Female soldier dubbed 'Combat Barbie' wins a place in Miss England 2008 final

Daily Mail'I want to use this competition to highlight the work that the army are doing and what the ^

[Gomez]

A female squaddie who fought off a suspected Iraqi insurgent has swapped guns for glamour and won a place in the final of Miss England 2008.

Katrina Hodge, 21, dubbed 'Combat Barbie' after being honoured for saving the lives of members of her regiment, will represent England at Miss World 2008 if she wins in July.

She wants to use her place in the Miss England competition to highlight the work of the Armed Forces.

Ms Hodge was given a bravery commendation in 2005 after members of her regiment were threatened at gunpoint by a suspected Iraqi insurgent after the vehicle they were travelling in overturned.

She said: 'I was in complete shock at first. The force of the accident caused our vehicle to roll over three times and threw us off guard.

'As I came round, the Iraqi suspect was standing over us with the rifles. I knew if I didn't act fast then our lives would be in danger. I punched him and the force startled him enough for me to retrieve the rifles from him.'

Ms Hodge, a military clerk with The Adjutant General's Corps, has already won the Miss Tunbridge Wells crown.

She said: 'I was delighted to have been selected for the Miss England final and it is a great honour.

'Being a part-time model and a serving soldier is certainly a world apart.

'I want to use this competition to highlight the work that the army are doing and what they have done for this country.'

She is currently serving at Frimley Park Hospital in Camberley and will take part in the Miss England national finals, which will be judged by a panel of celebrities including Hollyoaks actor Chris Fountain, on July 18 at the Troxy conference centre in London.

[goldstategop]

_This_thread_is_worthless_without_pics!_ :-)

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus

[irishtenor]

Absolutely worthless.

[the invisib1e hand]

this is so blatantly in violation of The Rules...

[Mr. Mojo]

[fkabuckeyesrule]

Yep I would absolutely vote for her.

[Jet Jaguar]

[Old Sarge]

Before..... and after...

[goldstategop]

NOT GUILTY!

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus

[lafroste]

So, an unarmed American Barbie doll can beat up a heavily armed muslim? I bet they feel macho about that.

Good Work Miss!!

[Gomez]

pics in link that I managed to mangle pretty well

[goldstategop]

A Jihadist is no Ken Doll! Yaay for Barbie! ;-)

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus

[OKSooner]

I’d let her slap me around some...

[Diogenesis]

[Always Right]

Very impressive. Best of luck to her. I will definitely be routing for her. One tough red-head. I doubt if any of the other contestants can hold a candle to her heroics.

[Always Right]

I’d let her slap me around some...

Sounds like she could slap your around whether or not you let her.

[Liberty 275]

She has my vote for being a patriot for her country and for being pretty hott.

In America we got stuck with cindy “face of the mule” sheehan and that horrendously ugly and old newswoman.

[Tucker39]

Like they say: Timing is everything!

Now I realize that I enlisted in the Army 50 years too early! They probably wouldn’t want me now.......and neither would she! :o(

[FlingWingFlyer]

This is one contestant who doesn’t have to say, “I’d like to make the world a better place.” She’s already done it.

[NTHockey]

Hot Damn, how come there werent any hot looking BAM’s while I was in the Marines?

[an amused spectator]

That would be... harsher punishment for parole violators, Stan.

And world peace!

It is the decision of the arbiters that the next nine in line are not guilty, too, by reason of proximity.

[pyx]

This young woman has complete resolve. She can accomplish anything she puts her mind to. She is also quite pretty.

[Free Vulcan]

Now that’s what I’m talking about!

[NewJerseyJoe]

Back in the mid-1980s, I was in the Navy and undergoing training at the Great Lakes Naval Station. One night, I was walking over to another barracks, about 3/4 mile away, to get my pal John so we could go get some supper. In the entrance area of the barracks, there was this unbelievably gorgeous young blond woman standing there. I remember thinking, "Wow, some sailor or Marine has got himself a beautiful wife there."

The next time I was over at that barracks, imagine my surprise to see the same woman -- except she was in Marine dress uniform and was standing post, checking IDs. Un-be-lievable. She was already gorgeous, but I could not get over how hot she looked in that uniform.

[Bender2]

BUMP for later drooling!

[Blood of Tyrants]

I wouldn’t mind sharing a foxhole with her on a cold night. But the Mrs. BoT might object.

[Cheetahcat]

Hell she got my vote BTW what was the subject again?

[fish hawk]

If everyone and their brother did not post pictures for you here, there would be now one here to read this. We only come to see the pictures.

[dubie]

What is that on her right armpit? Some will ask, "what armpit" but seriously, take another look....

[FlyVet]

NOT GUILTY!

A "you said it first" bump.

Hubba hubba.

[50cal Smokepole]

Gun-toting-Brit-soldier-babe-eye-candy ***PING***

[advertising guy]

but can she speak spanish

[lightman]

I can and did overlook it...and underlook it.

[50cal Smokepole]

How do you know that? And furthermore, WHO CARES? ;^)

[Defiant]

She’s due a promotion!

[Defiant]

Yes, but at least the red color matches the hair on her head.

[Rastus]

Daddy like.

[Lucius Cornelius Sulla]

RULE BRITTANNIA!!

[PapaBear3625]

Yep I would absolutely vote for her.

Most guys would not mind sharing a foxhole with her. Cute AND can fight

[ccmay]

The Muslims really have no chance, when even our slim, pretty, girls can kick their asses. Why do they even bother?

-ccm

[redstateconfidential]

[John123]

Nice set of choppers... just sayin’

[advertising guy]

my comment was a question and no it really doesn’t matter

[norton]

Well said,
Too true,
So sad.

[gogeo]

She cleans up ok.

[norton]

Wait a minute!

I do remember some very pleasant seeming lady personnel at places like Cam Ran and Tan Son Nuit (whatever) back in the mid sixties...

(Wanting to make sure that any of you out there knew that you were appreciated...and of course admired for all that military stuff)

[coloradan]

That’s her right arm. Glad to be of service.

[allmendream]

When I hear “Daddy like” all I can think of is Zander inappropriately eying a girl he didn't know was Dawn, feeling really guilty and Willow saying “I’m right there with you.” (Buffy the Vampire Slayer reference, sorry, back to your regularly scheduled hot redhead viewing).

[Levante]

The current crop of muslim “warriors” are nothing but a bunch of pu$$ified goat and camel sodomizing homosexuals that blow up women and children.

[Tamar1973]