham Theatre School is a drama school, located in Birmingham, England.The school was founded by Sir Barry Jackson in the theatre that he built, namely the Old Rep Theatre, which was also the first Repertory Theatre in the world. The school now has over 250 students on a variety of full and...

 in 2006, hoping to forge a career in acting. She entered Miss Limo 2007, and after achieving a runner up spot, began to compete in pageants on a regular basis.

Charity Work

Sandra Marie has promoted and raised money for several charities during her career. These include Walk With Cancer in association with the Miss England pageant, and Help For Heroes

Help for Heroes

Help for Heroes is a British charity launched on 1 October 2007 to help provide better facilities for British servicemen and women wounded since September 11, 2001. It was founded by Bryn Parry OBE and his wife Emma Parry OBE after they visited soldiers at Selly Oak Hospital in Birmingham...

 for Miss Coventry.

Pageant Achievements

Sandra Marie's introduction to beauty pageants came in 2007, challenging for the title of Miss Limo. She achieved a runner up position, an excellent result for a first competition, made all the more remarkable as she was initially entered by a friend as a practical joke. Her first pageant victory was the title of Miss West Midlands, a heat for the crown of Miss British Isles. In 2008 she began her reign as Miss Coventry and reached the semi-final stage of Miss England. This was followed by success at the Miss Keltruck contest, resulting in her featuring in the 2009 Keltruck calender. Sandra's win in the Miss Beauty Queen Birmingham competition and subsequent victory at the national contest gave her the title Miss British International and a place in the world final in Chicago

Chicago

Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...

, her first appearance at an international pageant.

Sandra's most recent victory is the prestigious title of Miss Earth England, under which she will compete at Miss Earth 2010

Miss Earth 2010

Miss Earth 2010, the 10th edition of Miss Earth beauty pageant, was held at Vinpearl Land, Nha Trang, Vietnam on December 4, 2010.Eighty-four contestants from various countries and territories competed for the Miss Earth 2010 title. At the conclusion of the competition, outgoing titleholder Miss...

 in Nha Trang

Nha Trang

Nha Trang is a coastal city and capital of Khanh Hoa province, on the South Central Coast of Vietnam. It is bounded on the North by Ninh Hoà district, on the East by the South China Sea, on the South by Cam Ranh town and on the West by Diên Khánh district...

, Vietnam

Vietnam

Vietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –...

. The pageant is one of the three largest held internationally along with Miss World

Miss World

The Miss World pageant is the oldest surviving major international beauty pageant. It was created in the United Kingdom by Eric Morley in 1951...

 and Miss Universe

Miss Universe

Miss Universe is an annual international beauty contest that is run by the Miss Universe Organization. The pageant is the most publicized beauty contest in the world with 600 million viewers....

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Pageant Results

Pageant	Year	Position
Miss Earth Miss Earth Miss Earth is an annual international beauty pageant promoting environmental awareness. Miss Earth is also one of the most publicized beauty contests in the world.... England	2010	Winner
Miss Earth Birmingham	2010	Winner
Miss Tourism Great Britain	2010	Winner
Miss British International	2009	Winner
Miss Beauty Queen UK	2009	Winner
Miss Beauty Queen Birmingham	2009	Winner
Miss Keltruck	2008/09	Winner
Miss Coventry	2008	Winner
Miss West Midlands	2007	Winner

External links

• http://www.miss-beautyqueen.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=27&Itemid=35
• http://www.birminghamtheatreschool.co.uk/