Beauty with a Purpose

Alexandria and Emma with some of the Bush to the Beach kids

Miss World Alexandria Mills and Miss World Africa Emma Wareus travelled to Australia, where they headed north of Sydney to the South Narrabeen Surf Club for a day with the "Bush to the Beach" program organised by Variety, The Children's Charity. For the past six years, the club has hosted an annual event in which 50 Aboriginal children from the rural town of Brewarrina make the 12-hour 850km bus journey to South Narrabeen for a weekend of activities, many of them experiencing the seaside for the first time in their lives. Joining Alexandria and Emma for the day was Sophie Lavers (Australia 2009), with representatives from Variety and local volunteers.

Alexandria said: "The kids were so excited, running on the beach and just being kids.  We really take these things for granted, so to give them the opportunity to take an adventure and see something they wouldn’t normally be able to is wonderful."

Smiles all round!	With one of the Bush to the Beach kids
On South Narrabeen Beach	Emma with one on the Bush to the Beach children