Darcey has a white British mother and a father who has Jamaican heritage.

She has taken on the mantle of a black rights campaigner in South Wales and has been actively involved in the Criminal Justice in Wales Anti-Racism Delivery Plan called Together Stronger. She volunteers for Race Equality First and helps women from black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds integrate in to the community through health and fitness. She is a regular on marches in Cardiff calling for Zero Tolerance against racism – even taking the lead on microphone to inspire the crowd.  Darcey has also trained to be an Ask Me Ambassador for Welsh Women’s this year. Working in the care sector, she is a ‘dementia friend’  helping raise awareness and understanding of the condition

Darcey said: “I’m absolutely elated to win and feel so grateful to be Miss Wales 2022. I want to thank my friends and family and everyone who supported me along the way. I’m so excited to see where this journey takes me but more than anything I feel privileged to be a woman of colour with the Miss Wales title.

“I would like to see more diversity on the Miss Wales stage in the future and I want to use my year to inspire more girls like me to know that they can be Miss Wales or anything else they want to be.