A beauty queen died when she lost control of her Mercedes while travelling at 111mph and crashed following a 'monstrous row ' with her boyfriend . Bonnie Hiller , who had once been banned from entering Miss England because she was married at the time , died instantly from her injuries after she lost control of the grey convertible and collided with a bridge under the A12 bypass in Kelvedon , Essex . An inquest into her death heard that the 27-year-old had been seen reaching speeds of 120mph before the crash when she was thrown from the car . Bonnie Hiller died after she lost control of her Mercedes while she drove at speeds of up to 120mph and collided with a bridge . Her father said she was driving at such a level following a row with her boyfriend . The beauty queen had once been banned from entering Miss England because she was married at the time . Speaking after the inquest , her devastated father Paul claimed his daughter had driven off at high speed following a 'monstrous row ' with her boyfriend . He said : 'People who knew her knew she was a very slow driver - very careful . 'She had a monstrous row - something made her flip . ' Ms Hiller was crowned Miss Colchester and Miss East Anglia in 2009 and should have gone on to compete in the Miss England competition , but had to step aside when it emerged she was a 'Mrs ' , having got married . She was pursuing a modelling career . Her father added : 'She was a perfect daughter . 'She was very quiet , she loved animals and I do n't think she ever even squished a fly . 'She was very strong-willed and knew what was right . She could not understand how people could be nasty . 'She was a strong character and she was very beautiful - she did not realise how beautiful she was . ' The 27-year-old was named Miss East Anglia in 2009 ( left ) and was pursuing a career in modelling . Flowers were laid at the scene of the crash under the A12 bypass in Kelvedon , after it took place in June 2014 . Ms Hiller was crowned Miss Colchester and Miss East Anglia in 2009 and should have gone on to compete in the Miss England competition , but had to step aside when it emerged she was a 'Mrs ' , having got married . The inquest heard how she was seen driving through a village at double the 30mph speed limit and was still accelerating . Witness Kelly Windard said : ' I saw the Mercedes . It was going really fast , which drew my attention to it . ' I drive a Vectra - a big car - and when it went by , my car shook . ' Another witness , Louise Pepper , who came across the scene of the accident and phoned the emergency services , said Ms Hiller was driving at speeds between 100mph and 120mph by the time she passed them . Ms Hiller ( left ) was forced to step aside from competing in Miss England and pursued a career as a model . She said : 'The first thing I saw was debris . 'There was a tyre and the engine quite a way from what was left of the car and it was on fire . ' PC Duncan Thurlwell , a crash scene investigator from Essex Police , estimated the car 's speed at 111mph after examining the scene . He explained Ms Hiller lost control on a bend and told the court no driver could have kept control of the car on that bend at that speed . Ms Hiller , with Duncan Bannatyne ( middle ) and Joanna Peagram ( right ) , was the youngest of three sisters . He told the inquest that the impact had caused 'catastrophic damage ' with the former Miss East Anglia thrown from the vehicle as her seat belt tore . The engine and gearbox were torn off the vehicle and thrown across the road , ' he added . Coroner Mrs McGann concluded Ms Hiller died as a result of an accident on June 21 last year . Ms Hiller , who was the youngest of three sisters , was part of a close knit family and grew up in Tiptree , and was a successful show jumper when she was younger . She leaves behind her father , mother Denise and sisters Charmaine and Zoe . Sheila Enever , 79 , used to live next door to the family and said : 'She grew up next door and was such a lovely girl . 'She was always very fond of animals and used to ride horses when she was younger . It was an absolute tragedy when I found out she had died . 'She was a beautiful girl with such a zest for life . '
Bonnie Hiller previously crowned Miss Colchester and Miss East Anglia . Due to compete in Miss England but barred because was then married . The winner of the competition will be chosen by a panel of judges from across Britain, including former contestants such as Victoria Wood, who won the title for Essex at Miss Great Britain.