Miss Preston Elizabeth Grant was crowned Miss England 2016 during the finals held July 21 at the Southport Theatre & Convention Centre.

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Miss Preston Elizabeth Grant wins the Miss England 2016 contest held at the Foral Hall, Southport. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Thursday July 21, 2016. Photo credit should read: Peter Byrne/PA Wire
PIC BY LAURA SHEPHERD/MERCURY PRESS (PICTURED: MISS PRESTON, ELIZABETH GRANT, AGE 20TAKES THE STAGE AS SHE IS ANNOUCED THE WINNER OF THE MISS ENGLAND 2016 COMPETITION IN SOUTHPORT ON THURSDAY 21ST JULY.) ELIZABETH GRANT, AGE 20, who was Miss PRESTON has been crowned the 2016 winner of the Miss England contest in Southport, Merseyside. She claimed the title after battling it out against on stage 49 other women through rounds of the beauty pageant, held in the Southport Theatre and Convention Centre yesterday and today (THURS). Along with her new title ELIZABETH GRANT has also won 25,000 and will now go on to compete at Miss World. SEE MERCURY COPY
Miss Preston Elizabeth Grant wins the Miss England 2016 contest held at the Foral Hall, Southport. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Thursday July 21, 2016. Photo credit should read: Peter Byrne/PA Wire
Miss Preston Elizabeth Grant wins the Miss England 2016 contest held at the Foral Hall, Southport. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Thursday July 21, 2016. Photo credit should read: Peter Byrne/PA Wire
Miss Preston Elizabeth Grant wins the Miss England 2016 contest held at the Foral Hall, Southport. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Thursday July 21, 2016. Photo credit should read: Peter Byrne/PA Wire
The Top 5 contestants (left to right) Miss Hertfordshire Francesca Handey, Miss Newcastle Vicky Turner, Miss London Whitney Martins, Miss Lancashire Lucy Physick and Miss Preston Elizabeth Grant in the Miss England 2016 final at Floral Hall, Southport. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Thursday July 21, 2016. Photo credit should read: Peter Byrne/PA Wire

The 20-year-old psychology student, from Ribbleton, beat out 49 other hopefuls for the right to represent England at the Miss World competition to be held in December. She takes the crown from Miss England 2015 Natasha Hennings.

Accepting her crown, she said: “I don’t know what to say, I’m surprised I can even make sense right now.

 

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