But what may amaze you is that the 19-year-old former Hautlieu head girl has never taken part in the parade before.

‘I suppose I’m a little unconventional compared to most Miss Battles,’ she says.

However, as she explains, the idea of becoming Miss Battle had been with her for some time – a thought that grew steadily during her last year in school.

‘I think what really enforced my ambition was when I had to make a speech to a group of Chinese students who came over to Jersey as part of a Hautlieu school link.

‘All of the girls seemed so shocked that it was me up there rather than a boy. I had some girls come up to me afterwards and ask me what it was like to do that because they aren’t allowed to do that sort of thing in China. It made me realise how important it was for Jersey to have female role models and female leaders.’

Several months later, the former La Moye and Les Quennevais student would be celebrating not one, but two successful applications. Within the space of only a few weeks, Chantelle was crowned Miss Battle and then accepted into a film school in Vancouver, Canada, where she will begin her studies in October.

‘It’s been a crazy time and I didn’t think I was going to get either of them. I am really proud to be representing Jersey at our biggest event and I’ll certainly be flying the Island flag when I’m in Canada.

‘It’s exciting but scary because I won’t have the comfort of going to the UK and being able to come home for a weekend if I want, but it’s going to be good for me to pursue my ambitions and also to develop as a person.’

So just what is her ultimate goal? Does she hope the Mundy name will one day be up there alongside the Hollywood directing greats?

‘Before I worked at the paper I thought I wanted to be a photographer and it was editing footage for the website that made me realise I wanted to work in film.

‘I don’t really know exactly what I want to do yet, but I do know that I want to be in film production and possibly camera work or directing.

At the end of the course, they bring in people from the film industry to watch your final project and if they like what you do there’s a possibility they’ll take you on.

‘It’s a long way off, but it would be amazing to stand on the stage one day and accept an Oscar for Jersey.’

Although Chantelle says her favourite film is Lolita by Stanley Kubrick, she has a keen interest in horror.

‘I like horror films, because a lot of them are independent films, and I like independent films because they usually have a much smaller budget, so they have to be more creative with the way they produce the film and maybe pay more attention to the script.’

But before she starts placing others under her cinematic lens, she is the one who will go before the cameras, taking centre stage on Victoria Avenue with Mr Battle, former Big Brother winner Craig Phillips.

‘I’ve spoken to some of the previous Miss Battles and they’ve all really enjoyed their experiences,’ she said. ‘I met Craig when he was in Jersey earlier on in the year and he’s such a lovely guy. It’s really great, as I think I’m the first ever Miss Battle to get the Mr Battle she asked for.

‘The only thing is that I might need some more arm muscles from all the waving because apparently by the end of the day my arm’s going to feel like it’s going to drop off.’

It’s not just the two parades that Chantelle gets to experience in her role.

Over the last few weeks she has made a string of public appearances, welcomed tourists to the Island and opened a funfair, but it was visiting her old primary school that she says brought home the true meaning of being Miss Battle.

‘Seeing the children really excited to see me, watching their faces lighting up and being able to make their day – that’s definitely the best thing about it.’

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