Derry women need YOUR help as they aim to reach the finals of Miss Vintage UK 2017


Ms O'Hara and Ms Duffy are two of only three Irish ladies to enter the competition and they need your help to make it through to the finals held at the 2017 Twinwood Festival in Bedford, England at the end of August.
This is Ms Duffy's third time entering the competition and she reached the final two years ago.
The finalists are decided by Facebook likes, to vote for Ms O'Hara simply go here and like the post.
To vote for Ms Duffy go here and do likewise.
Ms O'Hara explained why she thought she would make a good Miss Vintage UK: "Vintage is passion, vintage is life.
"My passion for vintage began in 2010 when I started going to the Jazz Festival at the age of 18. My first introduction to this was the opening night with the Jive Aces. I immediately had that feeling of being born in the wrong era and instantly fell in love with the music.
"I have always sung but this new found love and belonging led me in the direction of the likes of Etta James, Ella Fitzgerald to name but a few. Vintage has become my whole way of life and being now, not just for occasions.
"I didn’t feel myself unless I was dressed in vintage attire so over these years I have developed my own vintage style which has become my trademark. Vintage has become my life. It is a lifestyle."
Ms Duffy explained how she became interested in the vintage scene: "My own memories of Granny- her style, her glamour, her high heels at home, the red lipstick- a lady through and through- are engrained deep in my psyche and there’s no doubt that she was a major influence on my own vintage style.
"I’m particularly drawn to the 40’s and all that went with it and my wardrobe, not to mention, my home, are reflections of my love for that era.
"My hair/style is the crown I never take off and I’ve worked hard at my hobby, under the aka of Vintage Star, doing the doo’s of many like-minded ladies in my town.
"Music is, of course, my other great passion, particularly Swing with a healthy dose of Rockabilly thrown in for good measure.
"All that aside, my greatest love of all is for my daughter, Keyla, who, at only aged 8, is most definitely showing off her own vintage style more and more as time goes on- following in my footsteps as I have in Granny’s. It must be in our blood."