AN exercise fanatic is celebrating after coming top in a beauty and fitness pageant.

Kerry Jones won four awards at the Miss Galaxy Universe finals in London despite it being the first time she had entered the competition.

The 36-year-old came crowned the strong woman champion and she came third in the beach body bikini category, while the combined points from both meant she won the overall fitness champion title and was runner-up to the supreme champion.

As well as the pageant part, Kerry competed in the 800m, 200m, 100m, press ups, long jump, three strong woman events including pulling a car, sandbag shuttles, weighted stress hold amongst others.

She said: "It was amazing to compete in such a dynamic competition where endurance, strength, speed and skill is needed. "All the other competitions are just one or the other and this is what attracted me to Miss Galaxy Universe.

"To maintain an extremely healthy diet to get lean, but at the same time be able to perform at a peak and be your own personal trainer is a difficult balance to achieve."

Kerry, who lives in Padgate, teaches aerobics and circuit classes in the evenings as well as working full-time.

"To be Miss Galaxy Universe Fitness Champion 2015 feels amazing. I broke many of my personal bests on the day, won several disciplines and scored highly in others," she said.

"I never expected to win the title because all the Galaxy Girls are very powerful, strong and determined ladies who come from such different backgrounds from athletics, personal trainers, fitness class instructors to martial arts, weight lifters and gym owners.

"To share the stage and compete with them was very empowering.

"The Beach Body bikini rounds were brilliant - and fun. From living in flip flops and trainers to then having to elegantly walk and pose around a stage in heels was definitely out of my comfort zone.

"But that is what I love — personal challenges, pushing boundaries, seeing what I can achieve if I put my mind to it. Taking the easy road anywhere is so dull."