The Mr & Miss Vintage UK competition continues to thrive. This year's event saw an exceptional quality of participants in our initial photo round, and the task of narrowing this down to reach our top fifteen finalists for the live show, was as daunting as it has ever been.
Once again, the live finals were held on the Sunday of Twinwood Festival inside our grandest indoor venue, The Century Club. A stylish audience gathered to completely fill the room, to await the showing of our exquisitely dressed contestants.
Out of the ten stunningly dressed ladies and five sharply suited gentlemen who made it to the finals, selecting the winners was no small feat. Our judges - consisting entirely of expert vintage fashion connoisseurs - had the unenviable task of picking the most stylishly attired, from this impressive array of contenders.
However, we are thrilled to announce that Keri Bettis has taken home the title of Miss Vintage UK 2024, and Jon Stevens has earned the distinguished honour of Mr Vintage UK 2024. We congratulate them both on this well-deserved recognition!
Pictured above (left to right) - Lola Lamour (Host), Jon Stevens (Winner), Keri Bettis (Winner), Mark Ewing (Host).
For the Ladies' round, our finalists exhibited their impeccable outfits in the following order (above, from left to right): Keri Bettis, Amber Brookes, Elaine Duffy, Lisa-Marie Edwards and Lily Jessica, (and below, from left to right): Laura McWhinnie, Emma Parker, Amy Pierpoint, Bryony Walker and Anna Warner-Marriage.
Bryony Walker took third place, with Amber Brookes in second place, and Keri Bettis was awarded the ultimate prize as our first place winner!
In the Men's round, our dashing gentlemen made quite the impression in the following order (from left to right): Jon Stevens, Ian Ramsbottom, Andrew Hobson, Connor Heath and Andrew Parsons.
Connor Heath was awarded second place, with Jon Stevens winning first place! The other three gents shared a joint runners-up position.
We'd like to give a big thank you to our regular hosts and judges: Dusty Limits, Lola Lamour and Mark Ewing. In addition, we'd also like to give a special thanks to our guest prize-giver this year, Will Keel-Stocker!
Many of you will know Will as an immensely skilled musician, singer and songwriter whose multi-talents are seen in many of the much-loved bands that feature at Twinwood such as The Bevin Boys, The Wild Cards, and The Red Fez Orchestra. His skills as a drummer were on display with Buster Cornelius & The Ten Bob Notes' headline slot in Moonshine Glade this year, and his band The Bevin Boys also featured in the small evening indoor venues.
View our photo gallery of the finals below, and stay tuned for details of next year's competition!