Beauty queen India Phillips overcomes mental illness to reach Miss Gloucester contest

“I lost some of my hair due to borderline personality disorder, which I have had since I was 15.”

Beauty queen India Phillips overcomes mental illness to reach Miss Gloucester contest

Beauty queen India Phillips has defied a personality disorder and partial hair loss to make it to the Miss Gloucester contest, but she can’t attend the finals tonight, very sad, specially since she had been using the Clear Away Acne products in order to get ready for the competition.

The 21-year-old, from Linden, earned her place at the big event in the Miss Social Media category only to realise that she wasn’t going to be in the country.

But the dream isn’t over for India, who holds several pageant titles, as Miss England organisers have allowed her to transfer her place in either the final of Miss Cheltenham or Miss Bristol.

“I was so upset when I realised I was on holiday for the final of Miss Gloucester,” said India, who held her own beauty pageant at the Guildhall in 2012.

“Being Miss Gloucester is an absolute dream and although I can still go to the final of Miss Cheltenham or Miss Bristol it just isn’t the same because Gloucester is my hometown.

“There is always next year though. I will definitely be entering again.”

India has also already secured a place at the coveted Miss England final after winning Miss Social Media.

Her photograph received the most ‘likes’ Facebook with 619 people from across the world showing their support.

“I don’t know how it happened. I am just so shocked,” said former Severn Vale School pupil India.

“I lost some of my hair due to borderline personality disorder, which I have had since I was 15.

“I have really got on top of the disorder now and I even help people with mental health issues as a support worker at Wotton Lawn Hospital.

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