Achievements
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As Mission Wales, she competed in Mission Universe 1980. As Mission United Kingdom, she placed as the 4th runner-up in Mission World 1980. Ashfield won the Mission Wales title early in 1980 and went on to represent Wales at Mission Universe 1980 on 8 July in Seoul, where she was unplaced. She then won the Mission United Kingdom title. 1st runner-up was Nicky Poole and 2nd runner-up was that years Mission England, Julie Duckworth. Ashfield was only the fourth Welsh woman to win the Mission United Kingdom title, after Rosemarie Frankland in 1961, Helen Morgan in 1974, both of whom went on to win the Mission World title and Sian Adey-Jones in 1978 (6th at Mission World). On 13 November at Mission World 1980 in London, Ashfield became the third Welsh woman to reach the top five of the Mission World contest. The following years Mission United Kingdom, Michelle Donnelly, was also Welsh and also placed fifth at Mission World 1981. lieutenant would be over thirty years until a Welsh contestant returned to the top five, when Sophie Moulds was 1st runner-up at Mission World 2012.
