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Areerat Chorsanthiah was chosen to be Miss Reading at the pageant
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Girls dress to impress at Miss Reading final

By Laura Herbert
May 27, 2010

Stunning Areerat Chorsanthiah will represent the town at the Miss England final after she was crowned Miss Reading on Sunday night.

Sixteen local beauties donned their favourite ball gowns as they strutted their stuff in front a panel of judges including current Miss England Katrina Hodge.

All contestants modelled evening wear, matching T-shirts and clothing from event sponsor Becky’s Bootique.

Organiser Laney Eldridge of Memory Lane Events and host for the evening, said: “This year is quite unusual as Reading hasn’t had a prominent pageant for a couple of years so we decided to cover the area and its been an absolutely amazing turnout.

“All the girls who auditioned to compete were amazing, they blew us away. The only thing that’s lacking in Reading is there isn’t as much confidence as there should be because there are some stunning girls here.”

During the evening at Trunkwell Mansion House in Beech Hill, the girls were whittled down to a final seven before the winner was crowned.

Co-host Becky Bennett of Becky’s Bootique added: “We have a Miss Charity category for the girl that has raised the most money for charity, Miss Popularity for the girl that wins the text vote and there’s also Miss Congeniality which is voted for by the girls on the day for the girl that’s been the nicest and puts herself out there to help out others.”

The winners of each category were guaranteed a place in the final seven but it was 20-year-old Areerat from Slough who was crowned the winner.

Miss Bennett continued: “It’s not like you see in films where it’s all bitchy and people steal other people’s dresses, everyone has been lovely we have got some really great girls.

“They have all got on brilliantly, they’ve worked so hard.”

Fellow judge and Reading Post writer Stuart White said: “It got quite heated trying to pick a winner. I had the same top three as Miss England but in a different order, but the other judge had a different view. We really found it hard to decide.

“In the end we reached the decision that Areerat would be the best to go forward and represent Reading at Miss England because she had the experience, but all of us liked Kay Wise from Tilehurst and she deserved to finish second.

“All the girls did themselves proud as it must be very daunting putting yourself forward for a competition like this.”

Coral Bosley from Sonning Common came third.

laura.herbert@reading-epost.co.uk

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HughJ - Your comments make you sound as if you read more about life rather than live it...the Daily Mail has probably scared you into an agrophobic lifestyle, where everything about you seems twisted, wrong or has the potential to ruin the publics poor confused fragile little brains.

So let's not confuse the media penchant for airbrushing/photoshopping the hell out of 'advertisements' with a blimmin BEAUTY CONTEST FFS!!! c'mon...let's have a smile, you know you want to.

Lester Crinklesack
02/06/2010 at 17:54

sw9 comments "if it was to be a Miss Reading" contest and stop there it would have been Kay. It was Miss READING and was all about giving a READing girl a shot at competing for Miss Great Britain. For your information Kay too is experienced and was a winner in the Mall model search, and is competing for every modelling job she has done since. Still say memory lane should make her Miss Slough as there is not one and pass the crown to a local girl. To the Get Reading Judge, if "Miss Slough" does progress, it isnt going to be worhty of you even reporting it if there is absolutely no local interest at all.

melanie brown, reading
01/06/2010 at 22:31

Lester Crinklesack - it must be nice living in such blissful ignorance and I do feel a little bit sorry for you but at the same time if you really don't think that anything I mentioned exists then you have a serious amount of waking up to do. Don't take my word for it, research it for yourself.

I didn't say anywhere that I do not want to live in a society that allows free will - quite the opposite in fact, but I would hate to live in your idea of society where people are judged on looks alone. How shallow!

Hugh J, Reading
01/06/2010 at 13:52

Fair enough HughJ you're not ashamed of your comments...but you must be slightly embarassed.

I don't want to live in the society you want, which doesn't allow free will or the celebration of beauty. Were these girls really being paraded like meat...or is that how you view what they are doing?

"It breeds low self esteem, eating disorders, depression and a whole lot worse, so it is you that should be ashamed. I hope you can live with all the damage you are doing to those not under the spotlight."

My god...what a load of scaremongering old tosh!! Do you honestly believe this?

Lester Crinklesack
01/06/2010 at 10:59

@Steve Berry - You want a local competition for local people?.....But this is a local shop, for local people!!!

Lester Crinklesack
01/06/2010 at 10:35

I am not ashamed of my comments and I stand by them. What a vein and shallow society we live in where young girls need to be paraded up and down like peices of meat whilst being judged for how attractive they are.

It is things like this that are plastered all over the media that young girls are encouraged to look up to and aspire to. It breeds low self esteem, eating disorders, depression and a whole lot worse, so it is you that should be ashamed. I hope you can live with all the damage you are doing to those not under the spotlight.

Hugh J, Reading
01/06/2010 at 09:21

Can i vote for Reading posts stuart white? He can be my Mr Reading any day! ;-)

Miss Positive, Reading
01/06/2010 at 04:33

I agree, it's absurd that someone from miles away can enter a 'local' competition. Why call it 'Miss Reading'??? Complete nonsense. But then I think the same about the 'Reading' Half-Marathon. People make it their business to travel the country (and even the world) entering marathons and half marathons. When was the last time someone won a marathon who was a resident of that place? I'm going to bet never. These events should be for local people, otherwise you might just have well have one big tournament.

Steve Berry
31/05/2010 at 08:11

Miss "Within 50 Miles of Reading" should be on the sash then, Boo Hoo.

Ben Towtershape
29/05/2010 at 11:11

I was at this competition and most the girls were asked why they would be proud to represent THEIR town, READING, and answered eloquently with a passion. The winner knows nothing of the town and has no pride or connection. it makes a mockery of the title Miss Reading. One of the judges was from Get Reading. Its circulation does not even extend as far as Slough. Miss Reading should have local ties.

melanie brown, reading
28/05/2010 at 22:36

Well said Boo.

Don't take the comments too seriously, they're either posted for a bit of fun or by people who think their opinion is important or at all interesting.

((Now, if you could just provide me with the name & number for the girl wearing the Zappas sash, that'd great))

Lester Crinklesack
28/05/2010 at 16:27

I agree, i don't see what everyones problem is anyway, maybe there all jealous cos there.....well either unattractive or bitter about something, im for this, bit of fun wont do no harm!

Detective John Kimble, Tilehurst, Reading
28/05/2010 at 14:41

As the co-organiser and host of this event I am deeply offended by some of these comments, especially those from “Hugh J”. This heat was run and judged fairly. This year there was not a Miss Slough heat for Miss England and Arrerat has every right to enter the Reading heat- Miss England rules state that girls may enter any heat within a 50 mile radius of their address and for Areerat, Reading was the closest. She is a much deserved winner and we strongly believe that Reading should support her in the Miss England final. As for the remarks about sub-heats for the contestants Hugh, I think that you should feel ashamed of yourself for saying such things about your local entrants. All of the girls deserved their places in the final and worked hard to be there, they all looked amazing and showed courage and beauty on the night- it takes a lot of guts to stand up there infront of a room full of people. Why slate having a winner from Slough but then put down the more local girls by making comments like that? These girls need and deserve your support, not your criticisms’. We are trying to encourage the beautiful girls that Reading is lucky to have as residents and they should not have to face hurtful comments such as this. Miss England as a whole is about far more than fake plastic beauty- these girls are all intelligent, wonderful young women, who raise money for charity in the event process, who want to create a good image for their home towns and become great role models for young girls to look up to. So please, stop with the hurtful comments, about both the girls and the event in itself, there really is no need for your bitterness.