Laura Coleman (b. c. 1986) is an English model, influencer and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss England 2008 and represented England at

Miss World 2008 Miss World 2008, the 58th edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 13 December 2008 at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa. Originally, the pageant was going to take place in Kyiv, Ukraine, but because of the ongo ...

Biography

Born in

Melton Mowbray Melton Mowbray () is a town in Leicestershire, England, north-east of Leicester, and south-east of Nottingham. It lies on the River Eye, known below Melton as the Wreake. The town had a population 27,670 in 2019. The town is sometimes promo ...

, Coleman comes from a family of models and beauty pageant winners. Her maternal grandmother Irene won 12 titles and became Miss Army Pin-Up and Miss Lovely Legs in the 1940s. Her mother Dena won 20 titles in her 20s, including Miss East Anglia and was a finalist in the

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. Coleman won the title of Miss Leicestershire in 2005 while studying for a degree in business law and marketing at

De Montfort University De Montfort University Leicester (DMU) is a public university in the city of Leicester, England. It was established in accordance with the Further and Higher Education Act in 1992 as a degree awarding body. The name De Montfort University was tak ...

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, and came fourth in

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that year. Laura won Miss Derby in 2008 and went on to win Miss England on her second attempt on 18 July 2008, just a day after her graduation. Coleman then represented England in

, in South Africa. Laura is currently living in London and represented by Models 1 model agency. Laura is a social media influencer for sustainable brands and vintage fashion on Instagram. Coleman has appeared in several feature films including Guy Ritchie's King Arthur: Excalibur Rising (2017) and The Witches of Dumpling Farm (2018.)

References

External links

Miss England official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Coleman, Laura 1986 births Living people People from Melton Mowbray Alumni of De Montfort University English female models Miss England winners Miss World 2008 delegates 21st-century English women 21st-century English people Models from Leicestershire