MODEL BEHAVIOUR Miss Wales wannabes dress in sparkly gowns to do gardening & walk the dog after pageant is cancelled due to coronavirus

By Lydia Hawken - April 24th 2020, 3:01 pm

WHAT jumps to mind when you think of a beauty pageant? Chances are, it’s stunning sparkly gowns and an assortment of tiaras.

Well that’s exactly what the Miss Wales contestants thought they were in for when they signed up to the pageant this year.

Miss Wales contestant Sadie Pulman feeds her chickens in lockdown

Miss Wales contestant Sadie Pulman feeds her chickens in lockdown

Sadly, the Grand Final of the competition is one of the many events which have now been cancelled as a result of the coronavirus crisis.

But rather than giving up on their dreams of glitz and glamour, the finalists have been donning their stilettos and ball gowns as they go about their everyday chores in lockdown.

And as we sit here wearing in the same pair of tracksuit bottoms we’ve had on for (almost) a week, we can’t help but applaud them.

Shortly after the final of the competition was cancelled, the Miss Wales organisers challenged the girls to stage photoshoots around their homes in the outfits they would have worn on stage.

Holly Furnish cleaned her windows while dressed to the nines

Holly Furnish cleaned her windows while dressed to the nines

Georgie Cox decided to prune a hedge in lockdown

Georgie Cox decided to prune a hedge in lockdown

Katy Lee Far got stuck into some gardening

Katy Lee Far got stuck into some gardening

Olivia Harris chose to mow the lawn in her gown

Olivia Harris chose to mow the lawn in her gown

Lauren Parkinson threw herself into some dusting

Lauren Parkinson threw herself into some dusting

And while some of the contestants got stuck into some houseworks, others threw themselves into the gardening – but still somehow managed to keep their dresses pristine, of course.

As a proud dog owner, Lillie-Mae Morgan Reed decided to walk her two beloved pooches in a stunning teal gown and skyscraper heels.

Meanwhile, big sister Lauren Gibbons used this time to teach her younger sibling how to ride a bike.

Channelling her inner domestic goddess, Vanessa Owen somehow managed to cook up a storm in the kitchen without getting it all over her dress while Sadie Pulman decided to feed her chickens while dressed to the nines.

Laurwn Gibbons teaching her sister how to ride a bike

Kirsty O’Connor snuggled up to her dog on the sofa

Kirsty O’Connor snuggled up to her dog on the sofa

Lillie-Mae Morgan Reed walking her dogs in her finest

Lillie-Mae Morgan Reed walking her dogs in her finest

Ellie Griffiths hanging out her washing

Ellie Griffiths hanging out her washing

What’s more, Eleri Roberts is among countless other Brits using this time to do some DIY and was photographed making a garden shed in her navy gown.

And without any other distractions, several contestants have been kicking back on the sofa with a good book or sneaking in some revision time too.

But the one we relate to most of all has got to be Kirsty O’Connor who submitted a photograph of herself enjoying some time on the couch snuggled up to her dog. Bliss.

Eleri Roberts is building a garden shed in lockdown

Eleri Roberts is building a garden shed in lockdown

Aaliyah Martinson pictured sorting out the washing

Aaliyah Martinson pictured sorting out the washing

Vanessa Owen channelled her inner domestic goddess

Vanessa Owen channelled her inner domestic goddess

Harriot Rees studying for her A-Levels at home

Harriot Rees studying for her A-Levels at home

Mia Matthews is all dressed up and ready to revise

Mia Matthews is all dressed up and ready to revise

Shania Jones is using this time to read

Shania Jones is using this time to read

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