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Last night, at the Metropole Hilton Hotel in London, 20-year-old Rachel Christie made it into history books for winning the title of Miss England 2009 and thus becoming the first black woman ever to do so. At the same time, Christie, niece of the famous gold medalist Linford Christie, also became the first Miss England with high hopes of winning a medal in the 2012 Olympics, as The Telegraph can confirm. Speaking of her win, Christie said she was surprised she was actually crowned Miss England, despite the fact that, before the pageant, bookies had her as the favorite. Being black and becoming the first black woman to hold the beauty title means a lot for Christie, since she hopes other girls her age will find in her example the motivation to pursue her dreams no matter the race. In this sense, her winning was a victory, the beauty queen explained after she was crowned Miss England. “I don’t know why so few black girls enter. I think they think they won’t win becaus!
e beauty queens always have blond hair and blue eyes. I think they need to advertise more to change that.” Rachel Christie said. Moreover, the beauty also revealed that, just because she had won the pageant, she did not mean to have her life limited only to it. In other words, Christie again restated her desire and e...
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