Danielle Lloyd was born December 16, 1983, in Liverpool, England. Thedaughter of a respected bank manager and an engineer, Danielle was a sickly
child who contracted whooping cough at the age of 3 months. The affliction left
her lungs severely weakened and she suffered from asthma for most of her early
years. Despite her condition, Danielle still managed to get into plenty of
mischief. “I was always dancing and running.” she recalls. In fact, Danielle’s
long legs proved to be so adept at running that she represented her county in
cross country running and hurdles. She also competed nationally as a member of
the Sports Acrobatics Liverpool Team.
danielle lloyd and modeling
Danielle turned her attention from athletics to modeling at the age of 16,
which was when she began entering a number of competitions in her native
Liverpool. Then, tragedy struck. The night before the Miss Merseyside Pageant,
Danielle was savagely beaten by an abusive boyfriend. ”I was attacked and
dragged from my car by my hair, whilst it was still moving,” she recalls. “After
falling to the ground I was then dragged along the road feeling every piece of
gravel embedding itself into my back, legs, arms and head. Suddenly the car
stopped as it hit the curb and rolled over my arm. I lost most of my hair in
clumps and had severe cuts and bruising all over my body.” Despite her
innumerable injuries, Danielle still went ahead with the competition and
miraculously placed in the top seven.
That happy ending to an otherwise horrific event encouraged Danielle to enter
more competitions and she soon won a bevy of impressive titles including Queen
of Clubs World Model of the Future, Miss Hawaiian Tropic Great Britain and Miss
Velvet Lounge Liverpool. Every subsequent win also helped her to regain her
dignity and confidence.
danielle lloyd named miss great britain
Danielle’s self-esteem received another tremendous boost on July 17, 2004,
when she was crowned Miss England and invited to compete at the Miss World
Pageant. Although she came up short against her international peers, Danielle
regained top billing on February 26, 2006, when she was named Miss Great
Britain.
Unfortunately, her victory was short-lived when it was revealed that Danielle
had been dating football star Terry Sheringham, one of the pageant’s celebrity
judges. That, combined with her decision to bare all in an issue of Playboy,
resulted in pageant organizers stripping her of her crown on November 2, 2006.
Although most women would have been devastated, Danielle took the news in stride
-- much as
Vanessa Williams did when she was stripped of her Miss America crown for her
Penthouse pictures -- and capitalized on her newfound notoriety with racy
appearances in Maxim, FHM and FRONT Magazine.
danielle lloyd on celebrity big brother
Although Danielle figured the 2007 show would be a fun-filled experience, the
opposite became true when she and several of her housemates were accused of
making racist remarks toward their fellow housemate, Shilpa Shetty, a well-known
Bollywood starlet.
The ensuing backlash cost Danielle six-figure modeling contracts with motorcycle
insurance firm Bennetts, fashion label Rocawear and adult website BeCheeky.com.
It also ended her relationship with Sheringham, who was disgusted with her very
public remarks.
danielle lloyd and ladbrokes
Danielle has since rebounded somewhat by becoming the new face of Ladbrokes
Poker and by signing a publishing deal to write a book documenting her mixed
experiences in the Celebrity Big Brother house.
So, what's next for this lovely Liverpudlian? You might be surprised by her
answer: “I would like to visit many countries and work towards helping those
people less fortunate than others. ... We have so many children and parents who
are living in poverty and have to beg or work from a very early age just to be
able to eat day by day. Surely everyone should be able to eat a meal and drink
clean fresh water whenever they want.”
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