Miss Scotland finalist Shelly Smith aims to send powerful anti bullying message as Ayrshire beauty bids for crown
Miss Ayrshire, Shelly Smith, is aiming to land the national crown at this year's event.And the apprentice early years practitioner has told how she wants to make an impact far beyond the catwalk.Shelly, 20, told Ayrshire Live: "Winning Miss Ayrshire in 2018 opened so many doors for me and helped me build my confidence up."I left school early in my sixth year due to some really challenging times."I was at an all time low but thankfully I’ve got an amazing family support system and they pushed me to apply to Miss Ayrshire."I did and it gave me some motivation to get back to life, back to helping young people who had experienced bullying or just generally didn’t feel good enough."Working with children is my favourite thing in the world as it’s