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SHE sings, she dances and she's the new Miss Southampton.
Abigail Egginton has taken the beauty queen crown for 2008 after a night of glitz and glamour at St Mary's Stadium.
The 20-year-old instantly won over the judges with her talented singing voice and infectious personality that had everyone cheering the gorgeous blonde when the results were announced.
She also impressed judges in the swimsuit round and stole plenty of points in the traditional evening gown round.
Surprised at the decision, Abigail, who sells clothes at men's fashion store Austin Reed, said: "I can't believe it. I honestly didn't expect to win. So many of the other girls are very pretty and nice and this has come as a total shock."
Awarding Abigail with her prize sash and Miss Southampton crown was last year's beauty queen Chelsea Collins and Saints star Claus Lundekvam, who both judged the competition.
Also sitting at the judges' table were Saints goalkeeper Kelvin Davis, Power FM DJ Ben Glover, DV8 magazine editor Annaliese Branston and the Daily Echo's Corey Stephenson.
Abigail, who lives in Basingstoke, will now represent Southampton in the Miss England final and, if successful, she will travel to Ukraine for the final of Miss World where she will represent her country in the most televised event on the planet.
"I love Southampton and winning at St Mary's Stadium is amazing. I am really looking forward to representing the city in Miss England," she said.
To see more on the new Miss Southampton read tomorrow's Daily Echo.
9:28am Thursday 22nd May 2008
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CommentPosted by: Dan Gleeballs, southampton on 9:54am Thu 22 May 08
if you go to crufts and win you need to be a dog to win it???
how is it Miss Southampton does not need to be from SOUTHAMPTON.
was last years winner from dorset or somewhere?
if you go to crufts and win you need to be a dog to win it???
how is it Miss Southampton does not need to be from SOUTHAMPTON.
was last years winner from dorset or somewhere?
Posted by: hmm on 9:54am Thu 22 May 08
[quote]Abigail, who lives in Basingstoke[/quote]
Abigail, who lives in Basingstoke
Posted by: Dan Gleeballs, southampton on 9:56am Thu 22 May 08
was she not good enough to be 'miss basingstoke'?
was she not good enough to be 'miss basingstoke'?
Posted by: confused?!, Southampton on 10:02am Thu 22 May 08
I thought the real competition was between donna and virgina both really beautys from southampton, please why did neither of this two place????
I thought the real competition was between donna and virgina both really beautys from southampton, please why did neither of this two place????
Posted by: guyman, Soton on 10:08am Thu 22 May 08
Ive done better than her...
Ive done better than her...
Posted by: luke Brown, southampton on 10:09am Thu 22 May 08
thing is its a competiton at end of the day and the strongest most talentest always win, who gives a phew were they are from.... Sury ure argument should be taken up with the organisers. or better still organise your own miss milbrook or wer ever ure from lol.........
thing is its a competiton at end of the day and the strongest most talentest always win, who gives a phew were they are from.... Sury ure argument should be taken up with the organisers. or better still organise your own miss milbrook or wer ever ure from lol.........
Posted by: guyman, soton on 10:10am Thu 22 May 08
Done as in dealt with... Dealt with as in smashed!!
Done as in dealt with... Dealt with as in smashed!!
Posted by: Trudi Bourn on 10:30am Thu 22 May 08
To answer Dan Gleeballs - is you did your homework you'd know that Miss Basingstoke does come from there either - what does it matter where she comes from they were all from the same county - get a life
To answer Dan Gleeballs - is you did your homework you'd know that Miss Basingstoke does come from there either - what does it matter where she comes from they were all from the same county - get a life
Posted by: matt, southampton on 10:33am Thu 22 May 08
beauty is only a light switch away.....remember that!
beauty is only a light switch away.....remember that!
Posted by: matt, southampton on 10:58am Thu 22 May 08
am i seeing things or was kelvin davies a judge. he cant catch a ball let alone catch a birds eye.
am i seeing things or was kelvin davies a judge. he cant catch a ball let alone catch a birds eye.
