After winning regional heats, Sutton Coldfield dispensing optician Joanne Newsome has won a place among the finalists of Mrs Galaxy 2012 competition and will now compete against women from all around the country.
'It is amazing to know I have achieved a place in the final and it will be great to prove beauty is in everyone's eyes,' she said.
Newsome is no stranger to this type of competition, earning a place among the finalists of the Miss Universe Great Britain pageant in 2009.
'Since being bullied, I always felt the physical and mental scars held me back, but now I have proved the bullies wrong, showing them that beauty and brains go hand in hand,' added Newsome.
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