Alize Lily Mounter
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Mounter in London
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| Born | (1988-09-29) 29 September 1988 (age 35)
Church Village, Wales
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| Alma mater | Roehampton University |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
| Title | Miss England 2011 |
| Major competition(s) | Miss England 2011 (Winner) Miss World 2011 (Top 7) |
| Website | alizelilymounter |
Alize Lily Mounter (born 29 September 1988) is a Welsh model and beauty queen who was crowned Miss England in 2011. She represented England at the 61st Miss World in London,[1] where she made the Top 7 and was ranked 4th place overall. She received the titles of Miss World Europe, Miss United Kingdom and Miss World Beach Beauty.[1] Later she represented the United Kingdom at Miss International on 21 October 2012 in Okinawa, Japan.
Mounter was born in Church Village, South Wales, to a Welsh father and Hungarian mother.[2]
Mounter moved to London after appearing as a finalist on Britain's Next Top Model.[3] She then went on for further education and studied for a BA degree in Journalism and Drama at Roehampton University.[4]
At the Miss England 2011, she represented Every Model magazine[5] and won the title. She is the second Miss England winner of non-English heritage. She gained considerable media attention for being a Welsh, Miss England winner. She was allowed to participate in Miss England because she had been living in Kensington, London for several years before the competition.[6]
During her time as Miss England she travelled to various countries promoting Miss England pageant. These countries included; France, Thailand, Mauritius, Mexico, Dubai, Gibraltar and Egypt. After her visit to Mauritius the Mauritius Tourism Promotion Authority then became the official sponsor of Miss England 2012.[3] Mounter raised over £5,000 for Beauty with a Purpose and Help the Heroes and listed green issues as being very important in her life.[7]
Mounter has also been the judge at several pageant shows including Miss Hampshire 2011[8] and Miss England Beach Beauty 2012.[9]
AtMiss World 2011, she was awarded the winner of the Miss World Beach Beauty competition. She made the Top 7 (and was ranked 4th place overall) in the competition. She came 4th runner up in the Top Model round, and top 20 in Beauty with a Purpose.[citation needed] Mounter also received the Continental Queen of Beauty title as Miss World Europe for the highest ranked contestant in the European region.[10]
In May 2012 Alize was invited by the Miss World chairman Julia Morley to accompany the organisation to Africa. They visited Ghana and Kenya to help promote Beauty with a Purpose humanitarian projects.[11][12] She travelled with Miss World 2011 Ivian SarcosofVenezuela, second runner up Amanda VilanovaofPuerto Rico and Mandla Mandela. On 3 June 2012 she was invited by the Miss World organisation to take part in the Thames Diamond Jubilee PageantofQueen Elizabeth II in London.
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| Preceded by | Miss World Europe 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Miss United Kingdom 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Miss England 2011 |
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Miss International 2012 national titleholders
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