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6th October 2014
Beauty queen Nicole is star SEAT saleswoman
/ Current ‘Face of Kent’ has notched up 50 sales in her first few months/ Nicole raises hundreds of pounds for brain injury charity in her free time/ Now 21-year-old is aiming to be crowned “Face of the World” in Paris
Talented Nicole Hinson is on the road to success as a star-studded car sales executive – while also holding the title as the current “Face of Kent”.
The 21-year-old has notched up sales of 50 cars and vans in her first six months at JCB SEAT at The Orbital Park in Ashford – while also raising hundreds of pounds for charity in her beauty queen role.
Next month Nicole, from Lydd, will be competing for the crown of “Face of the World” in the first charity pageant ever to be held at Disneyland Paris.
Nicole said: “You don’t see as many women in car sales but I am loving the job. I believe in being open and honest and enjoy seeing customers happy with their new cars. I am also working with a great team so I am very lucky.”
Busy Nicole has been raising cash for Headway East Kent, which supports people affected by brain injury. It’s a cause close to her heart because an aunt suffered a brain tumour aged just seven.
While making a name for herself in car sales Nicole also finds time to work as a fashion and swimwear model and run her hair extensions business – which in turn has helped her sell a few cars.
Most of the cars she has sold have been new SEATs, though she has also sold a number of used cars from the Barcelona-based brand as well as Volkswagen vans.
Despite her bid to be crowned “Face of the World” on October 27 when she will compete against 50 other girls, Nicole declared: “Whatever happens I will still carry on selling cars. It’s the job for me and when I have gained more experience I hope to be a Dealer Principal in the future.
“I also think SEAT is a very good brand to work for. They make funky cars ideal for young people and they are very reliable too.”
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Nicole won her “Face of Kent” title in April and since then has attended a number of charity functions including doing a sponsored walk in her pyjamas and a charity football match which featured ex-Liverpool and England star “Razor” Ruddock. She has also held car boot sales and made donations to charity from the hair extensions she’s sold.
Nicole, who was Lydd Carnival Queen at 14, added: “Competing in beauty pageants has given me the confidence to choose a career in car sales.”
Geoff Taylor, Head of Business at JCB SEAT, said: “Nicole is a key member of our team and has had success selling cars to both mothers and their daughters. I am sure she will do Kent proud in ‘Face of the World.’”
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SEAT is the only company in its sector with the full-range capacity to design, develop, manufacture and market cars in Spain. A member of the Volkswagen Group, the multinational has its headquarters in Martorell (Barcelona), exporting more than 80% of its vehicles, and is present in more than 75 countries. In 2013 SEAT achieved a business volume of 6,473 million euros, the highest figure in its history, with worldwide sales of 355,000 units.
SEAT Group employs 13,500 professionals at its three production centres – Barcelona, El Prat de Llobregat and Martorell, where it manufactures the highly successful Ibiza and Leon, amongst other models. Additionally, the company produces the Alhambra in Palmela (Portugal), the Mii in Bratislava (Slovakia) and the Toledo in Mladá Boleslav (Czech Republic).
The Spanish multinational also has a Technical Center, a ‘knowledge hub’, bringing together more than 900 engineers whose goal is to be the driving force behind innovation for the number one industrial investor in R&D in Spain. In line with its declared commitment to environmental protection, SEAT undertakes and bases its core activity on sustainability, namely reduction of CO2 emissions, energy efficiency, as well as recycling and re-use of resources.
For more information please contact:
Jonny Sharp, Account Manager, SEAT Dealer PRTel: 01827 875700; mobile 07921 511155 ; email: [email protected]
Sean Lees, SEAT Dealer PRTel: 01827 875700 ; mobile 07775 861628 ; email: [email protected]
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