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Combat Barbie: Soldier is new Miss England as Linford Christie's niece hands back crown after nightclub 'brawl'
Combat Barbie: Soldier is new Miss England as Linford Christie's niece hands back crown after nightclub 'brawl'
By Antonia Hoyle Last updated at 1:01 PM on 08th November 2009 Corporal Katrina Hodge was sitting in her barracks in Surrey wearing regulation combats, hair scraped back and face devoid of make-up, when the telephone rang. The call was from the organiser of the Miss England competition, ...
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The (not-too) private life of Corporal Hodge
Mudville Gazette — ... Army isn't as well equipped as ours. But here in Mudville we're always ready to salute our fellow Iraq vets, who will never be considered second place by us! The glamorous 22 year old was also awarded a medal of bravery for disarming an insurgent while on a tour of Iraq at the age of 18 and was recently promoted to the level of Corporal.But the story gets better - becasue the Corporal just got another promotion... Corporal Katrina Hodge was ...

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Pirate's Cove — ... Jumping In Pools points out that 14 of the Blue Dogs that voted “aye” live in Conservative districts Over at Jammie Wearing Fool, Just A Grunt says that Congress voted to fire him last night Say, I wonder what Barney Frank has been doing with the cops as of late? Gay Patriot has the answer Over to the lighter, and sexier, side, Don Surber tells us about a Lance Corporal who is now Miss England. What, no lingerie goodness, Don? Say, I wonder how President and Mrs. Bush handled the Ft. ...

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