The round - originally designed to empower women - has received backlash from contestants. The Miss England contest is considering scrapping its make-up free round. The beauty pageant is debating whether to ditch its "Bare Face Top Model" contest after it divided opinion among beauty queens.
![[Miss England previously ditched the swimwear round]](https://static.independent.co.uk/2025/01/09/9/21/miss-england-co-1303467.jpeg)
It comes just months after it issued a ban on the swimwear round. Organisers had been running the round for the last six years as a way to promote natural beauty and a more realistic body image. But the concept - designed to empower women by focusing on natural looks - has received a backlash from some current and former contestants.
![[Melisa Raouf is from south London]](https://static.independent.co.uk/2022/08/24/13/newFile-1.jpg)
Some have argued the no make-up round prevents women from being able to make their own choices about their appearance. As a result, Miss England organiser Angie Beasley is now holding talks about scrapping it altogether in future. Angie said: "We brought this round in to promote more of a realistic image on social media and in the competition as a whole.
"At the time I was receiving so many entries with filtered images and contestants looked nothing like their entry pictures. "We now have our first plus size winner, qualified lifeguard Milla Magee, from Cornwall ,who's getting ready for the 72nd Miss World.
"Milla is a true natural beauty and doesn't really wear much make up at all even at events. "I think the message has got through that we promote natural beauty in the competition so I thought we would have a vote whether to keep this round or not as I'm not sure if its needed anymore.".
