Meet Leeds girl Grace Mthati who has been crowned Petite Miss Regency International in Las Vegas

We meet 7-year-old Grace Mthati from Wortley who reflects on being crowned Petite Miss Regency International in America.

Transcript

00:00 I've done it because I love all the fancy dresses and I get to help charity work.

00:05 Seven-year-old Grace Mutati from Wortley has been reflecting on her journey to being crowned

00:11 Petite Miss Regency International. She's also continued to help those less fortunate with

00:16 her Children Help Children charitable initiative.

00:19 She needed to compete in the Diamonds Pageant United Kingdom first and she was representing

00:25 Leeds so after she won the United Kingdom one they sent her to Las Vegas to represent

00:32 United Kingdom in the Regency International Pageant in America.

00:37 She had many rounds. She had like the optional round like national wear, everyday wear, sports

00:44 wear, spokes model. We are particularly proud with her with the sports model. And then the

00:50 interview evening round and fashion round. You can say which one is your favourite maybe.

00:56 My favourite one was the evening one because I really, because I loved wearing my dress.

01:02 It was very big and it was very colourful.

01:06 I couldn't believe it when she won. I was like wow.

01:08 She was a proud dad.

01:09 Yeah, yeah. She made me a proud dad. And her speech was out of this world. It's something

01:17 I keep going over and over to go listening to.

01:20 There are around 32 countries at war at the moment. Terrorist conflicts, drug wars, civil

01:27 wars, ethnic wars. Wars that take away children's freedom and make them unhappy. No child should

01:35 be separated from their parent and watch their friends and siblings die. No child should

01:41 be starving in the dark corn bunkers, being either the human child or being forced to

01:46 fight. Children are missing the best part of their lives and education. Children are

01:52 being hurt every day because of greed, injustice and different beliefs. I am here today pleading

01:58 for peace, care and love. Every child deserves to be surrounded by peace, care and love.

02:04 Children deserve better. They deserve peace. This is the only right way ahead. Thank you.

02:13 Speaking of winning, we even promised her if she wins we're going to get her a dog,

02:24 which is, we thought, we looked at each other, we're like, she's not going to win anyway.

02:28 She always wanted a dog so we were like, yeah, we can motivate her with that but it's not

02:31 going to happen and now we're buying a dog.

02:33 I was very surprised when I won because even me, I didn't think I would win, basically.

02:39 Because there were more beautiful girls than me.

02:41 Well, in your eyes, but all of you were beautiful and unique on its own.

02:49 So, what's next for the Petite Miss Regency International winner?

02:54 I want to help more children in need. I want to keep pleading for love and care in the world.

03:01 And peace.