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Miss England pageant swaps swimsuits for sports

Posted Mar 16th, 2010 at 9:08 AM and seen
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Participants in this year’s Miss England pageant can toss out that Thighmaster and teeny-weeny bikini because organizers have decided to ditch the usual swimsuit sashay. Instead of prancing around on stage in a tiny two-piece, competitors will take part in a sports challenge overseen by Miss England 2009 and Iraq War vet Katrina Hodge. Known as “Combat Barbie” to her Army colleagues, Lance Corporal Hodge commented on the competition change: “I think it’s nerve-racking enough for girls to get up on a stage and speak, let alone appear in a swimsuit. It’s good the girls are being given a sports challenge in this year’s competition.”

Hmm, a step in the right direction or just the same thing repackaged? Weigh in.

Full story at the Telegraph.

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 Annie Colbert

Comments (2)

Mar 16, 2010
Joey said...
Well done England. I hope the ratings don't go down, because being in shape should be more important than a size zero! Perhaps the candidates will be higher caliber...There might have been a few "misses" who were hesitant to join because they need to get practically naked in front of millions.
Mar 17, 2010
Mike said...
Why can't they do both? Swimsuit portion is the main reason why anyone even watches these competitions.

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