'Combat Barbie' eyes charity boost
Updated on 09 November 2009
A soldier bidding to become Miss World said she hoped her attempt to win the crown would help charities working with British servicemen and women.
Lance Corporal Katrina Hodge, who was drafted in to compete after Rachel Christie relinquished her title following her arrest over an alleged nightclub brawl, joined 119 other beauty queens at the contest's launch at the Grosvenor House Hotel, in Park Lane, London.
She said: "In Miss World, we do lots of charity work and it's something I feel very strongly about because of all the work they do. It's not just Help for Heroes, but people like SSAFA (Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Families' Association), who a lot of people sometimes forget about."
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