A Maldon girl has a shot at becoming an international beauty queen.

Plume School pupil, Sarah Hope, will have to fight off competition from hundreds of other UK girls to win her place at the Face of the Globe grand final, which is being held at Disneyland Paris.

To claim her place in the final, the 15-year-old must first get through a regional heat in Azur and if she impresses across a number of categories then she will book her place in Paris.

Read more in the Standard.