Vicki-Lee Walberg

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Vicki-Lee Walberg (born 11 October 1975) is a British actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss United Kingdom 1997 and represented United Kingdom at Miss World 1997 where she placed Top 10. She was born on The Wirral near Liverpool, England. [1] She was the last title holder to advance to the semifinal of the contest. Walberg later went on to work in television and was a 'Dolly Dealer' in Bruce Forsyth's Play Your Cards Right on ITV during its 2002 revival. [2]

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References

  1. Miss United Kingdome, archived from the original on 9 October 2012, retrieved 12 March 2016{{citation}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. "Face of hearts: Model Vicki tells Emma Johnson why being Bruce's new babe on Play Your Cards Right is the real deal. - Free Online Library". www.thefreelibrary.com.
Preceded by Miss United Kingdom
1997
Succeeded by