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A 22 year old beauty queen has made it to the Miss England finals by strutting down the catwalk dressed as a sack of potatoes. Mary Anna Jennings, an emergency first responder with the Red Cross, donned the unusual outfit for the competition's eco fashion show last Friday, a far cry from the now-axed bikini round.

The Grimsby lass beat 38 other contestants to reach the national finals after being crowned the winner of the 1950s-Hollywood themed eco round.

Mary impressed the judges with her unique take on glamour, inspired by Marilyn Monroe who famously wore a similar outfit after a reporter suggested she "would look glamorous even in a potato sack."

Mary said: "I wanted to combine fun, history and sustainability in my design."

She added: "Marilyn Monroe's story really in

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