On the warmest day of the year so far, Roshni Pink has been crowned Miss Black Country 2011 at Wolverhampton Racecourse.
The 21 year old from Wolverhampton, wowed the judges on Saturday with her dazzling smile and infectious laugh.
With the title now under her belt, she will be entered to represent the Black Country in the Miss England competition later this Summer.
The finalists aged between 17 and 22 were all quizzed by the judging panel which included 2010 winner Andrea Sturmey, Adam Smythe from Esporta Wolverhampton, Jon Wren from House of Fraser Wolverhampton, and also Miss England winner 2010/2011 Jessica Linley.
After their individual interviews with the judging panel and dressed in the outfit that House of Fraser Wolverhampton had kindly supplied them with for the evening, the finalists were encouraged to enjoy the racing with their families and supporters.
Between races, the finalists faced a public interview in front of the crowd of around 2000 racegoes which was shown on the giant racecourse outdoor screen. Despite being nervous, they all did a great job!
After the laste race, the results were announced with Shelly-Ann Willets 19, from Halesowen and Demi Payne 20 from Dudley being names runners up.
Last year’s winner Andrea Sturmey said “Of course I am very sad that my year has to come to an end, I would have loved to be Miss Black Country forever but it's time for someone else to step up and wear the crown. I was very excited to meet the 10 finalists and had a brilliant time judging them all on Saturday night”.
Nathan Corden, Head of Commercial Development for Wolverhampton Racecourse said “it was a great night for both the Racecourse and Roshni. I’m sure she will take the Miss Black Country baton from our previous winner, and do a great service to the area over the next year. We also wish her the best of luck at the finals of Miss England”.
