Sharon Gaffka looks fresh-faced in beauty queen days before Love Island
LOVE Island's Sharon Gaffka looks fresh-faced in a throwback to her beauty queen days before becoming a civil servant.
The 25-year-old beauty made her TV debut on Monday as one of the first girls into the famous villa.
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And it has now been revealed that she won the Miss Crown & Glory UK in 2014.
Sharon would have been just 18 at the time, and looks remarkably different in a snap that has been shared by the pageant on Instagram.
In the photo, she is posing alongside a group of other women, beaming with her winner's crown and sash on display.
She is wearing a silver sequin-embellished dress with sheer panelling, and her now-short hair is slick and straight down to her waist.
Sharon is wearing heavy eye make-up for the ceremony, with her eyebrows notably thinner than they are on Love Island - and her lips appear to be much fuller on the show too.
The pageant captioned the old pic: "We heard the news and we’re all behind @sharongaffka on her next adventure going onto Love Island. 👸
"The best thing about adventures is the pageant industry supports and we are so pleased you’re achieving more and more every year since you won Miss Crown & Glory U.K. 2014 👑 Congratulations Sharon and good luck. 👸"
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Sharon took part in many pageants during her reign as beauty queen, but later ditched it to work for the Department of Transport as an Operations Lead.
The Islander coupled up with teacher Hugo Hammond on launch night, but fans were left outraged when he later admitted he "wouldn't take her home to his parents".
The pair amicably decided that they were better off as friends, but Sharon's luck appears to be changing in tonight's episode after growing close to Aaron Francis - who she even shared a cheeky snog with.