Nadina Knight, Dropped Four Dress Sizes And Became Miss Northampton, England

Having shed four dress sizes, pretty Nadina, who had previously entered the Miss England competition twice before without success, tried again and this time succeeded. This she puts down to her healthier lifestyle, which includes small changes such as having skimmed milk, wholemeal bread and cutting out fizzy drinks and alcohol. She said: 'It was nothing drastic, but I felt this was the best way. So over the next three years it gradually fell off. I also go to the gym about three times a week. I won't ever let myself get to that stage again.'
And her Miss Northampton title isn't the only pageant title she's won since fighting off the flab. Last year, Nadina, who is of Mauritian decent, won the title of the Mauritius Publicity Queen and claimed the first prize: a six day luxury trip to the island over Christmas. Coincidentally it just so happened to be her great-grandmother's 100th birthday on Christmas Eve. Nadina said: 'She was in so much shock. She hasn't seen me for 13 years so at first she didn't even recognise me. It was such an amazing trip. And being able to go for six days over Christmas, when her birthday fell on Christmas Eve, was so lucky, it was fate.' Now Nadina is pursuing a singing career as well as working with Miss England.
She said: 'The whole Miss England experience was incredible. I was with everyone for four days straight and you really start to become a family. I enjoyed myself so much. I made some great friends. The rumours you hear about beauty pageants being catty aren't true, everyone was really friendly. Once you're in, you're part of it forever.' As for losing the weight, Nadina says she is more confident than she has ever been before. She said: 'It has been bizarre after losing all of the weight. I look completely different and people who knew me then don't recognise me now. It has given me the confidence I didn't have before, I'm happier and most importantly I'm healthier which was my main goal.'