Miss West Lothian 2015

C ongratulations onreaching the final of MissWest Lothian 2015 and

best wishes for the night itself.

However, the Miss West Lothianevent is about much more thansimply choosing a girl to hold thetitle of Miss West Lothian for thenext 12 months, albeit it is theclimax of the year’s work.

The Miss West Lothian event hasnow been in existence for 20years.

During that time, girls who haveentered the event have helpedraise tens of thousands of poundsfor local good causes andcharities. All the money raisedhas been spent meaningfully andhas made an impact on the peoplewho live in West Lothian.

For instance, when vandals brokeinto the home of a special needsgroup just days before Christmas -and set the toys on fire, it wasthe Miss West Lothian girls whocame along and presented acheque which helped the littleboys and girls enjoy theChristmas they deserved.

You should be proud of yourparticipation in Miss WestLothian, because you are helpingthe people who most need yourhelp.

We actively encourage girls tostay involved with the Miss WestLothian event and remaincommitted to our charitable aims.

We will be holding a ‘Preparingfor the final’ workshop at GrandCentral upstairs lounge from 7pm

- 9pm on Tuesday 24th March.Workshops will include confidence

building, catwalk training, hairand make-up tips, informationabout judging and question andanswer session.

Compere Alan Scott will discussthe form with you at the rehearsalnight at Grand Central on Monday

30th March. Alan will highlight twoor three things from your formand will let you know that he willdiscuss these with you on the finalnight. The rehearsal runs from6.30 - 9.30pm, but you don’t haveto attend for the whole night.Half an hour between the timesabove will be enough. Therehearsal is a dress down night, soT-shirts and jeans are fine.

For the final night, you shouldmake arrangements to do yourown hair and make-up. On thenight, there will be peopleavailable to do running repairs,such as hair coming down, make-up mishaps etc.

Now to the event itself. The final

is on Wednesday 1st April. TheMiss West Lothian teams consistsof myself as organiser, EmmaHanley as co-organiser, Alan Scottas compere and Ruth Young.

We also have various back-up staff,

such as beauticians and hairstylists,

as well as a list of sponsors, without

whose help we could not survive.

Admission on the night is £5, all of

which goes to the Michelle

Henderson Cervical Cancer Trust.

The event starts at 7.45pm.

You will be judged on looks, posture

and poise and presentation, each

carrying a mark out of 10 and a

maximum overall score of 30. For

the girls who get into the final 10,

there is an additional mark of 10 for

personality, meaning the maximum

mark achievable is 40. Marks will be

available for scrutiny, and following

the final girls are welcome to get in

touch to discuss their individual

marks.

Even if you don’t make the final 10,

please stay on to cheer the girls

who do. For you are simply

transferring your baton to them as

your representative in a night that

is totally aimed at helping charity.

Again, thanks for your

participation. By taking part, you

have proved to be a special type of

person. For without contestants, we

wouldn’t have an event at all and

no charity would benefit.

Best wishes.

Eddie Anderson

(Organiser Miss West Lothian)

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