Lance Corporal Katrina Hodge, nicknamed Combat Barbie when she turned up for her army basic training with “two pink suitcases, a pair of pink kitten heels, a pink coat and blonde hair,” is now vying for the title of Miss England.
But don’t let the girlie image fool you. In 2005, Hodge received a bravery commendation after saving the lives of two fellow soldiers in Iraq by disarming an insurgent who was holding them hostage at gunpoint.
They were held at gunpoint when their vehicle overturned but L/Cpl Hodge punched the gunman and took his rifles.
She said: “I was in complete shock at first. The force of the accident caused our vehicle to roll over three times and threw us off guard.
“As I came round, the Iraqi suspect was standing over us with the rifles. I knew if I didn’t act fast then our lives would be in danger.
“I punched him and the force startled him enough for me to retrieve the rifles from him.”
The 21-year-old combat veteran, who is also a part-time model, made the final cut for the pageant by winning the Miss Tunbridge Wells crown.
Currently based at Frimley Park Hospital in Camberley, Hodge is a military clerk with The Adjutant General’s Corps. If she takes the Miss England title on July 18, she will go on to compete in the Miss World 2008 pageant.
More photos below.
Katrina Hodge photos
http://www.bittenandbound.com/2008/07/12/katrina-hodge-combat-barbie-to-miss-england/
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