A NEWLY-CROWNED beauty queen said she is using her title to advocate mental health support.
Lorin Barr, from Darlington, this year won the title of Mrs Darlington Galaxy and will now compete with girls across the country in March 2020 for the title of Miss Galaxy UK.
The winner of Miss Galaxy UK will go on to the international final and jet off to the US and compete with others from all over the world for Miss Galaxy International in the summer of 2020.
As part of her pageant duties, Mrs Barr has been making appearances and doing charity work and is an advocate for mental health and wellbeing. She has recently joined in with a sensory play session at Little Treasures Group, collected food and toys for stray dogs at Stray Aid and is organising her own Charity Fundraising Night for the Christie Cancer Charitable Fund. The event will be help on December 5 at the Harrowgate Hill Club.
Mrs Barr said: “I am so excited to have made it to the final, it is a great achievement and I cannot wait to meet all of the other girls. Many people view Pageants as outdated and all about looks but it cannot be further from the truth.
"Galaxy pageants celebrate diversity, supporting other women and encourage charitable work. I hope to use my platform to encourage young girls to be themselves and celebrate what makes us different.
"I’m so grateful to my sponsor HC-One and our CEO Justin for believing in me and helping me compete in the final.”
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