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Miss GB stripped of title over topless Playboy row

03/11/2006

Miss Great Britain has been stripped of her title after being accused of cheating and ignoring rules about doing topless photo shoots.

Danielle Lloyd won the award in February after winning a public vote at the glitzy grand final hosted by Noel Edmonds and Jenni Falconer.

But after unintentionally admitting that she had been in a relationship with one of the 12 judges at the time of the vote and apparently agreeing to pose topless for Playboy magazine, she has had her title taken off her.

In an interview with Eve magazine, Miss Warrington admitted that she had been given a pair of Jimmy Choo shoes as a Christmas present by West Ham footballer Teddy Sheringham when in bed.

She has always maintained that she did not start seeing the 40-year-old former England player until after this year's vote, but the organising committee has decided she broke the competition's rules.

Sheringham was the only one of the 12 judges, who also included Christine Hamilton, John McCririck and Lord Brocket, to give Lloyd top marks.

The Miss Great Britain organisers are also angry that Lloyd has seemingly posed for topless photos for Playboy, as advertised on the glamour magazine's website, which is banned under competition rules.

The website is currently carrying the teaser: "Born on Penny Lane, this Liverpool lovely who became Miss Great Britain now receives our royal treatment as, ob-la-di, ob-la-da, she drops her bra."

In a statement on the Miss Great Britain website, the organisers said: "Following recent claims in the press and magazines and the publicity given on the playboy website for their next issue, we have sadly decided to strip Danielle Lloyd of her title as Miss Great Britain 2006 effective immediately.

"We are very sad that this action has been necessary and we wish her the best for the future."

A replacement as Miss Great Britain is set to be named in the next few days with Miss Basildon, Louise White, who came second, the likely new winner.

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