Tonight TheEye will be at the annual Miss Gibraltar competition. Purely in the interests of research, you know.

*sigh* the hardships endured by your host here in the interests of journalism…

On the subject of hardship, some people by the names of “Katie Waissel” and “Jamie Archer” from something called the “X Factor” will apparently be there too. Luckily tonight, drinking at the event is allowed/encouraged.

Many of the families – all dressed up for the event – were in the Horseshoe pub on Main Street about an hour ago getting a last minute drink in before what will be a stressful evening for them all. No such pressure for us observers!

The pressure is on because this can be the stepping stone for greater things. You may remember that two years ago the fantastic Kaiane Aldorino was first Miss Gibraltar and then Miss World. She’s still doing great stuff for charity – both locally and abroad – and earlier this month surfaced in resident blogger David Vance’s home town judging Miss Northern Ireland.

Best of luck to all of the contestants tonight!

Pic from the Chronic