of katrina hodge makes it to miss england final

Squaddie makes Miss England final: Katrina Hodge, a female soldier whose nickname is Combat Barbie, has won a place in the finals of Miss England.


Katrina Hodge is a part-time model and a soldier in the British Army

A female soldier who once fought off a suspected Iraqi insurgent has won a place in the final of Miss England. Katrina Hodge, 21, will participate in the contest in July, having already won the Miss Tunbridge Wells crown. L/Cpl Hodge was nicknamed Combat Barbie in 2005 after being given a bravery commendation for saving the lives of members of her regiment in Iraq. They were held at gunpoint when their vehicle overturned but L/Cpl Hodge punched the gunman and took his rifles.

"Everybody calls me Combat Barbie because I love pink but they know I can do the job. I’m proof you don’t have to be butch to join the forces."

More photos of Katrina Hodge.

And the 21-year old brunette is encouraging women to enlist. She says,

You hear girls in beauty pageants talking about wanting world peace, but I’m out there trying to achieve peace for real and I want more girls to join up.

[via Now Public and Mundo Miss]