This year’s Miss England final is being split into two parts and the reigning Miss World, Manushi Chhillar, who has four million followers on Instagram, surprised the Miss England finalists by attending a special fundraising presentation in Birmingham.

Part One of the cointest was held at Resorts World Birmingham on 26th & 27th July, where the contestants where invited to compete in various qualifiers which will fast track them through to the Top 20.

The contest began with a round called Miss Beautiful Mind, an intelligence test. This round was won by Miss London, eighteen year-old Chiara King, from Chelsea .

The Stages Hair Design Miss Beautiful Hair and Top Model contest was hosted by the reigning Miss England, Stephanie Hil,l and held at the High Line where both rounds selected a shortlist.

The evening ended with a Miss Resorts World Publicity Queen, contest which went to super slimmer Miss Scunthorpe Jen Atkin. Jen was last year’s Sportswoman winner after revealing she lost eight stone in weight. Jen was crowned Miss Resorts World after impressing the judges with her story and managed to beat 49 Miss England finalists.

The following day commenced at 8.30am with the Miss England sports round on the grass at the side of Pendigo Lake. The reigning Mr England Jack Eyers and Mr England 2015 Chris Bramell were among the experienced personal trainers putting the girls through their paces. Miss Cheltenham, Katy Van Hemelryk, who runs her own weight loss boot camp won the Sportswoman award.

Winners of these various rounds will now be fast tracked through to the final twenty in part two for the final catwalk and crowning which takes place on Tuesday 4th September at Kelham Hall in Nottinghamshire.

Prizes for the ultimate winner include a trip to Sanya China for Miss World, a wardrobe of ten beautiful gowns from Bella Donna Boutique to take to Miss World, a portfolio of photographs, a collection of make up from Pierre René, a trip to Sri Lanka from Premier Ceylon and a host of other prizes and gifts from sponsors.