A cancer survivor who lives with only half a kidney is set to represent the country at one of America’s most prestigious pageants.
Nicole, from Cumbernauld, has been competing in pageants for the past three years and won her first title of Miss United Kingdom for Royal UK Pageants in 2021 - becoming the first Scottish contestant to take home the crown.
“Royal UK Miss pageant is not your typical event. There is no scoring on beauty or physical attributes and girls and women can compete at any age, size or marital status. Nicole was encouraged to take part in her first pageant by her dad Eddie, 63, who was diagnosed with terminal lung cancer at the start of the Covid lockdown in 2020.
“It was something I’d always thought about doing but my dad gave me the little push I needed to fill out the application form.
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