Gravesend stunner Mellisa Clarke wins Page 3 competition (From News Shopper)
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Gravesend stunner Mellisa Clarke wins Page 3 competition
10:08am Tuesday 29th January 2013 in News By Alan Woods
From serving bacon baps in McDonald's to posing topless in the newspaper - Gravesend stunner Mellisa Clarke now has one of the breast opportunities of her life ahead. Reporter ALAN WOODS finds out more.
THIS former North West Kent College schoolgirl has been crowned winner of The Sun’s Page 3 idol, beating thousands of wannabe models to the title.
Mellisa has her friend to thank for the titillating opportunity lying ahead, after she entered the 21-year-old into the talent contest without her knowledge.
Having scooped the £5,000 jackpot and a contract to appear on the legendary page of the newspaper twice a month, Mellisa will jet off next week to Barbados for a luxury photoshoot.
The 23-year-old, who previously worked in McDonald's and supermarkets such as The Co-Op and Iceland, told News Shopper how winning never crossed her mind.
Having reached the final three, she expected to be nipped at the post and end up with the booby prize.
Boasting a slim 32C figure, Mellisa said: "I’m not the typical kind of Page 3 girl with big boobs and fake tan.
"But it’s nice to break the mould - I think people are bored of the same old stuff."
Single Mellisa, who cites singer Katy Perry and burlesque dancer Dita Von Teese as her idols, started modelling two years ago.
Despite appearing in men’s magazines such as Front and Nuts, she never expected to land an opportunity as big as this.
She said: "My mum and dad love it and my friends have been really good about it.
"A few girls have been a bit sour but other than that, everyone has been very supportive.
"I think a girl who does this has got to be prepared for good and bad but for every bad comment you will get 100 nice ones."
Mellisa follows in the footsteps of Bromley glamour model Keeley Hazell, who launched her successful career after winning Page 3 Idol in 2004.
Looking to the future Mellisa said: "I’m just going to take every opportunity I have.
"I’m going to try and network and make something of it while I can.
"Not every girl gets this opportunity so might as well make the best of it."
Mellisa is pictured in The Sun on page three today.
Comments(17)
Gypo.Joe
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10:24am Tue 29 Jan 13
Gypo.Joe
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11:04am Tue 29 Jan 13
Thank you !! ;)
banjo8
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11:06am Tue 29 Jan 13
Gypo.Joe
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11:21am Tue 29 Jan 13
I'm off fer a quick butchers. ;)
banjo8
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11:47am Tue 29 Jan 13
Gypo.Joe
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11:56am Tue 29 Jan 13
Checked out Miss Mellisa, nice young lady, not sure abaht the tat though.
Whatever !
Now I have to delete the cookies from dah Sun. Don't want dat on me hard drive boi do I narh.
handymanchris
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5:04pm Tue 29 Jan 13
The dark hair and 5lut red lipstick..
I like!
rojo174
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6:29pm Tue 29 Jan 13
Simon bald
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12:30am Wed 30 Jan 13
miss shadesnshorts
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10:23am Wed 30 Jan 13
Gypo.Joe wrote:thought you came out of the closet recently? a real mans man if truth be told ;)
Steady on now, steady. I enjoy the Shopper. A bit of banter wiv the locals. It's a good cross section of points of view of Sarf Lahnden and beyond. Checked out Miss Mellisa, nice young lady, not sure abaht the tat though. Whatever ! Now I have to delete the cookies from dah Sun. Don't want dat on me hard drive boi do I narh.
ron,,1952
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10:30am Wed 30 Jan 13
Locked & Loaded
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10:37am Wed 30 Jan 13
ron,,1952 wrote:Oh Ron, bit of info it is "succeded" not "susseded" thought I just help you with that on another webby!
haha sucks his fishermans friends in winter as well
lollie,erith
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11:42pm Wed 30 Jan 13
rescaaffering oldey
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10:10am Thu 31 Jan 13
Tip-Top
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8:33am Fri 1 Feb 13
pamela8
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5:36pm Fri 1 Feb 13
goldenbroomboy says...
10:21am Tue 29 Jan 13
(OK that is weak, but it's the only one that the author missed).
My understanding is that Keeley is from Lewisham rather than Bromley, but I would not boast about being a native of The Sharm either.