Miss Mansfield and Sherwood Forest sets heights even higher after smashing charity fundraising target

And now she has set her sights even higher for a cause that is close to her heart.

Amy has so far raised £5,591 for Dementia UK – an organisation that has supported her family since her grandmother was tragically diagnosed with the disease.

The beauty queen said she wasn’t expecting to have met her £5,000 target so soon.

Amy, 24, a medical secretary, set herself the target when she was crowned Miss Mansfield and Sherwood Forest on July 5 2019.

"It is really good to have met my target, I wasn't expecting it,” she said.

And Amy, from Edwinstowe, has now set her sights on reaching a new goal with hopes to raise £6,000 by the end of the year.

"I'm determined to smash that next target that I have already started working towards," she said.

The money she has already generated will pay for 2,000 people to contact the Dementia UK helpline and access free advice.

Amy explained why it was important to choose a charity that she had a personal connection with.

She said: "I chose Dementia UK because my grandma has dementia and it's affected the whole family since she was diagnosed.

"It's made me want to do what I can to help other families like mine."

She organised themed pub quiz nights and a 1950s style afternoon tea in Pleasley - the town her grandma grew up in - to help her reach her £5,000 goal.

Amy hopes her commitment to her charity work will go some way to changing the perceptions of beauty contests.

"Miss Mansfield is not a typical pageant, it's more of an ambassador programme and it's about your charity work and what you do to help the community,” she explained.

"So I think it's definitely changing people's views on these sorts of things."

Amy will visit local businesses, care homes and primary schools on March 6 as part of Dementia UK's 'Time for a Cuppa' campaign.

The annual event encourages organisations to hold a coffee morning to fund the cost of specialist dementia nurses who give clinical and emotional support for families living with dementia.

Amy will also be representing her home town in America later this year, as she is set to attend the Miss Ohio Scholarship Programme and visit Mansfield's sister city.

"I am really proud to be putting Mansfield on the map over there.

"Little old me, going over to America and representing the town I grew up in."

To donate to Amy’s charity fund, click here.

To find out more about the Miss Mansfield and Sherwood Forest competition, see the Facebook page.