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I was bullied for being fat as a kid — now I’m a model and pageant winner

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After being bullied at school for being “fats,” Alisha Cowie was catapulted right into a downward spiral that left her anorexic and severely struggling along with her psychological well being.

However 33-year-old Cowie — who mentioned she was harassed so severely that she starved herself till she weighed simply 84 kilos — is now having the final snigger.

Because the UK’s most profitable magnificence queen.

“I used to be bullied for being ‘fats’ at 5 years previous,” Cowie, from County Durham, advised South West Information Service. “It continued till I grew to become 6 stone [84 pounds] at 13, after which I used to be bullied for being too skinny.

“I used to be at 300 energy a day, and the bullying undoubtedly made my anorexia worse,” she mentioned.

The mannequin — who can be an expert photographer — was topped Miss Worldwide UK this 12 months after successful Miss England in 2018.

Nonetheless, she hasn’t forgotten her troublesome journey to get there.

She recalled that the bullying “obtained so dangerous the varsity needed to contemplate my security, which meant I went to high school 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and sat in a separate room alone to do my classes.

“I had scorching drinks poured over me in 12 months 7,” Cowie shockingly revealed. “It then continued to the purpose I had stones thrown at me on my means house from faculty.”


Selfie skinny teenage girl wearing white.
Alisha Cowie was severely bullied throughout faculty.
Alisha Cowie / SWNS

Woman dressed up in blue gown for pageant.
The sweetness queen gained two titles.
Alisha Cowie / SWNS

Woman at pageant in white with sash that says "Miss International."
She is going to now go on to compete in Tokyo, Japan.
Brian Hayes Pictures / SWNS

Cowie, who mentioned her household struggled financially when she was youthful, admitted she all the time needed to be a mannequin — however by no means thought her dream would come true.

“To be really doing it full-time, I’m actually completely satisfied and now I really feel fairly fortunate,” she gushed.

Cowie beat 56 different finalists on the Miss Worldwide UK final month and can go on to characterize the UK on the Miss Worldwide Magnificence Pageant in Japan in October.

“So far as I’m conscious, there’s no one in latest historical past to win each Miss England and Miss Worldwide,” she mentioned excitedly, including she by no means thought she’d come out on prime.

“I by no means prefer to assume something,” the sweetness queen confessed. “However I made myself proud. I raised quite a bit for charity. My foremost goal was to boost cash for charity.”


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Cowie was anorexic when she was at college as a consequence of taunts from merciless bullies.
Alisha Cowie / SWNS

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She all the time needed to be a mannequin — and might’t consider her dream got here true.
Alisha Cowie / SWNS

Woman red dress with sash posing.
Cowie is obsessed with advocating for psychological well being.
Alisha Cowie / SWNS

Cowie has raised $1,675 for A Sisterhood, a UK-based group that seeks to “empower, help and shield ladies worldwide.”

“I misplaced my good friend to suicide in 2013, in order that’s one thing that I’m obsessed with,” she defined.

Though she admits the nerves kicked in through the pageants, Cowie was thrilled with the outcomes — regardless of being in “pure disbelief” that she gained.

“I used to be simply so happy that I used to be in a position to carry out properly on the day,” she gushed. “There’s quite a lot of stress and time that goes into pageants. Successful is simply the cherry on prime.

“It was simply good that the charity work and the trouble that I put into the competitors was acknowledged,” she added.

Holly Pirrie, director of Miss Worldwide UK, described Cowie as an “unbelievable consultant” for the UK at Miss Worldwide.

“I’m thrilled for Alisha, and she or he actually deserved to win,” Pirrie mentioned. “The fundraising and volunteer work that Alisha has accomplished is really excellent.

“She is the definition of magnificence, in and out.”

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