A 19-year-old Ayrshire entrepreneur has landed a coveted spot as a finalist within the Miss Nice Britain pageant.
Lucia Moffat from Kilmarnock is about to participate within the Glasgow warmth subsequent weekend.
The proficient teen is the proud proprietor of After Glow, a magnificence salon based mostly on School Wynd in her hometown.
Following the tragic lack of her beloved dad William, Lucia left St Joseph's Academy at 15 to give attention to her psychological well being and grieve for her dad. Then after years of laborious work opened her salon in April.
Lucia spoke about her dedication and her hopes for the upcoming competitors.
She mentioned: "Miss Nice Britain messaged me on Instagram and requested me if I'd have an interest. I've by no means taken half in one thing like this earlier than and I used to be so overwhelmed to turn out to be a finalist.
"Miss Nice Britain is not only a pageant however it's about being a great position mannequin too. I've labored laborious to get my salon and I work each day to develop my enterprise. I hope different individuals will be capable of see they'll obtain their objectives at a younger age too.
"My dad died once I was 15 and it was actually horrible. It took so much to return again from that and I simply completed college as a result of my head wasn't in it at the moment.
"Lots of younger individuals proper now are scuffling with psychological well being and coping with loss and I hope to be a task mannequin to them and present that by working laborious and taking it a day at a time you possibly can obtain your goals."
Lucia is on the brink of wow the judges at subsequent week's huge occasion on the GO Glasgow Lodge.
"Everybody was a bit shocked once I informed them about going to the ultimate as a result of I've by no means accomplished something like this earlier than however everybody is absolutely pleased with me - particularly my mum," Added Lucia.
"On the Glasgow occasion, I will be collaborating in a night put on spherical, seashore physique spherical and I will even be interviewed by a panel of judges too.
"I am so excited to participate and I hope I can go on to the nationwide spherical. If I gained, I believe I might cry. It might be a stunning factor so as to add to my accomplishments and be an actual confidence increase for me."
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