She won the Junior Miss North West title in 2014 and a year later launched an anti-bullying campaign after she was bullied over her looks when she was younger.
Ms Mitchell was the driver and Ms Huddleston the front seat passenger in a Toyota Yaris which was in collision with a Ford Transit Connect van on the A595 near the village of Bootle.
She made the most of her 18 years, embracing every opportunity that came her way.
The youngster retained near links together with her former school, Millom School, and had compared its annual awards rite for the closing three years.