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By Joseph Gamp A Manchester Arena bombing survivor who was left terrified of crowds has conquered her fears to become a beauty queen – and reach the Miss England finals. Modelle Hughes-Gervis was just 14 years old when she was caught up in the Ariana Grande concert attack which killed 22 people on May 22, 2017. She was in the arena when the bomb was detonated by suicide bomber Salman Abedi and managed to escape the chaos unharmed with her best friend. After witnessing first-hand the devastation caused, Modelle, now 20, was left mentally scarred and frightened of unexpected loud noises and crow…

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