Sophie McGarva is bidding to be crowned the next Miss England at a competition in Blackpool this weekend
A student who was picked on for being an overweight teenager has beat the bullies after slimming down to become a cheerleading coach and Miss England finalist.
"But at that point you start to become a bit more image aware and the girls around me were all really slim, too thin really, and started wanting the attention of boys. I was never too concerned but then a few girls started picking on me because of my size and saying mean and horrible things. "I also wanted to prove to myself that if I put my mind to something I could do it. So I began watching my diet and exercising more.
"We're not competitive, we're a varsity squad so do events and cheer on the football teams and things like that. I absolutely love it."
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