Lisa's Diary

A year in the life of Miss Universe GB

LIFE has become pretty exciting for Lisa Lazarus since winning the title of Miss Universe GB 2008 in May. Here Lisa keeps a diary of what she gets up to in the build up to the Miss Universe 2008 competition in Vietnam later this year.

17th July 2008

Lisa wrote: Today I returned from an amazing trip to Vietnam. The Miss Universe girls and the team have been my family for the past month and it was hard to say goodbye. The experience was amazing and something I will never forget, I feel I have done my best and wish Miss Venezeula good luck. It is nice to be back in the UK and I look forward to spending the rest of my year as Miss Universe GB.

1st June 2008

Lisa wrote: This week I am going to visit Kemal from Big Brother 6. He was one of the judges at the final and is a highly experienced runway trainer. He’s kindly offered to teach me everything I need to know to look perfect on the catwalk. He is truly gifted and I can’t wait to work with him.

28th May 2008

Lisa wrote: Earlier this month I had to put the celebrations aside to concentrate on my university exams, but now that they are over for the summer I can spend my time making sure I am at my best for the final. Picking my wardrobe has been my favourite part. I spent the whole day in the Dress-Stop.com showroom and got to try on all the amazing dresses. The worst part had to be deciding which ones to take as they are all so gorgeous! I have also had my national costume fitted so the dress fits perfectly. I absolutely love it and think I will have a very good chance at winning ‘Best National Costume’, fingers crossed. Some pictures of the dresses are shown below - click on on to view it full-size!

18th May 2008

Lisa wrote: It's been such a whirlwind of experiences since the final, I haven’t had two minutes to sit down and take in what has gone on. When I entered the competition winning was only a dream, but now it is reality. I couldn’t believe it when my name was called as the winner, I have worked so hard and put all my efforts into the competition, it was the greatest feeling to win. Since being crowned Miss Universe GB 2008 I have been busy with all the preparations for the Miss Universe final which is in Vietnam in only six weeks, it has been such an exciting experience. I have spent most of my time doing interviews; the coverage has been amazing not only from newspapers and magazines but also for the University, they have been very supportive since I have won and I have been branded Hertfordshire’s Brains and Beauty.

4th May 2008

Lisa Lazarus is corwned Miss Universe UK 2008 at a gliettering ceremony in London.