{"id":58084,"date":"2022-08-27T14:54:58","date_gmt":"2022-08-27T14:54:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/miss-england-contestant-becomes-first-in-94-years-to-compete-without-makeup\/"},"modified":"2022-08-27T14:54:58","modified_gmt":"2022-08-27T14:54:58","slug":"miss-england-contestant-becomes-first-in-94-years-to-compete-without-makeup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/miss-england-contestant-becomes-first-in-94-years-to-compete-without-makeup\/","title":{"rendered":"Miss England contestant becomes first in 94 years to compete without makeup"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<div class=\"inline-module inline-module--syndicated\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__inner\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__header\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__logo\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>A politics student has made history as the first Miss England contestant to go makeup-free in the pageant&#8217;s 94 years.<\/p>\n<p>Melisa Raouf, a 20-year-old from London, said she decided to appear barefaced in a bid to promote inner beauty and challenge the beauty ideals perpetuated on social media.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt means a lot to me as I feel many girls of different ages wear makeup because they feel pressured to do so,\u201d she told The Independent of her decision.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/melisa-raouf-03.jpg?resize=819%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"She feels that many women feel pressured to wear makeup. \" class=\"wp-image-23633516\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/melisa-raouf-03.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1638 1638w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/melisa-raouf-03.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1229 1228w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/melisa-raouf-03.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=819 819w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/melisa-raouf-03.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=410 409w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/melisa-raouf-03.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><figcaption>Raouf said she made the decision to promote inner beauty.  <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">@melisaraouf<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/miss-england-no-makeup-06.jpg?resize=1024%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Raouf said she believes many young girls are pressured into wearing makeup. \" class=\"wp-image-23633869\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/miss-england-no-makeup-06.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/miss-england-no-makeup-06.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/miss-england-no-makeup-06.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><figcaption>Raouf said she believes many young girls are pressured into wearing makeup. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">@missenglandofficial<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cIf one is happy in their own skin we should not be made to cover up our face with makeup.  Our flaws make us who we are and that&#8217;s what makes every individual unique.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think people should love and embrace their flaws and blemishes, as we know real beauty lies within simplicity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI never felt I met beauty standards.  I have recently accepted that I am beautiful in my own skin and that&#8217;s why I decided to compete with no makeup,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n\t<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cI still feel confident in myself, with makeup I&#8217;m all concealed.  This is who I am, I&#8217;m not afraid to share who I am.  I wanted to show who Melisa truly is.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While organizers of the Miss England event previously introduced a \u201dBare Face\u201d round of the competition in 2019 \u2014 which, organizer Angie Beasley said encourages women \u201cto show us who they really are without the need to hide behind makeup and filters on social media\u201d \u2014 this is the first time a contestant has chosen to forgo it completely.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is the first time I&#8217;ve seen a contestant completely makeup free competing in a semi final and she said she felt empowered against all the other contestants,\u201d Beasley said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI&#8217;m all for makeup to enhance your natural beauty but there&#8217;s no need for youngsters to wear it so thick that it looks like a mask.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI wish Melisa the best of lucky in Miss England 2022.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Raouf said she&#8217;d been inundated with messages from other young women \u201ctelling me how I&#8217;ve made them feel more confident in themselves.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"976\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/melisa-raouf-04.jpg?resize=1024%2C976&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Raouf said she's received positive messages since the competition. \" class=\"wp-image-23633891\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/melisa-raouf-04.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/melisa-raouf-04.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/melisa-raouf-04.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><figcaption>Raouf said she&#8217;s received positive messages since the competition. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">@melisaraouf<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/miss-england-no-makeup-05.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"However, Raouf is the first contestant to forego makeup entirely. \" class=\"wp-image-23633517\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/miss-england-no-makeup-05.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/miss-england-no-makeup-05.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/miss-england-no-makeup-05.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><figcaption>Miss England introduced a \u201cBare Face\u201d round in 2019. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">@missenglandofficial<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWith mental health being such a big topic, I want to make all girls feel good.  I just want to remove all the beauty standards,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI feel like all girls are beautiful in their own way.  I feel like I&#8217;ve done it for all girls.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>    .<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A politics student has made history as the first Miss England contestant to go makeup-free in the pageant&#8217;s 94 years. Melisa Raouf, a 20-year-old from London, said she decided to appear barefaced in a bid to promote inner beauty and challenge the beauty ideals perpetuated on social media. \u201cIt means a lot to me as &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/miss-england-contestant-becomes-first-in-94-years-to-compete-without-makeup\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Miss England contestant becomes first in 94 years to compete without makeup<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[5],"tags":[21463,2208,52,15059],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":57300,"url":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/miss-england-finalist-becomes-first-in-pageants-history-to-compete-without-makeup\/","url_meta":{"origin":58084,"position":0},"title":"Miss England finalist becomes first in pageant&#8217;s history to compete without makeup","date":"August 26, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"write by Jacqui PalumboToyin Owoseje, CNNA Miss England finalist has become the first ever beauty queen to compete without wearing any makeup in the pageant's nearly century-long history.Melisa Raouf, a 20-year-old college student from south London, moved forward at the pageant's semifinals on Monday after opting for a barefaced look.\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Entertainment&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":12586,"url":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/source-chicago-bears-acquire-new-england-patriots-wr-nkeal-harry-for-seventh-round-pick\/","url_meta":{"origin":58084,"position":1},"title":"Source &#8212; 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