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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
National
Zahna Eklund

'People think I can't be sexy and smart - but most blokes can't match my brains'

A model and practising lawyer has slammed people who think she can't have brains and beauty, as she said she often finds herself bored on dates because most men can't hold a conversation with her.

Denise Rocha, 39, identifies as sapiosexual, which means she is attracted to intelligent people and finds brains to be one of the most important traits in a partner.

But the woman has said she sometimes finds it difficult to connect with blokes on an intellectual level because most of the men she goes on dates with assume that because she's good-looking she can't also be smart - so they're unable to keep up with her highbrow conversations.

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