The size 12 girl becomes Miss London · 2008-06-11 17:59
An aspiring model who was rejected by leading model agencies for being a size 12 has beaten 200 other girls to be crowned Miss London.
Leah Green, 22, will next month compete for the Miss England title with regional finalists from across the country.
She told how she was rejected by several model agencies, despite being two dress sizes smaller than the average British woman. Her experiences follow the debate over the trend for size-zero models – equivalent to a British size four.
“I have tried to get into modelling,” she said. “But I have been turned away as I’m apparently too big to be a regular model. I’ve been told I’m too fat and I need to lose weight. One agent told me I would have to work hard to achieve the gaunt look he was after.”
Miss Green hopes to offer women an alternative role model by competing in Miss England. “I saw it as a chance to get my message across,” she said.
The Miss England final takes place on 18 July at the Troxy, in Stepney, London, Daily Mail reports.
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