Claims extracted
24
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
4%
1 of 24 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
65/100
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The Classic is open to women aged 45 and over – meaning she was pitted against rivals up to 26 years her junior.
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she → mean → rivals
Ms Harper was ranked outside the top five with Ally Sussex from Surrey finally taking the crown after three previous attempts.
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Sussex → rank → attempts
The other categories on the night were Miss Great Britain and Ms Great Britain, which were won by Yazmin McClean of Belfast and Holly Pirrie of Warrington respectively.
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which → win → Warrington
Although she missed out on the top five, Ms Harper was given the “impact over image” award for the contest’s Classic category.
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Harper → miss → category
She won the Ms Great Britain Classic Ayrshire in June, which saw her qualify for the final in Leicester.
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her → win → Leicester
Posting on social media a few days prior, she said the journey has given her a voice, a platform and opportunities that she “could never have imagined at 71”.
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she → post → 71
“Every interview, every fundraiser and every opportunity to share my story has been a chance to make a difference,” Ms Harper’s Instagram post said.
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post → share → difference
“If my journey inspires even one woman to believe that her age doesn’t define her possibilities, or helps bring attention to a cause that deserves to be heard, then I’ve achieved something incredibly special.”
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I → inspire → something
She continued: “Because being seen is one thing.
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seen → continue → ?
Making a difference is another, and that, to me, is what IMPACT OVER IMAGE is all about.”
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IMPACT → make → IMAGE
Ms Harper previously told the Press Association that for her, the competition “really isn’t just about the winning”.
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competition → tell → winning
The beauty queen launched her own cosmetics brand aged 66, which sells a make-up palette called the Glam Goddess Collection.
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which → launch → palette
She is also very active on social media, and her Instagram and TikTok pages have thousands of followers.
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pages → have → followers
She presented Glamour Gran Ann as a form of joyful self-expression, free from the expectations and limitations placed on her by others.
“I’ve always been told all my life ‘you can’t do this, you can’t wear that hat, you can’t’.”
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you → present → hat
“Well, Glamour Gran Ann has got hats that size,” she said, spreading out her arms.
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she → get → arms
“I love big hats.
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I → love → hats
I love furs.
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I → love → furs
It’s just who I am.
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I → ’ → ?
But I’ve had to not be like that, and I do get it.
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I → have → it
But I am who I am, and I love dressing up.
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I → love → ?
And I get into character.”
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I → get → character
She said the “biggest thing” she wants to achieve in her work and competitions is to help combat loneliness and isolation – particularly among older people.
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she → say → people
As part of this, she does events for the Community Led Action Support Project (Clasp) charity, and regularly attends a pensioners’ club on her street.
“I just want to help people to realise that they’re not alone – because as you get older, you can go in a corner, and we can’t do that,” she explained.
“I show these older people we can wear lipstick.
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we → do → lipstick
We can go and get our hair done.”
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hair → go → ?
The Aporia
