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Missing Top Model: The winner

Marie Claire fashion - Britain's missing top model winner Kelly Knox

Kelly Knox was last night unveiled as the winner of Britain's Missing Top Model.

The 23-year-old former credit controller won over the judges – who included marie claire editor Marie O'Riordan – with her positive can-do attitude and beautiful, final nude shoot.

Overwhelmed by the result, Kelly couldn't resist running up to the judging panel to hug and kiss each and every one of them, before being reunited with her emotional family.

Less happy with the outcome was runner-up Sophie who clearly hadn't been working on her gracious-loser face and demanded an explanation as to why she hadn't won.

Since the episode was filmed, Kelly has been shot by Rankin for a sumptuous fashion shoot, which appears in the new issue of marie claire, which is on newsstands today.

However, if you can't wait till lunchtime to get to your newsagents, CLICK HERE now to see all Kelly's fashion-fabulous Rankin photos.

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Wednesday 30 July 2008


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I really don't understand why the naked photo shoot was necessary for what was otherwise (apart from the fact it was not on BBC 1 or BBc 2) an excellent programme. The way the deaf girls showed the hearing girls what it would be like to be deaf was a great idea - but I had a feeling that if Sophie did not win, she would be ungrateful (though she could have been far worse!) to the winner, if only because her impairment was more obvious than the others taking part. I did not like the title, however - something like "Britain's Top Model?" would have attracted more attention and people would have had to watch the programme to see why the question mark was there. I am not - however - looking forward to seeing what next week's programme is like, because I can imagine Sophie not been exactly the most cheerful girl there.
Comment by Martyn on July 30 14:35

I am so glad Sophie did not win. Not sure if it was down to editing, but she was the most ungracious and unpleasant whinger (feel sorry for me cos am more disabled than everyone in the whole world!) I have ever seen on television!
Comment by Chi-Chi on July 30 15:38

I think the programme was a good idea although I think the title should have been different. It would be great to see a programme like this with both disabled and abled people competiting together and the winner recieving a modelling contract.
Comment by Sam on July 30 15:41

I am also glad Sophie did not win and thought her behaviour was apalling when she lost, that is not the way to behave professionally (unless it was to do with the editing.) In earlier episodes of the programme I thought i liked her but in later episodes changed my mind as she seemed to complain about her disability all the time and did not seem to have any consideration for those that had invisible disabilities (not all disabilities can be seen) and i did not like the way she treated or spoke to Jess.
Comment by Jane on July 30 18:27

I am glad Sophie did not win, her attitude to the rest of the girls was a disgrace,she is not the only one with a disability,as she said she was driving to fast,she could have avoided her accident, some of us was born with no choice,she should get of her high horse and get a life.
Comment by Janet Robertson on July 30 18:40

I think Kelly looks amazing in these shots and really sells the products she's wearing. Ultimately a model needs to be able to deliver and she does. Although people say that Sophie was a better role model she spent an awful lot of time telling the other contestants how she was more visually disabled than them, which I don't think is role model behaviour.
Comment by Lizzie on July 31 01:09

I think Kelly Knox is a pretty girl however, knowing her, her attitude stinks! She is very full of herself and looks down on people and doesn't care if her mouth hurts others.
Comment by Anon on August 02 15:01

Even though I thought Jess looked quite plain without her make up, when she was all done up for a photo shoot I thought she looked the most amazing and chic. Isn't that what a model is supposed to be about, to mould into what's wanted? I also understood what she was saying at the restaurant, as although I don't have a disability, I had something wrong just to be kept being told that they couldn't find anything wrong and it made my life quite difficult.
Comment by Suzanne on August 05 18:19

I wanted Sophie to win. Although she is beautiful, Kelly does have the more 'model look' facial features.
Sophie's final nude shoot was Amazing! She wanted her chair to be highlighted as well as her body, (which is fantastic) and I feel she was possibly penilised for this.
Sophie is disabled and wanted to be a role model for all of us, I too had a car accident, please don't say "its your fault"!
Kelly was born without her forearm and has had her whole life not knowing anything else.
Anyway, I wished Sophie had have won, I think she would have done a whole lot more.
If you ever read this, Don't ever give up trying Sophie!
Comment by johnny bravo on August 06 01:46

I was under the impression that Kelly would be on the cover? I would have much prefered to see Kelly on the cover than Mischa - quite disappointed really.
Comment by Jen on August 06 11:06


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