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A women's football star will swap the pitch for the catwalk as she bids to land the Miss Scotland title. ‌

Ayr United's Ruby McRae had made the final 10 of the glittering pageant, which crowns a winner later this month. ‌

Ruby, of Tarbolton, is hoping her athletic background will give her the jump on her competition. ‌

The 19-year-old, who plays in United's women's setup, said: "You never really see a women's footballer in a beauty pageant so I thought why not go for it?

"My mum had sent me the link to enter on Facebook and I applied thinking I would never hear anything back.

"It's been a bit nerve-racking to reach this stage and all the other girls are so pretty but I'm just glad I took the opportunity. ‌

"When I went to choose my dress for the final, someone

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