A Miss England finalist has turned into the very first belle of the ball to contend without wearing any cosmetics in the event's almost very long term history.
Melisa Raouf, a 20-year-old undergrad from south London, pushed ahead at the exhibition's elimination rounds on Monday in the wake of selecting a flagrant look. Presently, she'll contend in the finals this October for the crown.
"It is a big deal to me as I feel numerous young ladies of various ages wear cosmetics since they feel constrained to do as such," Raouf said in a meeting with the UK's Independent paper.
"In the event that one is blissful in their own skin we ought not be made to conceal our face with cosmetics. Our blemishes make us what our identity is and that makes each individual interesting," she added.
Melisa Raouf will contend in the Miss England last in October. - Kam Murali
That's what raouf said, however she began wearing cosmetics quite early in life, she chose to shun custom for the show.
"I never felt I fulfilled magnificence guidelines. I have as of late acknowledged that I am delightful in my own skin and that is the reason I chose to contend with no cosmetics," she made sense of in the meeting.
In May, Raouf posted a selfie on Instagram from the "exposed face" round of the opposition, composing that she was "embracing flaws and defects."
Melisa Raouf says she is "embracing flaws and blemishes." - Kam Murali
Angie Beasley, overseer of Miss England, told CNN in a proclamation on Friday: "We presented the Bare Face Top Model round in 2019 as most hopefuls were submitting exceptionally altered pictures wearing heaps of cosmetics and we needed to see the genuine individual behind the cosmetics."
As per coordinators, Raouf plans to go unabashed again at the public last in October.
"We hope everything works out for her of karma in Miss England, it's an exceptionally bold thing to do when every other person is wearing cosmetics however she's conveying a significant message to young ladies," Beasley added.