AN OSWESTRY beauty queen is set for another exciting journey after she was named Shropshire's representative in a prestigious competition.

April Luong, who has roots in Whittington and now lives towards Pant, has won a place in the prestigious final of Miss Galaxy – UK 2021.

Mixed race with Filipino heritage, April recently won the title of the UK's National Ms Shropshire and has now been awarded Ms Shropshire Galaxy 2021 ahead of Novembers Grand Final.

She said she was proud of the support she has received.

"I am so excited to have made it to the final – it is a great achievement," she said.

"I cannot wait to meet the rest of the girls.

"I am honestly so over the moon to be able to represent Shropshire and truly touched by the amount of support that I have received from the Filipino community here in Oswestry.

"I would like to thank my Sponsors ‘D. H Cullen Sports, Luxury & Supercar Car Hire’ for supporting me on this journey, along with ‘Raya’s Kitchen Café’ located inside Oswestry Market, ‘Prudent Financial Planning Services’ in Church Street and ‘Pretty Little Shutters Ltd’."

The winner of Miss Galaxy – UK will travel to the USA with contestants from all over the world, to compete in the Miss Galaxy International final, which is being held in the summer of 2022.

The UK has enjoyed some amazing success at the Galaxy International Pageant, winning an international crown 14 times and had placements in every division for the past five years.

The final is being held in November, 2021 at Park Hall Hotel, Lancashire.