NEWLY-CROWNED Miss England Milla Magee from Newquay is helping lead the search for the next Mr England - after only a handful of men entered this year's competition.

Organisers say the nation's single blokes are proving "shy and slow" in coming forward for this year's Mr England contest and the chance to become Mr World.

After the hunt for male competitors was launched three weeks ago only 20 men have entered so far - despite it only happening once every four years.

In contrast, the Miss England beauty contest attracts thousands of entries each year with women wanting to be crowned the next Miss World.

Lifeguard Milla, 23, has now taken to her local beach in Newquay armed with a surfboard and a wanted poster in a bid to find "handsome men" to enter.

Miss England, Milla Magee, joins the search for a Mr England after slow uptake from the men. Release date – July 8, 2024. Men aged 17-27 from across England are being encouraged to enter a Mr England contest on the official website ready for the next Mr World, but according to the organizer, so far the men are very shy & slow to come forward! Contestants need to hold a British passport, be single confident, sporty, charitable and have good looks and charisma. Organizer Angie Beasley who also runs the popular Miss England contest which attracts thousands of entries said “We launched the Mr England contest about 3 weeks ago but so far there’s not many guys that have come forward to enter! So we enlisted the help of the current Miss England, Cornish Lifeguard Milla Magee who couldn’t wait to scout surfers in Newquay!”
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Organiser Angie Beasley, who also runs Miss England, said “We launched the Mr England contest about three weeks ago but so far there’s not many guys that have come forward to enter.

"So we enlisted the help of the current Miss England, Cornish lifeguard Milla Magee who couldn’t wait to scout surfers in Newquay.”

Milla, who has been dubbed the "Cornish Pamela Anderson" by locals, is judging the Mr England contest and has been scouring the beaches for good looking surfers.

She added: “I am so excited to be on the judging panel for 'Mr England 2024 next month.

"I will be looking for a real mixture in someone.

"For me, the new Mr England must be kind and passionate about representing our country to the best of their ability we are looking for a positive role model, as he will be our representative at Mr World.

"I will be looking for someone with a purpose.”

Lads aged between 17-27 who are 'single, confident, sporty, good looking, charitable and charismatic' are now being urged to enter the contest online.

They must hold a British passport and be free to travel to Vietnam in September for the Mr World final if they are successful.

The Mr World contest has both a talent and sports round along with a fashion catwalk.

Applications close on July 31. To apply, visit: www.mrengland.org