Posted by: jo, soton on 11:21am Thu 22 May 08
i was there last night and it was a shambles badly organised the place had no atmosphire and as for the judges they should have gone to spec savers,and as for the lady in charge of model hub well i say no more,in my eyes these girls were not the top three.
i was there last night and it was a shambles badly organised the place had no atmosphire and as for the judges they should have gone to spec savers,and as for the lady in charge of model hub well i say no more,in my eyes these girls were not the top three.
Posted by: Brummy Saint, nowhere near Pomp*y - thank goodness! on 11:25am Thu 22 May 08
Pretty girl,
Dread to think how similar Miss Portsmouth would be to Vikki Pollard.
Pretty girl,
Dread to think how similar Miss Portsmouth would be to Vikki Pollard.
Posted by: voiceofyouth, everywhere on 11:32am Thu 22 May 08
get over it! we have a pretty talented young girl to represent our city and hopefully do us proud! stop whinging and support our city!
get over it! we have a pretty talented young girl to represent our city and hopefully do us proud! stop whinging and support our city!
Posted by: Adrian, Bournemouth on 12:01pm Thu 22 May 08
Well Done Abigail do southampton proud !
Well Done Abigail do southampton proud !
Posted by: mmmmm, Southampton on 12:07pm Thu 22 May 08
I would have thought the whole point of the competition was that Miss Southampton actually lived in Southampton!
I would have thought the whole point of the competition was that Miss Southampton actually lived in Southampton!
Posted by: im a, flower on 12:42pm Thu 22 May 08
[quote][bold]Trudi Bourn[/bold] wrote:
To answer Dan Gleeballs - is you did your homework you\'d know that Miss Basingstoke does come from there either - what does it matter where she comes from they were all from the same county - get a life[/quote] what the hell are you on about!
of course it matters where she comes from otherwise what the point of calling it Miss Southampton. it makes a mockery of it!
Trudi Bourn wrote:
To answer Dan Gleeballs - is you did your homework you\'d know that Miss Basingstoke does come from there either - what does it matter where she comes from they were all from the same county - get a life
what the hell are you on about!
of course it matters where she comes from otherwise what the point of calling it Miss Southampton. it makes a mockery of it!
Posted by: Keith Oftergrass on 1:29pm Thu 22 May 08
[quote][bold]jo[/bold] wrote:
i was there last night and it was a shambles badly organised the place had no atmosphire and as for the judges they should have gone to spec savers,and as for the lady in charge of model hub well i say no more,in my eyes these girls were not the top three.[/quote] Shambles, badly organised, no atmosphere ..................St
. Mary's stadium you say ???
jo wrote:
i was there last night and it was a shambles badly organised the place had no atmosphire and as for the judges they should have gone to spec savers,and as for the lady in charge of model hub well i say no more,in my eyes these girls were not the top three.
Shambles, badly organised, no atmosphere ..................St
. Mary's stadium you say ???
Posted by: King Mush, Woolston on 2:49pm Thu 22 May 08
Maybe she should be Miss Hampshire?
Why not a home grown bird for the title and plenty of wannabe beauty queens scattered around our fair city.
Local heats could be held at McDonalds, KFC, Burger King etc
Maybe she should be Miss Hampshire?
Why not a home grown bird for the title and plenty of wannabe beauty queens scattered around our fair city.
Local heats could be held at McDonalds, KFC, Burger King etc
Posted by: Trudi Bourn on 2:57pm Thu 22 May 08
[quote][bold]im a[/bold] wrote:
[quote][bold]Trudi Bourn[/bold] wrote: To answer Dan Gleeballs - is you did your homework you\\\'d know that Miss Basingstoke does come from there either - what does it matter where she comes from they were all from the same county - get a life[/quote] what the hell are you on about! of course it matters where she comes from otherwise what the point of calling it Miss Southampton. it makes a mockery of it! [/quote] I still don't agree - not all cities/towns hold a Miss **** competition. Does this then mean anyone who wants to enter is barred from doing so - Miss Basingstoke only started this year maybe it was too late for her to enter in her own town - ever thought deeper into it - why don't people just take note of the "voice of youth" comment
im a wrote:
Trudi Bourn wrote: To answer Dan Gleeballs - is you did your homework you'd know that Miss Basingstoke does come from there either - what does it matter where she comes from they were all from the same county - get a life
what the hell are you on about! of course it matters where she comes from otherwise what the point of calling it Miss Southampton. it makes a mockery of it!
