A short beauty queen has proved height is no barrier after becoming the smallest contestant to reach the Miss England finals - at 5ft tall. Emily Harrison, 26, wanted to embrace her size and break the stereotype of tall, leggy catwalk models so she entered the pageant in a bid to boost her confidence.
The university student always believed she was too small to be a model but decided to apply to Miss England last year because the contest did not have a height restriction. And she was left gobsmacked when she was announced as one of the grand finalists - making her the shortest contestant in the pageants 93-year history.
Emily was dwarfed by her fellow beauty queens when she took to the catwalk to compete alongside 29 other women in October and finish third in the talent round. Now, she is gearing up to become the first British entry to compete in an international contest for petite models in the USA this summer.
