Miss Swimsuit UK contestant, 32, helped create drugs empire & enjoyed lavish jet-set lifestyle with ‘kingpin’ boyfriend
A MISS Swimsuit UK contestant helped to create a cocaine empire with her drug kingpin boyfriend.
Melissa Mikosz, 32, lived a “lavish, holiday-filled lifestyle” with her fella Thomas Carlisle, 28, and bought her son a £2,000 Christmas present.
They supplied 4.3kg of the class A substance worth hundreds of thousands of points in Derbyshire between 2018 and 2020.
Mum-of-one Mikosz stored cocaine and weapons at a property she shared with her young son.
The operation was so large they often ran out of drug bags. One of Carlisle’s dealers closed 18 deals a day.
In one instance Mikosz texted Carlisle saying "we can go out tomorrow and smash the sales".
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Police found cocaine and thousands of pounds in cash when they raided a series of properties in Shirebrook in July 2020.
Mikosz competed in Miss Swimwear UK in 2019 and said at the time: “The competition’s all about empowering women and it doesn't matter who you are, how old you are or where you come from, we all work together to empower more women to do the same.
“It would mean the world to me to win the competition and to represent the area.”
Judge Nirmal Shant QC told Mikosz: 'You were a willing and enthusiastic participant, you enjoyed a lavish lifestyle and the trappings of Mr Carlisle's criminality.
“It's quite plain on a number of occasions your address was visited by police - that did not deter you.
“You seemed prepared to put your son in a position where he was present during police raids.”
Carlisle admitted conspiracy to supply class A drugs and converting criminal property and was jailed for 11 years and three months
Gang members Justin Woodham, 37, Adam Betts, 33, and Adrian Mohammed, 34, were also jailed.
Judge Shant told Carlisle: "This was a prolific and large scale operation and you Carlisle were at the head of the day-to-day supply of class A drugs.
"You organised the group and you ensured everyone did as they should - you had a dedicated drug line and there were multiple traffickers.
"There was a real persistence to your behaviour."
His girlfriend Georgia Vincent, 23, also sold on the streets. She received £25,000 of Carlisle's drug money while sending him new customers and dealing.
The judge said: "It's fair to say you had a limited involvement and cannot have had full awareness of the scale of the enterprise.
"You formed a relationship with Carlisle at a time when you had perhaps not had any other meaningful relationship.
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";You were taking money and were selling directly to people on the street on behalf of Carlisle."
Derbyshire Police Detective Constable Holloway said: "The damage that drugs and drug-related crimes cause should not be underestimated."