Miss England

"There are so many talented people out there that never get heard. I want to help them be heard." 

Jaqueline Turner winner of Miss England 2003 discusses how winning changed her life and expresses her passion for song-writing and being a music manager to Country singer Fiona Culley. 

After her mum entered her into the Miss England contest just 10 years ago, Jackie has continued with her modelling career, studied acting and become a  successful music manager, Jackie explains the affects of winning Miss England, " It changed my path and opened doors for me that I never would have been able to on my own. I still carried on in the same field but with more options and opportunities."  

Jackie recently participated in Miss England 2013 as a judge and reminisces on her year of being Miss England  "It was a great year, full of openings and modelling, it has changed now and Miss England's have much more jobs and requirements. I recently judged for Miss England 2013 and I’d love to do it all over again."   

Jackie is a women of many talents and interests in particular health and nutrition, but right from the moment Jackie listened to her first Madonna record, she has had a great passion for music and song-writing. Song-writing inspired by life experiences and "looking at the world and the people in it, wanting to say what I see and feel and sharing it with people." 

 There is no stopping Jackie capturing her dreams and helping others capture theirs, she expresses: "I wanted to help give someone opportunities. Too express my knowledge and skills and help someone else of talent that often get pushed aside. There are so many talented people out there that never get heard. I want to help them be heard."  

For the last 2 years she has managed Staffordshire Country singer Fiona Culley, she was initially mesmerised by her beautiful country tone at a party as she immediately stood out, 3 years later they began working together, she explains: "Next for me is to launch Fiona Culley. A singer I manage and hope to take her with me to Nashville Tennessee to tour and record. I would also like to continue writing and perhaps have Fiona or another singer, sing my songs." 

Family girl Fiona has recorded her EP in Nashville and is currently touring the UK, she has already impressed established producers in both Nashville and the UK. When Fiona's not busy performing and song-writing she enjoys spending time with her friends and family and says she relaxes by: "Soaking in a deep bath with my laptop resting on the toilet, catching up on the TV programmes I’ve missed and eating chips and dip." 

Her main fear in life would be to become an old lady with regrets and says she "wouldn’t change anything, everything happens for a reason and I believe that if you focus on your goals you can get there as long as your willing to make sacrifices."  

Together Jackie and Fiona make a great team, they spend a lot of time together and enjoy each others company, "We’re both on the same page as to what we want. First rule of managing an artist or an artist looking for management is to match and be likeminded to some extent. Each person needs to know their own requirements and appreciate the other person." explains Jackie. The future is bright for Fiona, don’t miss out on one of her UK shows this month.  

Samantha Clarke