Former Miss Gloucester Juliette Crosby has joined the Hollie Gazzard Trust as its ambassador for Gloucester.
Fresh from her experience as Miss Gloucester 2014, Juliette wanted to continue her great work in the charity sector.
The Hollie Gazzard Trust was set up in memory of 20-year-old Hollie, from Churchdown, who was murdered by former boyfriend Asher Maslin while she was working at Fringe Benefits & La Bella Beauty Salon.
Juliette, who is also from Churchdown, said: "I'm honoured to have been asked to have be part of a truly amazing cause. The events that's happened with Hollie, not only touched me but the whole community and I'm looking forward to working together to change the way we think about domestic abuse and knife crime."
Hollie's passion was hairdressing and her family wanted to give others the opportunity that Hollie was fortunate to have and fulfill a career in hairdressing.
The trust and Gloucestershire College have developed a framework for a fund that will pay for materials, trips, equipment and uniforms for eligible hairdressing students aged 16 to 19.
Each applicant will go through a selection process and the decision will be made based upon certain criteria. The trust has agreed to sponsor six people a year. It will be called The Hollie Gazzard Hairdressing Fund.
The trust also supports the Increase the Peace project, which aims to divert young people away from crime and gangs in Gloucester.
It will also be funding Gloucestershire Domestic Abuse Support Services (GDASS) to educate teenagers across the county after excellent results came back from pilot lessons held at Ribston Hall High School.
Hollie's dad Nick, who is chairman of the Trust, said: "We are very excited about what Juliette can add in terms of building on what we have achieved so far."
