A teenage beauty queen survived a horrifying car crash on an accident blackspot en route to her first ever pageant - but still managed to make it on time . Gemma Hartery , from Old Conwy , Wales , was on her way to her Miss Wales selection interview when her boyfriend Ellis ' Ford Fiesta flipped on to its roof on the notorious Snake Pass road near Macclesfield , Cheshire . An air ambulance was dispatched for the 19-year-old after her screams sparked fears that there was a child in the car . Gemma Hartery , 19 , survived the accident after her boyfriend 's car slid on an oil spill and flipped upside down . Gemma 's boyfriend 's car overturned in a collision as they made their way to her Miss Wales interview . But Gemma managed to escape with just a cut to her hand and her mum Cheremane Smith , 42 , stepped in to get her to the interview on time . After a two-hour trip to A & E , the International Sports Management student at the University of Derby composed herself and sailed through her selection interview . Gemma , who had been travelling from her university digs in Buxton , Derbyshire , to the interview , said : 'We were just driving up the twisty road and there had been oil spill but there was no warning at all . 'The back end of the car went and we flipped over upside down . It was terrifying . 'We were so lucky . And I managed to escape with just a cut on my hand from the glass on the passenger side window . ' I was fine after my mum gave me some sugary drinks to calm me down and I did n't even mention it at the interview . ' The beauty queen was on the way to her Miss Wales selection interview , and escaped with only a cut . The car Gemma was travelling in flipped over , leaving her trapped inside . Gemma , who has never competed before at a pageant , impressed judges at the Miss Wales event in Swansea last weekend , taking the Old Conwy title on Saturday . But she missed out on the ultimate prize after being pipped by newsreader Emma Jenkins , 22 , from Llanelli . This weekend 's competition will be the first time that Gemma will compete at a pageant and comes after years of caring for mum Cheremane . Gemma has looked after her mother since she was diagnosed with breast cancer while the girl was at high school . Although Gemma , who had never previously competed at a pageant , ultimately lost out on the Miss Wales titles , she impressed judges and took the Old Conwy title on Saturday . Cheremane has since received the all-clear but has been dealt with a devastating blow after being diagnosed with osteoperosis of the spine . Her health issues inspired Gemma to enter the pageant after Cheremane told her to 'live her life ' . Gemma said : 'My mum told me to just go for it . 'They have basically had to rebuild her breast so I have had to look after her for years . 'The chemotherapy has really affected her joints so she could n't move so I 've had to been on hand to help out for years . ' Gemma has insisted that her mother , Cheremane ( left ) , who escorted her to the Miss Wales pageant following the accident and who is also a survivor of breast cancer , was the one that prompted Gemma to enter the pageant , encouraging her to just 'live her life ' Gemma insists that she managed to put all her troubles behind her , even though she is juggling her modelling with her degree . She said : 'The big thing for me is with confidence - it is something I 've struggled with and I 've had a hard time battling with dyslexia . 'And it was such an absolutely amazing experience - it was n't anything like I thought it was going to be , in fact , it was a million times better . ' I said I just wanted to give a pageant a go beforehand and said I 'd only do one . 'But this has given me such a big smile on my face I think I may do more . '
Student Gemma was on her way to the pageant when her boyfriend 's Ford Fiesta lost control on an oil spill . The car flipped on the notorious Snake Pass near Macclesfield , Cheshire . After two hours in A & E , the Welsh student made it to the interview on time .