Huddersfield University students make it to regional finals of Miss Student UK competition

Feb 6 2009 by Hazel Ettienne, Huddersfield Daily Examiner

TWO girls from Huddersfield University have made it through to the regional finals of a national student competition.

Eighteen-year-old Kate Rigby, who is studying fashion buying, and her friend Tara White, 19, who is studying advertising and marketing communications, have entered Miss Student UK (www.missstudentuk.com).

The contest seeks to find the brightest, most dynamic, most determined and most popular female student of the academic year.

The competition is held over a series of online and live regional and national heats.

And what started out as “a laugh” has become a campaign to make it through to the grand finals where a £10,000 cash prize awaits the winner, a European holiday for two, photo shoot and an optional two-year TV and modelling contract.

Kate said: “First of all it started as a laugh but then we realised that maybe we stood a chance. We started campaigning, ringing our previous schools, asking relatives and friends, made Facebook groups to help get votes and eventually we made it into the regional finals.

“We have continued to campaign and are planning to give it our all on February 24th at the regional finals. We hope to make it into the grand finals where we have a chance to win £10,000.”

Kate is now second in the region and Tara is in fourth place.

Supermodel turned business-woman Caprice will host the regional finals.