Pageant contestant set to represent Crawley in beauty competition

Layla Gordon will compete in the Junior category of the UK Galaxy Pageants competition on Saturday, March 14.

The 14 year old schoolgirl said: “I’m the first one out of the whole of my family to ever do a pageant and no one really ever talks about pageants so it was just something different I thought I’d give a go at.”

A student at St Wilfrid’s Catholic School, Layla decided to take part in the Galaxy pageant after talking with her friends about joining a pageant, and searching online for competitions to enter.

Layla said: “So far, it has been a great experience and I would recommend it to anyone because it 100 per cent boosts your confidence - I haven’t even done it yet but I already feel so much more confident.

“I’d say if you’re interested in doing one don’t think too much about it, just enter - this can be any age as there are many different age groups available.

“When I entered I was very spontaneous about it and just went for it straight away.”

To find out more, and to support Layla, visit her Instagram page at juniormissgalaxy.crawley.