A woman badly injured in an acid attack has her confidence back after competing in a pageant.
Sophie Hall, 22, was one of the victims when Arthur Collins sprayed acid in a nightclub in Dalston.
The attack made headlines for months, making it difficult for Sophie to move on.
But now she has even made a dress for the contest out of old newspaper articles about acid attacks, to symbolise she has taken something positive from what happened.
Appearing on Good Morning Britain today, she said: I wanted to be remembered as something different.
I wanted to have a positive impact and perhaps inspire people, and not only build my confidence but help other victims out there – who may be going through a tough time – that you can still go on and achieve fantastic things.
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Theres so much to overcome. There are lots of rounds in this competition you have to take part in, and it has helped me rebuild different parts of my life, so it has helped me massively.
She said some people assume she must be fine now because her injuries arent immediately visible anymore, but she says this is a mistake.
It is mentally scarring as well as physically, she said. I dont think some people realise, because they say oh you look absolutely fine now but youre not.
Arthur Collins, who is the father of TOWIE star Ferne McCanns baby, was found guilty of GBH after the attack on the VIP dance floor at Mangle E8 in Dalston on April 17 last year.
His trial heard clubbers screamed and ran in panic as he sprayed acid into the packed club.
Sophies friend Lauren Trent told the trial she heard a hissing sound like a can of Coke opening as the liquid touched her neck, and her skin started coming off in my hands.
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Tests revealed the acid had a high level of pH1.
The attack began when Collins got into a row with a group of men on the VIP dance floor. He sprayed acid three times at men he had been arguing with, which splashed bystanders and burnt 14 people.
He was convicted of five counts of causing GBH with intent and nine counts of assault occasioning actual bodily harm.
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