Chloe Smithson is Carnival Princess
15-year-old Chloe Smithson a student at the Sir John Leman High School, is aiming high both in the Air Cadets and in her local town. Chloe was the youngest entrant in this years Lowestoft Carnival Queen competition. During the weekend of the competition, Chloe was at a local weekend camp in Holt Hall but left early in order to take part in the competition. On the night, over two hundred people came to support the entrants. A compere asked the contestants questions about their dreams and aspirations, when Chloe answered that she wanted to be a dental officer in the RAF; the compere was surprised (as he was unaware that there were so many job opportunities available in the RAF). Chloe was then short-listed and it was announced that she had made it into the top five candidates.
The five finalists were then asked a question they were unprepared for, once they had all answered the Judges deliberated while the finalists nervously waited backstage to find out who would take the title of the Lowestoft Carnival Queen 2009. When the finalists came back on stage, the compere announced the two attendants before announcing the winner. Chloe was the second attendant announced and was thrilled to have been selected out of so many people.
She said: “I am ecstatic to have been selected as one of the attendants and I cannot wait to take part in the carnival. I think that being a cadet has given me a lot of confidence and belief in myself, which helped me in the competition.”
W.O Dobson from 759 sqn said: “Chloe is a dedicated cadet who will try anything on offer at least once and has sometimes surprised herself in what she can achieve. Chloe has won cadet of the month on numerous occasions and was awarded the Best New Recruit last year.”
Wow! didnt realise this was on here until my PSE lesson in school…researching cadets! haha . Thank you