FIRST Swansea... now for Wales.

A Swansea beauty queen is looking to expand her horizons by becoming the new Miss Galaxy Wales.

Natasha Coates-Reid — who won the title of Miss Galaxy Swansea back in June — is pulling out all the stops to win the national beauty pageant on March 5.

The Birchgrove beauty will be up against 19 other girls, including Paige K, who is Miss Port Talbot Galaxy.

And if Natasha wins the Welsh finals she will be travelling to America to compete internationally.

To prepare for the event, the 20-year-old former Dwr y Felin pupil, who is currently studying media and public relations at Swansea University, is aiming to improve her fitness and eat healthily while getting involved in lots of charity work.

She said: "I have spoken to John Hartson's manager and hopefully I will be able to help out in some of his charity's fundraising events."

On the competition itself, she added: "The reason I'm doing it is to represent real women. I entered the Swansea heat because I just wanted to give it a go, I felt the time was right."

And her thoughts on the final?

"I'm going to try really hard and put everything into it and just see how it goes. It will be amazing if I do win."