Miss Great Britain's Prize on a Plate

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“My mum telephoned the organisers and explained to them what had happened,” she said. “They told her to bring me down to the competition and they would help me cover up my bruises and have the hairdresser fix up my hair. They explained to my mum that if I did not continue with the competition, I probably would not enter another one and my confidence would go. It was the most painful experience I have been through in my life and I hated every minute of being on stage. I kept thinking people could see my bruises and start coming to their own conclusions. I managed to get in the top seven, and I have the organisers and my mum to thank. If it were not for them supporting me, I wouldn’t have continued with my modelling or entering beauty competitions. It took months of counselling for me to start to recover, but deep down you can’t, you blame yourself and tell yourself you must have deserved it.

“Since then I have pushed myself to enter as many competitions as possible with the help of my family, friends and groups like Women’s Aid. During the past eight months I have won Queen of Clubs, World Model of the Future in Athens, Miss Hawaiian Tropic Great Britain, Miss Velvet Lounge Liverpool and I was first Runner Up in Queen of the World in Munich. My proudest achievement is winning Miss England and being given the chance to take part in Miss World 2004 in China! I feel very honoured and privileged and this has helped me a lot to forget my bad experience. I would like to say a big thank you to everyone who helped me achieve this. With all of their support, I have now regained my dignity, confidence and self-esteem.”

Danielle has shown great courage by refusing to let her terrible experience ruin her confidence and her career. It is great to see that she is enjoying the success she so obviously deserves.

Rick Cadger
Photography by Stan Thompson

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