I still don't agree - not all cities/towns hold a Miss **** competition. Does this then mean anyone who wants to enter is barred from doing so - Miss Basingstoke only started this year maybe it was too late for her to enter in her own town - ever thought deeper into it - why don't people just take note of the "voice of youth" comment
Posted by: True Blue, Fareham on 2:59pm Thu 22 May 08
As it was being held at St Mary's Stadium, you just knew that it would not be 'a home win'!
Well done Basingstoke!
As it was being held at St Mary's Stadium, you just knew that it would not be 'a home win'!
Well done Basingstoke!
Posted by: lowe and behold, st marys hotseat on 3:01pm Thu 22 May 08
It was fixed the majority of people voted for JERMAINE WRIGHT LOL
It was fixed the majority of people voted for JERMAINE WRIGHT LOL
Posted by: Dan Gleeballs, southampton on 3:07pm Thu 22 May 08
[quote][bold]Trudi Bourn[/bold] wrote:
[quote][bold]im a[/bold] wrote: [quote][bold]Trudi Bourn[/bold] wrote: To answer Dan Gleeballs - is you did your homework you\\\\\\\'d know that Miss Basingstoke does come from there either - what does it matter where she comes from they were all from the same county - get a life[/quote] what the hell are you on about! of course it matters where she comes from otherwise what the point of calling it Miss Southampton. it makes a mockery of it! [/quote] I still don\'t agree - not all cities/towns hold a Miss **** competition. Does this then mean anyone who wants to enter is barred from doing so - Miss Basingstoke only started this year maybe it was too late for her to enter in her own town - ever thought deeper into it - why don\'t people just take note of the \"voice of youth\" comment [/quote] yep, it should be that only people from southampton are eligible to be miss southampton.
the clue is in the title?
why do you find this hard to deal with.
i disagree with you and the 'voice of youth' on this basis. miss southampton should be from southampton. its so simple!
Trudi Bourn wrote:
im a wrote: Trudi Bourn wrote: To answer Dan Gleeballs - is you did your homework you\\\\'d know that Miss Basingstoke does come from there either - what does it matter where she comes from they were all from the same county - get a life
what the hell are you on about! of course it matters where she comes from otherwise what the point of calling it Miss Southampton. it makes a mockery of it!
I still don\'t agree - not all cities/towns hold a Miss **** competition. Does this then mean anyone who wants to enter is barred from doing so - Miss Basingstoke only started this year maybe it was too late for her to enter in her own town - ever thought deeper into it - why don\'t people just take note of the \"voice of youth\" comment
yep, it should be that only people from southampton are eligible to be miss southampton.
the clue is in the title?
why do you find this hard to deal with.
i disagree with you and the 'voice of youth' on this basis. miss southampton should be from southampton. its so simple!
Posted by: J, Southampton on 4:06pm Thu 22 May 08
Will English girls be able to enter the Miss Scotland competition?
Will English girls be able to enter the Miss Scotland competition?
Posted by: Kevin, Maybush on 4:43pm Thu 22 May 08
[quote][bold]Dan Gleeballs[/bold] wrote:
[quote][bold]Trudi Bourn[/bold] wrote: [quote][bold]im a[/bold] wrote: [quote][bold]Trudi Bourn[/bold] wrote: To answer Dan Gleeballs - is you did your homework you\\\\\\\'d know that Miss Basingstoke does come from there either - what does it matter where she comes from they were all from the same county - get a life[/quote] what the hell are you on about! of course it matters where she comes from otherwise what the point of calling it Miss Southampton. it makes a mockery of it! [/quote] I still don\'t agree - not all cities/towns hold a Miss **** competition. Does this then mean anyone who wants to enter is barred from doing so - Miss Basingstoke only started this year maybe it was too late for her to enter in her own town - ever thought deeper into it - why don\'t people just take note of the \"voice of youth\" comment [/quote] yep, it should be that only people from southampton are eligible to be miss southampton. the clue is in the title? why do you find this hard to deal with. i disagree with you and the 'voice of youth' on this basis. miss southampton should be from southampton. its so simple![/quote] You're Joking Dan!
