A forklift truck driver who is a plus-size model is hoping to become the first lesbian Ms Great Britain. Last year's Miss Great Britain came out as bisexual, but mum-of-two Emma-Jay Webber understands she will be the first openly gay finalist to proudly walk the Ms Great Britain stage since the pageant began 77 years ago.
The 40-year-old said she became the first openly lesbian queen in UK pageantry back in 2019 when she won the Miss Paragon International Crown and said that, since then, she has been giving a much needed voice for the LGBTQ+ community. Ms Webber, from Cribbs Causeway in South Gloucestershire, said she has found that pageantry is a hugely hetero-normative industry which is severely lacking in LGBTQ+ role models.
She said there are LGBTQ+ women in pageantry that are afraid to 'come out' due to fear of titles being stripped away, fear of being judged differently and fear over potential homophobia. "Being a finalist for Ms Great Britain is much more than a title. I hope to represent the change and be the beacon of light for those still hidden from sight due to fears of rejection".
