Soldier and Lingerie Model Has Problem With Swimsuit Competition in Beauty Pageants

By Douglas V. Gibbs

Yes, you read the title correctly. Katrina Hodge is a soldier in the British Army, and a lingerie model for La Senza, as well as a contestant in last year's Miss England beauty contest. After her experience in the pageant, she has decided she has a problem with the swimsuit portion of the competition.

I am not a beauty pageant fan, so to speak, and I can't remember the last time I watched such an event on television. I believe, however, that these young women make the decision to participate, and the opportunities the competitions create for these young women, in addition to the scholarships offered, make it a worthwhile pursuit for many young women. They are not forced to participate, and they don't kick and scream as the officials indicate a swimsuit is a part of it. Don't like it? Don't participate.

What caught my attention in this story, however, is the ridiculous fact that the woman not fond of the swimsuit portion is a lingerie model.

Doesn't that seem a little, I don't know, stupid?

That's like a politician complaining about the politics being a part of elections, isn't it?

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