| Name |
Rachel Christie |
| Height |
5 ft 10 in |
| Naionality |
English |
| Date of Birth |
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| Place of Birth |
England, UK |
| Famous for |
Modeling |
Rachel Christie is a British beauty pageant contestant and athlete who was briefly Miss England 2009, and the first mixed race woman to hold the title. Christie is the niece of former Olympic sprint champion Linford Christie, who, along with Ron Roddan, serves as her coach. She was born to Russell Christie (Linford's brother) and Diana, of Irish descent. Russell Christie was stabbed to death when she was eight years old.
In the early hours of 2 November 2009, Christie was arrested on suspicion of assaulting Miss Manchester Sara Beverley Jones at a Manchester nightclub. She subsequently announced her withdrawal from the Miss World competition and relinquished her Miss England crown. The crown was passed on to the runner-up in the 2009 pageant, Katrina Hodge. In July 2010 she was convicted of failing to provide police with a breath specimen after being caught driving smelling of alcohol. She failed to blow into the breathalyser properly 13 times. She was convicted in her absence and a warrant issued for her arrest. She was banned from driving for 12 months.
