Young women are continuing to come forward to compete for this year's Miss Oxford title.

The current Miss England, Georgia Horsley, has urged women in the county to take part in the competition, being run by the Miss England organisers and backed by the Oxford Mail.

At the weekend, Georgia, 21, was invited to Bruce Forsyth's 80th birthday party and was photographed giving him a kiss on the cheek.

Miss Horsley won Miss England last year following in the footstep of Eleanor Glynn, 21, from Sandford-on-Thames.

Miss England organiser Angie Beasley said Oxfordshire was a very strong area for competition entries, particularly after two Oxford girls Daniella Luan and Eleanor Glynn won in 2002 and 2006.

One of the new entries for this year's competition is Holly McBean, 19, from Bloxham, near Banbury.

She listed her talents as "horseriding and making people feel good about themselves".

She said: "I can always turn a negative into a positive - that's why I get told I'm a laugh to be around.

"My ambitions in life are to be recognised as being independent and an individual.

"I would also like to train as nurse eventually."

Lyndsey Fayle, 17, from Denchworth, near Wantage, has also entered the competition.

She said: "Dancing is my greatest passion.

"My ambitions include graduating from university with an honours degree in osteopathy and running the marathon when I'm 21."

The Oxford Mail has joined forces with the Miss England office to find a young woman to represent Oxford in the next Miss England semi-final, at Champneys health resort in Leicestershire, on June 16 and 17.

Successful entrants will attend a photo audition at the Oxford Mail next month.

After receiving the Miss England crown in July, Miss Horsley went on to compete in Miss World in Sanya, China, last year.

Although she didn't win, she told the Oxford Mail that she loved taking part in the competition, spending a month on the island of Hainan.