AN East Renfrewshire schoolgirl who has raised thousands of pounds for good causes after being inspired by her brother's cancer battle has won the Miss Teen Great Britain title.

Pageant queen Paris Milne triumphed over 500 other applicants, including 68 finalists, to take home the tiara.

But, while winning is great, there is a much more important task at hand for the 17-year-old schoolgirl.

When she was seven, her younger brother Daven was diagnosed with a rare, aggressive brain cancer.

Now aged 12, Daven has thankfully been in remission for 10 years but Paris has thrown herself into raising awareness – and money – ever since.

Among the worthy causes to benefit is children's cancer charity Together for Short Lives.

Paris said: "Over the last five years, I've raised £15,000 for different charities.

"I want to promote my platform, which has been childhood cancer awareness. I aspire to study law when I leave school and I also hope to incorporate that into my campaign."

Paris, from Newton Mearns, is no stranger to success when it comes to pageants.

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She recently won Teen Crowning Glory titles for Scotland and the UK, as well as finishing second runner-up in last year's Miss Junior Teen Great Britain contest.

Paris decided to enter the Miss Teen Great Britain competition after spotting a Facebook advert but admits winning came as a huge surprise.

She said: "I saw the advert for it and I liked the idea of being able to combine a hobby, an interest I had, with something that was close to my heart.

"I'm still so overwhelmed, I still can't believe it. I think I was in complete shock, to be honest, I couldn't stop crying. My family are all so happy for me."

Proud mum Tracy described her daughter's win as "a huge achievement."

"We're absolutely delighted," she said. "It was a really hard competition and we found out the next day that Paris was one of the youngest."

Tracy is especially proud of Paris for the charity work she has used her pageant participation to elevate.

"Daven's diagnosis really affected her and all she wanted to do was help," she added.

"She just wants to raise awareness in any way she can and she just really wants people to realise that we can't take things for granted and money isn't important."