STOCKPORT stunner Sarah Stone is hoping not to miss out on Miss Manchester this year.
The Bramhall beauty is entering the competition for the second year in a row - after a law exam prevented her attending the 2006 final.
And this time around, the 21-year-old student believes it would be a crime to settle for second best.
Sarah, who left Stockport Grammar School for a law and German degree at Nottingham University, is not one to drone vacantly about donkey sanctuaries and world peace.
"I'm not a bimbo at all," she said.
"I'm in my third year at the moment, so I'm studying German law in Germany - in German."
But there's a glamour side too, as appearances in Hollyoaks will testify to, along with narrowly missing a part in Footballers Wives.
Sarah, of Oakfield Close, added: "My dream is to be in the Royal Shakespeare Company and obviously, competition is so high there, any kind of experience in anything helps."
After coming second out of 25,000 in the Face of Manchester competition of 2004, Sarah went on to enter Miss England competition last year.
But her efforts were thwarted when she discovered she had a criminal law exam on the day of the live final.
She said: "I really hope to go on this year and represent the best city and country in the world.
"I want to do them proud"
To vote for Sarah text VOTE 197 to 80808. For further information, visit www.missmanchester.net/entrant.asp?ID=233.

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Brian, Stockport (18/04/2007 at 12:03)
JIMBO, STOCKY (18/04/2007 at 12:14)
good luck my love
xx
Dan, Reddish (19/04/2007 at 07:59)
Terry, Bredbury (20/04/2007 at 12:42)
Brenda, Stockport (20/04/2007 at 15:49)
Barry, Stockport (20/04/2007 at 15:53)
Terry, Bredbury (23/04/2007 at 14:36)
clarkey, australia (24/04/2007 at 08:29)
Barry, woodley (24/04/2007 at 17:36)
I would just like to point out to all the doubters out there that Stockport girls can amount ot anything they wish despite the conception that they either become teenage mums or a more sorted FHM High street honey wannabe.
Terry, Bredbury (25/04/2007 at 16:21)
barry, woodley (25/04/2007 at 19:54)
peter, Stockport (08/05/2007 at 12:29)