A forklift truck driver is hoping to become the first lesbian Ms Great Britain since the pageant began 77 years ago. Mum-of-two Emma-Jay Webber, 40, has been taking part in beauty contests since 2016 when her marriage broke down and she was looking for a way to help her self-esteem.
In 2019 she became the first openly lesbian queen in UK pageantry – but now Emma hopes to be crowned the first gay Ms Great Britain. Emma said the glamour of her pageantry is a huge contrast to her day job at a flooring company where she is forklift driver.
She is the only woman working in the warehouse and said she had to become one of the boys – but loves the job. Emma hopes to fend off competition from 50 other women over the two-day final in October and shine a light on the LBGQ+ community.
