BEAUTY CONTESTANT IS COMPETING WITHOUT MAKEUP

A finalist in the Miss England pageant has become the first ever beauty queen to compete without wearing any makeup. Melisa Raouf, a 20-year-old college student from south London, moved forward at the pageant’s semifinals on Monday after opting for a barefaced, natural look. She says she’s doing it because she feels many girls wear makeup “because they feel pressured to do so. If one is happy in their own skin we should not be made to cover up our face with makeup. Our flaws make us who we are and that’s what makes every individual unique. I have recently accepted that I am beautiful in my own skin and that’s why I decided to compete with no makeup.” She intends to remain makeup-free at the finals in October.
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* And, yeah, she’s also hot.
* There goes half a million dollars in cosmetics endorsements.
* Asked if she’s had her teeth fixed, she said, “Hell yeah. I’m British, I’m not crazy.”
* I also feel beautiful in my own skin, but the lights have to be out.