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Some Lesser Known Facts About Milla Magee

• Milla Magee studied at More House School in London. There, she had trouble with studies and later moved to Cornwall.

  

• She is the goddaughter of Meg Mathews, who was Noel Gallagher’s first wife, an English songwriter. Her mother, Katrina, has been friends with Meg Mathews since they were teens.

• Her mother, Katrina Russell, once dated Robbie Williams, an English musician, and was friends with Paul Weller and Ray Winstone.

• Katrina worked as a personal assistant at Creation Records in the music industry and then owned a record label.

• Alan McGee, founder of Creation Records, is also one of Milla Magee’s godparents.

• Her family is friends with celebrities like Sam Thompson, Kate Moss, and Hollywood actor Jason Statham.

• Milla Magee was bullied at school for her weight and height.

• The bullying was so bad that she used to bend down and lower her legs to appear shorter.

• After finishing school, Milla Magee worked as a beach lifeguard and promoted healthy living and taught CPR to help save lives.

• She then participated in the Miss Newquay beauty pageant and won.

• In 2017, Milla Magee began working as a model and has been featured in many print advertisements.

  

• In 2023, she said in an interview that she did not drink alcohol or use drugs. She said that she had never liked parties. She said,
  

  I always felt like the outsider, I was never a party girl. I never drank and I never did drugs, and I was born into a world where there was a lot of that. Not that my ­parents did. But they were in careers that were heavily ­surrounded by it, and, growing up, I guess I always told myself I had to conform. But really, at the end of the day, I just wanted to be in nature.”

• Before participating in the Miss England beauty pageant, Milla Magee met Prince William, who wished her well for her pageant journey.

  

• In 2024, she won the Miss England beauty pageant.

  

• Milla Magee then became the first plus-size winner (size 16) of the Miss England beauty pageant.

• She believes that Miss England is more about inner beauty than just looks.

• The 2024 competition was criticised by some people after the swimwear round was removed from it.

• Milla Magee, who often shares her beach photos on social media, also supported the decision to drop the swimwear round.

• She said in a media conversation that the swimwear round might return, but in a new and more flexible format. She believes that girls should be free to wear what they want and not feel judged.

• Milla Magee supports body positivity and healthy choices.

• Her ‘Beauty with a Purpose’ project is called GoFarwithCPR. The project’s goal is to teach every student and adult in the country how to do CPR.

  

• Milla Magee wants everyone to be able to save a life using their own hands.

  

• After winning Miss England, she told a magazine that people often misunderstood what pageants were about. She entered the Miss England competition to make a difference. The pageant gave her purpose and inspired her to help charities and her local community.

• In 2025, Milla Magee participated in the Miss World beauty pageant and went to Hyderabad, India, on 7 May 2025.

  

• She returned to the UK on 16 May 2025 and quit the pageant.

• After Milla Magee left the competition, Charlotte Grant, the runner-up of Miss England, took her place in the competition.

• In a media interview, she explained why she left the competition. She said that the organisers were exploiting her, which was why she decided to quit.

• Milla Magee claimed that all contestants were told to wear makeup all the time, even at night. They were also asked to wear ball gowns all day, including during breakfast.

• She said that they were told to entertain middle-aged men as a ‘thank you’ to the sponsors who had funded the event. The contestants were there to please these people and sit like performing monkeys. She said,
  

  There were two girls at each table of six guests. We were expected to sit with them (guests) for the whole evening and entertain them as a thank you. Miss World is supposed to have the same values (of sixties and seventies), but it’s outdated and stuck in the past. They made me feel like a prostitute.”

• Milla Magee said that after one event, an official blamed the contestants for being ‘boring.’

  

• She tried to talk about the causes she supported, but the men at the table did not care. The small talk felt uncomfortable and awkward to her.

• Milla Magee said that she joined the competition to make a difference and inspire others, not to end up in that kind of situation.

• She also shared that a pageant official clapped in her face to get her attention, which she found very disrespectful.

• Milla Magee felt like they were being treated like children, not adult women.

• She said that she could not stay because it did not feel right morally. Milla added,
  

  All the crowns and sashes in the world mean nothing compared to using your voice and making a difference in the world.”

• After the incident, in an interview with a media house, Telangana’s Special Chief Secretary Jayesh Ranjan shared his views on Milla Magee’s claims.

• He said that he believed there may be a conspiracy to defame India and Hyderabad involving Milla.

• He also mentioned that his investigation found no truth in Milla’s allegations.

• According to him, the Miss World Organisation was planning to sue Milla Magee.
• In 2025, she became the first Miss England winner to ever quit. This had never happened before in the 74 years of the Miss World beauty pageant.

• Water surfing and swimming are her favourite recreational activities.

  

• Milla Magee likes travelling to distant places in her free time.

  

• She is a fitness enthusiast and does physical exercises regularly. She often shares pictures of her yoga sessions on social media.

  

• Milla Magee has been featured on the cover of many noted magazines and tabloids.

  

• She is an animal lover and has a pet dog. She often shares pictures of her pet on social media.