It was a beauty competition, not a dog show.
Do you actually live in Southampton?
Dan Gleeballs wrote:
Trudi Bourn wrote: im a wrote: Trudi Bourn wrote: To answer Dan Gleeballs - is you did your homework you\\\\'d know that Miss Basingstoke does come from there either - what does it matter where she comes from they were all from the same county - get a life
what the hell are you on about! of course it matters where she comes from otherwise what the point of calling it Miss Southampton. it makes a mockery of it!
I still don\'t agree - not all cities/towns hold a Miss **** competition. Does this then mean anyone who wants to enter is barred from doing so - Miss Basingstoke only started this year maybe it was too late for her to enter in her own town - ever thought deeper into it - why don\'t people just take note of the \"voice of youth\" comment
yep, it should be that only people from southampton are eligible to be miss southampton. the clue is in the title? why do you find this hard to deal with. i disagree with you and the 'voice of youth' on this basis. miss southampton should be from southampton. its so simple!
You're Joking Dan!
It was a beauty competition, not a dog show.
Do you actually live in Southampton?
Posted by: jason brailey, southampton on 5:58pm Thu 22 May 08
**** right it was a shambles there is no way they were in the top 3, i was there too and would have chose katy, virginia and charlene. what a waste of my money last night, bloody winner was from basingstoke which is not even southampton
**** right it was a shambles there is no way they were in the top 3, i was there too and would have chose katy, virginia and charlene. what a waste of my money last night, bloody winner was from basingstoke which is not even southampton
Posted by: steve whyte, southampton on 6:33pm Thu 22 May 08
i agree jason but would have had katy, virginia and abigail, in order i would have put katy first then abigail then virginia, i was there also but didnt know any of the miss southampton models but they certainly looked amazing in their swimwear and katys dance was really impressive too. my sister was doing miss modelhub but not mentioning her name on here. they were right to choose abi but not first place this whole event was a mess and judges should try and judge properly next time
i agree jason but would have had katy, virginia and abigail, in order i would have put katy first then abigail then virginia, i was there also but didnt know any of the miss southampton models but they certainly looked amazing in their swimwear and katys dance was really impressive too. my sister was doing miss modelhub but not mentioning her name on here. they were right to choose abi but not first place this whole event was a mess and judges should try and judge properly next time
Posted by: Rose, somewhere close by on 8:47pm Thu 22 May 08
Is this girl even pretty? - Not in this picture - funny face and straggly hair - hardly a beauty. Requirements should be (as in most things) residency - you have to have lived in Southampton for a very long time in order to qualify! otherwise what is to stop a german being Miss. Southampton or someone from Pompy?
Is this girl even pretty? - Not in this picture - funny face and straggly hair - hardly a beauty. Requirements should be (as in most things) residency - you have to have lived in Southampton for a very long time in order to qualify! otherwise what is to stop a german being Miss. Southampton or someone from Pompy?
Posted by: JO, SOUTHAMPTON on 11:12pm Thu 22 May 08
I was there, it takes alot of courage for these girls to do this. My daughter entered and was in the top three. She has never done anything like this before, so fair play. for all you out there slating this event, how about getting a life.. You must have too much time on your hands to be making such comments, sad. Well done to all the girls who took part , you all looked fab !! And a very enjoyable evening, thanks to modelhub for all the hard work. And a big thankyou to my daughter for making me the proudest mum in southampton.
I was there, it takes alot of courage for these girls to do this. My daughter entered and was in the top three. She has never done anything like this before, so fair play. for all you out there slating this event, how about getting a life.. You must have too much time on your hands to be making such comments, sad. Well done to all the girls who took part , you all looked fab !! And a very enjoyable evening, thanks to modelhub for all the hard work. And a big thankyou to my daughter for making me the proudest mum in southampton.
