The grand final of MISS UNIVERSE Great Britain saw 36 beautiful young women from England, Scotland and Wales compete for the crown at a glittering ceremony at Birmingham’s ICC on Sunday 2 May 2010.
The winner was Tara Hoyos-Martinez. Tara who is 20 years old, comes from London and she is currently studying Medicinal and Biological Chemistry at Manchester Metropolitan University.
A number of awards were given on the evening including Best Bikini Body sponsored by Sandstorm Boutique. This was won by Kathryn Lane from Cardiff. Kathryn has been given swimwear from the luxury online retailer as her prize. A selection of swimwear will also be given to Tara by Sandstorm Boutique for her to take to the Miss Universe pageant.
Other winners on the evening were Reena Patel, who was The People’s Choice, after winning the public vote.
The new Miss Universe GB was also named Miss Charity after generating £2,400 for The Joshua Foundation in the run up to the competition final.
The top five on the evening were Tara Hoyos-Martinez who placed first; Kelly Pesticcio from Cardiff who came second and Kathryn Lane also from Cardiff who came third. The other two contestants who took top five placings were Roopa Kukadia from London and Debbie O’Toole from Liverpool.(Picture: Tara Hoyos-Martinez, Kelly Pesticcio, Kathryn Lane)
(Picture: Part of the judging panel: Linda Key, Sohpie Reade, Lisa Lazarus and Naomi John CEO Sandstorm Boutique).
Check out unseen tv coverage of the event here: 
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