Size six beauty queen called ‘ugly thin b****’ by bullies wins Miss England heat in a stunning WOODEN dress
Sian Healy, 17, suffered years of abuse at school and was attacked in the street while out with friends
A SCHOOLGIRL who was called an “ugly stick thin b****” by cruel bullies has won a Miss England regional competition while wearing an eco-friendly wooden dress.
Sian Healy, 17, from Coventry, suffered years of abuse at school and was attacked in the street while out with friends.
The abuse began when she attempted to boost her confidence by uploading a picture from a photo-shoot to social media.
Critics accused her of trying to look like Cara Delevingne and said she would be "disfigured" if she left her home.
But Sian has had the last laugh after winning a Miss England heat in a dress made out of the wood shavings from an old oak and pine pallet.
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The size six dress, which was created by Pooling Partners in Meriden, took ten hours to make using wood shavings that were stitched to an under wire.
A huge fascinator, also constructed from wood shavings, and a clutch bag, made from tiny splinters, completed the look.
Sian, a business administrator, decided to build a wooden dress to reflect her battle against online bullies.
She said: "On one occasion I'd been out with friends in Coventry and I a group of people battered me for no reason.
"I later found out the attack had been organised on Twitter .
"It was a horrible time and I was really trapped.
"People on Twitter even said they'd try to disfigure me if I didn't stop posting pictures of myself.
"I didn't want to say anything to anyone but it really got to me."
Sian told her mum Claire, 41, what was happening and she contacted her local branch of mental health charity MIND, who stepped in to help.
After entering Miss England, Sian decided to make a dress which reflected her experiences.
She said: "I wanted to wear a dress which showed what I'd been through with the bullying.
“I felt unloved and battered down and the idea of a wooden pallet came to me one day.
"Pallets basically carry everything we buy or eat but no one ever appreciates them.
“They're also carrying huge burdens and are ugly and unloved. That is basically how I felt.”
Sian contacted a local pallet-making firm who were happy to help.
She continued: "When I put on the dress it felt great, there are hundreds of shavings which are individually clipped to a frame of a dress and a huge wooden shaving fascinator I wore on my head."
On Saturday she was crowned 'The Green Goddess' after beating dozens of contestants in the Coventry and Warwickshire heat of the Miss England competition.
Sian will tour schools to raise awareness about the dangers of online bullying in the hope of stopping other youngsters going through the same experience.
She added: "Talking about it and coming off certain social media platforms really helped me to rebuild my life.
"I have always held back from following my dreams and lacked a lot of confidence but I have fought my battles and came out wanting to help children and young people going through the same thing."
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