1. Amy Willerton was born on 18 August 1992 and is an English television host, model and beauty pageant titleholder.
22 Facts About Amy Willerton
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Amy Willerton is best known for her work with ITV and winning the title of Miss Universe Great Britain 2013 and representing Great Britain at the Miss Universe 2013 pageant.
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Amy Willerton got her big modelling break when she was discovered by Katie Price as a teenager.
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Amy Willerton appeared on the reality TV competition series I'm a Celebrity.
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Amy Willerton has two siblings, Erin Willerton and Ross Willerton who is severely disabled.
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Amy Willerton is a direct descendant of the Catholic Church cardinal Thomas Wolsey.
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Amy Willerton attended Cotham School before completing her A levels at North Bristol Post 16 Centre.
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Amy Willerton was due to study Media at University in Cardiff before deferring to pursue her modelling career.
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Amy Willerton began her modelling career at the age of 15 after being scouted whilst out shopping with her sister.
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Amy Willerton has since appeared on catwalks around the world for brands such as Karen Millen and Guess in advertising campaigns such as being the face of Sure.
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Amy Willerton went on to win Miss Bath in 2011 and Miss London in 2012.
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At the Miss England contest in 2012, Amy Willerton reached the top five.
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On 8 June 2013, Amy Willerton was crowned Miss Universe Great Britain in Birmingham and was quickly tipped as a potential winner of Miss Universe by international media and pageant forums.
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On 9 November 2013, Amy Willerton participated at the Miss Universe contest in Moscow, Russia, where she became the first woman competing as Miss Great Britain to place in the semifinals, eventually finishing in the Top 10.
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Amy Willerton is the first British contestant in thirty years to reach the top ten at Miss Universe, the previous woman to achieve this being Karen Moore, who as Miss England, reached the top five in 1983.
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Less than 24 hours after landing into London from filming the Miss Universe pageant in Moscow, Amy Willerton flew to Australia to compete on ITV's I'm a Celebrity.
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Amy Willerton appeared on This Morning, Good Morning Britain, Big Brother's Bit on the Side, The Chase, Mastermind and Lorraine.
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Amy Willerton based herself in the USA in 2016, and began hosting for Fuse TV Network alongside DJ Skee.
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Amy Willerton then was selected to host the Dance on Network show Every Single Step working with industry legends Nigel Lythgoe and Brian Friedman.
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Amy Willerton was a contestant on The Jump in February 2017 and finished in third place.
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Amy Willerton organised her first event, Bristol Rockstyle for the Variety Club children's charity as a teenager.
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Amy Willerton was a speaker at the Oxford Union debating society at the University of Oxford.