Farmer's daughter reveals her VERY glamorous transformation to become a Miss England contestant (but says she feels just as happy ploughing fields as she does on the catwalk)
- Millie Everatt, 18, from Eastoft, Lincolnshire, has been crowned Miss Lincoln
- She says people are usually 'intrigued' when they find out she worked on farm
- But the A-level student said it's normal for her to muck in on her father's farm
A farmer's daughter has revealed her very glamorous transformation - from driving a tractor to becoming a Miss England contestant.
Millie Everatt, 18, from Eastoft, Lincolnshire, has been crowned Miss Lincoln 2018, and will now compete in the semi-finals of this year's national beauty pageant.
Despite her success on the pageant circuit, Millie says she is just as happy on the catwalk as she is ploughing fields on her father's farm.
The A-level student said that people are usually 'intrigued' when they find out she's a farmer's daughter - but adds that she's always worked on the farm growing up.
Millie Everatt, 18, from Eastoft, Lincolnshire, has been crowned Miss Lincoln 2018, and will now compete in the Miss England competition
The A-level student knows her way araound a tractor, and can often be found ploughing the fields at her father's farm
Millie, who is a keen horse rider, helps to look after the family's 200 hectares of land as well as their nine horses, all while studying for her A-levels in art and languages.
'People are always quite intrigued when they find out I'm a farmer's daughter but to me, it's just normal. I have always helped out on the farm even when I was younger,' she said.
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'We have an arable farm, so around harvest time, we all have to muck in to get everything done.
'Even the recently in the freezing weather, I carried ten buckets of warm water to all the horse's trough, I don't mind getting my hands dirty.'
Millie said people are often 'intrigued' when they find out that she's a farmer's daughter
The teenager says she got into beauty pageants after watching her elder sister doing it
Millie explained how she got into beauty pageants after seeing her older sister doing the same thing.
'I got into pageants after seeing my older sister do it and thought I would give it a go. I saw her in beautiful dresses and knew I wanted to do the same,' she said.
'I was nervous at first but the whole thing has been an amazing experience.'
Describing the reaction to her competing in Miss Lincoln, she said: 'The response from the local village has been amazing and if it had not been for my farming background I don't think I would have received so much attention.
Millie says that it has become usual for her and her siblings to muck in at her father's farm
The beauty queen is a keen horse rider and helps to look after the family's nine horses
'I have even been featured in Farmer's weekly and I'm sponsored by an agricultural machivery company.'
Millie, who knows her way around a tractor, has received massive support from her parents Michael, 54 and Dawn, 48, as well as sisters Maddie, 20, Morgan, 17 and Mia, 15.
She said: 'They have all helped me so much, dad helps me organise my charity events, while my Mum and sisters help me get ready for my pageants. Morgan curls my hair for me.
Millie says that she is just as comfortable ploughing the fields as she is on the catwalk
She said that she's found competing in beauty pageants to be an 'amazing experience' so far
Millie said the response from locals has been incredible, since they discovered she was competing in the Miss Lincoln competition
'My parents have told me that they are really proud.
'Competing doesn't have to be expensive and there is no demand to spend lots of money. We just shop in the right places.
'After I won we even went to McDonalds while I was still in my dress!'
The teenager added that her parents and siblings were all really supportive of her taking part in pageants
Millie will now go on to compete in the Miss England semi-finals later on this year
The teenager says she hopes her farming background will give her a competitive edge
Millie (second from right) will compete against around 60 girls in the semi-finals of the national beauty pageant
Millie will now go onto to compete against approximately 60 girls in the semi-finals but hopes that her farming background will give her a competitive edge.
She said: 'It would be lovely to become the face of the farming community. I might even get people to pay more attention to the industry.
'Farmers are out working all weather and they deserve the recognition.'
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