Miss England Wants To Pursue Her Dream Of Being An Astronaut And Teaching From Outer Space
The sky is not a limit for Miss England, who was recently crowned, as the beauty queen and master-level student have expressed her ambition to train as an astronaut and want to go into space.
Jessica Ashley Gagent, 27, has become a novice rocket scientist in her last year in the field of aerospace engineering. Now he wants to inspire other women to enter STEM subjects.
This model now wants to reach for the star and dream, one day educating children from the International Space Station (ISS).
Jessica, who was named Miss England last October, will compete for the Miss World title in the spring of next year.
After that, she hopes to exchange her high-right soccer and shoe dresses with spacesuits to actually become 'Miss Universe' - as the first beauty queen and model to ever visit space.
Jessica is currently completing an integrated master's degree at the University of Liverpool and plans to apply to become an astronaut in the next three years.
He also wants to use his Miss England platform to inspire young women to follow their dreams and become successful in a male-dominated industry like engineering.
I hope I win Miss England and my passion in space will show girls they can follow their dreams and goals and become whoever they want to be, said Jessica, who comes from Skelersdale, Lancs.
"My engineering title opened so many doors for me and one day I hope to sign up for the European Space Agency to follow my dream," he said as quoted by the Daily Mail. I want to go into space one day and I'm on the right track."
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"After my title is complete, I have to finish three years in the industry and then I can apply to be an astronaut," he added.
My dream is to visit the International Space Station and teach children from space and create STEM content there like the Peake Team does, "he said. Engineering is an industry dominated by men and I want to educate children about various technical roles and show that women can also work in STEMs.
Jessica said she wanted to be an engineer from a young age after seeing her father work in the industry.
At school he liked mathematics and science and also signed a contract with his first model agent at the age of 15.
He started his science degree at the age of 24 at the same time as his modeling career as he saw the same traits in both work. "Modeling and technique offer so many variations as a career," he said.
"Both jobs allow me to work on different projects every day and work around the world," said Jessica. "The similarity between the two industries is the reason I chose the technique as my supporter."
"At the university, my department has never had a potential competitor to Miss World who has also learned to get a degree in aerospace engineering and they think it's great," he said.
In August, Jessica was named Miss Lancashire, which automatically gave her a place in the Miss England final.
She was later named Miss England this year in Birmingham and became the first red-haired person to have won a beauty pageant after suffering from intimidation over the years for having ginger hair.
Since winning, Jessica says her confidence has grown and she hopes her individuality will help girls love their differences and encourage them to be more confident.
"When I grow up, almost no one pays attention to the red hair," Jessica said. "I will soon be a model with a engineering degree and I think it's amazing."
Jessica recently visited the National Space Center at Leicester after crossing her several times on her way to the city-based Miss England headquarters. I learned a lot at the space center, "said Jessica.
"I'm very excited about my title but I only know about the mechanical side of going into space that goes against the facts of my soul," said Jessica. I've always said that you're learning every day and learning is a lifetime. I want to inspire the next generation."