Lucy Clarkson also become an instant cover girl - something most models never achieve. But, perhaps best of all for Lucy is the fact that, as Lara, she can be as curvy as nature intended. Another rarity in the stick-thin world of modelling. Not that Lucy, a no-nonsense Northern girl, ever had much truck with this kind of body fascism. Lucy?s modelling career began when her mum entered her in an Elite Model Agency competition hosted by a national newspaper and a toothpaste manufacturer. With no prior experience at all, Lucy was named one of the 12 winners out of 16,000 wannabes. It didn?t take long for the work to pour in. As a tall, shapely girl Lucy became a favourite of maverick British designer Vivienne Westwood. She was also kept busy with lingerie and swimwear shoots. Lucy finds them preferable to fashion work for one very good reason. "They pay the best money!" For Lucy, the cash and the travel are the best facets of a modelling career. And the worst? "Without doubt, other models. They can be unbelievably bitchy. In all the time I?ve been working I?ve made friends with two of them. Mostly I prefer the men. In fact, one lucky male model is now Lucy?s boyfriend. And, double bonus for him, he?s a huge fan of Tomb Raider. "He?s obsessed with games and loves Lara. Well, now he?s got a Lara of his own!" she says. Whether Lucy will indulge his fantasies by donning the costume on her days off is another matte