Posted by: Dan Gleeballs, southampton on 8:36am Fri 23 May 08
[quote][bold]Kevin[/bold] wrote:
[quote][bold]Dan Gleeballs[/bold] wrote: [quote][bold]Trudi Bourn[/bold] wrote: [quote][bold]im a[/bold] wrote: [quote][bold]Trudi Bourn[/bold] wrote: To answer Dan Gleeballs - is you did your homework you\\\\\\\'d know that Miss Basingstoke does come from there either - what does it matter where she comes from they were all from the same county - get a life[/quote] what the hell are you on about! of course it matters where she comes from otherwise what the point of calling it Miss Southampton. it makes a mockery of it! [/quote] I still don\'t agree - not all cities/towns hold a Miss **** competition. Does this then mean anyone who wants to enter is barred from doing so - Miss Basingstoke only started this year maybe it was too late for her to enter in her own town - ever thought deeper into it - why don\'t people just take note of the \"voice of youth\" comment [/quote] yep, it should be that only people from southampton are eligible to be miss southampton. the clue is in the title? why do you find this hard to deal with. i disagree with you and the 'voice of youth' on this basis. miss southampton should be from southampton. its so simple![/quote] You're Joking Dan! It was a beauty competition, not a dog show. Do you actually live in Southampton?[/quote] yeah, born and bred. thats why i expect someone representing the city to come from the city in this case.
sorry your not clever enough to understand the comparison and just pick up on the 'dogs' part of it.
Kevin wrote:
Dan Gleeballs wrote: Trudi Bourn wrote: im a wrote: Trudi Bourn wrote: To answer Dan Gleeballs - is you did your homework you\\\\'d know that Miss Basingstoke does come from there either - what does it matter where she comes from they were all from the same county - get a life
what the hell are you on about! of course it matters where she comes from otherwise what the point of calling it Miss Southampton. it makes a mockery of it!
I still don\'t agree - not all cities/towns hold a Miss **** competition. Does this then mean anyone who wants to enter is barred from doing so - Miss Basingstoke only started this year maybe it was too late for her to enter in her own town - ever thought deeper into it - why don\'t people just take note of the \"voice of youth\" comment
yep, it should be that only people from southampton are eligible to be miss southampton. the clue is in the title? why do you find this hard to deal with. i disagree with you and the 'voice of youth' on this basis. miss southampton should be from southampton. its so simple!
You're Joking Dan! It was a beauty competition, not a dog show. Do you actually live in Southampton?
yeah, born and bred. thats why i expect someone representing the city to come from the city in this case.
sorry your not clever enough to understand the comparison and just pick up on the 'dogs' part of it.
Posted by: sue, soton on 9:27am Fri 23 May 08
[quote][bold]JO[/bold] wrote:
I was there, it takes alot of courage for these girls to do this. My daughter entered and was in the top three. She has never done anything like this before, so fair play. for all you out there slating this event, how about getting a life.. You must have too much time on your hands to be making such comments, sad. Well done to all the girls who took part , you all looked fab !! And a very enjoyable evening, thanks to modelhub for all the hard work. And a big thankyou to my daughter for making me the proudest mum in southampton. [/quote] your bound to say this as your daughter was in top,i was there too and the place felt like it was dead and it was badly organized,food was c***! it was a rip off and poor turn out.i take my hat off to these girls as is does take bottle to do what they done and in there own way they are all winners.
JO wrote:
I was there, it takes alot of courage for these girls to do this. My daughter entered and was in the top three. She has never done anything like this before, so fair play. for all you out there slating this event, how about getting a life.. You must have too much time on your hands to be making such comments, sad. Well done to all the girls who took part , you all looked fab !! And a very enjoyable evening, thanks to modelhub for all the hard work. And a big thankyou to my daughter for making me the proudest mum in southampton.
your bound to say this as your daughter was in top,i was there too and the place felt like it was dead and it was badly organized,food was c***! it was a rip off and poor turn out.i take my hat off to these girls as is does take bottle to do what they done and in there own way they are all winners.
Posted by: Boo Boo Galore, Hampshire on 3:50pm Sun 1 Jun 08
May by entering a competition in your own town winners would then be accused of knowing the judges, organisers, sponsors etc....
With any beauty/talent competition there are always people who are disgruntled with the outcome - I mean, did you see the winner of Britain's Got Talent!!!!!
May by entering a competition in your own town winners would then be accused of knowing the judges, organisers, sponsors etc....
With any beauty/talent competition there are always people who are disgruntled with the outcome - I mean, did you see the winner of Britain's Got Talent!!!!!
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