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STUNNING Natalie Paweleck is the Man City TV matchday presenter who was stripped of a beauty queen title because she was discovered to have previously posed topless.

Brunette Natalie, 36, gets up close and personal with stars such as Riyad Mahrez and Bernardo Silva as part of her job at the Etihad.

But it was after being crowned Mrs Scotland World last September that the Edinburgh-born beauty was shown the proverbial red card.

Married mum-of-one Natalie did not disclose to event organisers that she had bared all for lads' mags such as FHM, Zoo and Nuts.

And in 2007 the former Eggheads contestant released a single called I Touch Myself with other High Street Honeys from FHM, which reached a peak position of 34 in the UK charts.

But despite the controversy, Natalie, who was crowned Mrs Chester earlier this year, insists she is proud of her past.

The choices I made in my early 20s have made me the woman I am today, and I like that woman

Natalie, who also works a director for The Wellspring: Charity for Homeless, said: "My modelling past is not something I have ever hidden. I am proud of what I have achieved.

"I was on the cover of the world's highest-selling men's magazine and won the UK's most popular modelling competition.

"The choices I made in my early 20s have made me the woman I am today, and I like that woman."

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Natalie has worked as City's matchday presenter on their channel for eight years, having held a season ticket since 1998.

So she can claim to be a genuine fan - before all the money rolled in and a second successive Premier League title lay in their sights.

She said: "I got my first season ticket when I was 15 - I was there when we were rubbish and before the money and trophies!"

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