Pageant Organizers To Miss England: Fatten Up Lass

LONDON, England (October 26, 2007) – In a shocking twist in the size zero debate, a healthy looking Miss England has been asked to load up on the curves before she hits the Miss World pageant this December.

Georgia Horsley, an English 20-year-old, was asked by pageant organizers to put pounds on her frame in hopes of giving her a better chance at the Miss World competition in China.

“Basically, the Miss World Organizers promote healthy eating. They want their girls to be more voluptuous and curvy and womanly rather than the stick-thin, size zero models,” Horsley told “Today’s” Meredith Vieira about the request to fatten her up.

Horsley however, is not size zero. In fact, she confirmed on “Today,” that she is about an American size 4. So why have they asked her to add to her frame?

“I’m not stick thin at all. Unfortunately I’ve just got more of an athletic, boyish figure rather than the hourglass figure that some women have and they’re just seeing if I can put a bit of weight on and it might give me those curves,” Horsley explained.

Miss England told Meredith she wasn’t offended by the suggestion, but she was surprised.

“I was a little bit shocked,” Horsley admitted. “Personally, I don’t think I’m too fat, I don’t think I’m too thin. I’m happy with the way I am. I can understand why more curvy women are liked better, because obviously it promotes a much more healthy image for the Miss World competition. I’d probably have been a bit more hurt if they told me to lose weight.”

The pretty blonde says she plans on packing on the pounds by eating “healthy fats” including nuts, avocado and oily fish. She noted that for her, a request to amplifying her figure was far better than if they’d asked her to chop her locks.

“If it was something ridiculous, like if they asked me to chop all my hair off I’d be like ‘No! I’m happy with how I look,’” she said. “I don’t think this is anything major, they’ve just asked me to put on a few pounds.”