Miss Derwent, Miss Wales, Miss World?

York Beauty Queen and reigning Miss Derwent Camilla Dutton is hoping for success as she prepares for the finale of the Miss Wales competition later this month.

If she wins, the first year Law student from Bangor will represent the nation at the Miss World tournament in London this winter. She said the opportunity would be a “lifetime achievement” for her.

Dutton won her place at the finals after soaring through the heats of Miss Wrexham in January. She cites her mother’s experience at pageants as her main inspiration and explained some of her other motivations for competing when she caught up with Vision last weekend.

“I wanted to be involved firstly because I am very patriotic… [also] I have a passion for beauty and clothes which many girls do, and this competition has given me the opportunity to show this passion,” she said.

But Camilla doesn’t fulfil the stereotypes of your typical pageant competitor. Dutton has ambitions to be a corporate lawyer and is investing herself in her degree, currently studying for her first-year exams.

She is also competing for charitable causes, raising money for The Joshua Foundation with the help of sponsors the Plassey Retail Centre and Coffee Shop, and a fundraising 5,000 metre swim this June.

Nevertheless, this year’s competition will undoubtedly be overshadowed by tabloids searching for the new Imogen Thomas. The former Miss Wales has recently been embroiled in the recent Ryan Giggs scandal and superinjunctions drama.

When asked her view, Dutton blasted “the unfair, bad press and exposure” that Thomas had received while Giggs’s name was protected.

But even with all the heightened drama around the events, Camilla hopes to make no mistakes and secure a win, optimistically saying that “after hours of standing in heels everyone learns quick.”

You can show Camilla your support through votes by texting CAMILLA DUTTON to 81118 or dialling 0901 293 7937 and pressing 11, and view all the candidates at misswales.co.uk/finalists2011.