By Katy Winter PUBLISHED: 10:27 EST, 21 March 2013 | UPDATED: 12:54 EST, 21 March 2013 A girl who was left scarred by a violent random attack on a night out could become the next Miss England after her boyfriend convinced her to enter a beauty pageant. Alexandra Homayoonpoor, 24, had her nose sliced almost in two in an unprovoked in Leeds on New Years' Eve. Despite initially feeling 'so ugly' she had to hide from her friends, she is now on course to become the next Miss England after being crowned Miss West Yorkshire. 'I was convinced to enter a beauty pageant after my the glassing left me with a scarred nose and I felt unattractive. It was to try and boost my confidence,' said Alexandra, who is known as Lexi.
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Alexandra Homayoonpoor, 24, had her nostril sliced in two
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Needed surgery after thugs attacked her in pub on New Years Eve 2010
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Felt too deformed to see her closest friends for three months after her injury
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Was convinced to enter beauty pageants to boost self esteem
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