Laura Lacole

Early life

Laura Lacole was born and raised in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

Early career

Her first modelling job was for a racing championship, during which she was published in motorsport magazines, including Modified Motors and Fast Car. She then modelled in Europe for racing events. At the age of 18 she worked at Paris Tuning Show and Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours in France as a performer.

Glamour Modelling

Her modelling progressed to glamour in 2008 at the age of 19 and has since been referred to as "Northern Ireland’s only Glamour Model" by the press. Laura has been published in magazines and newspapers across the world. Her presence is strong in the Irish and UK press where she is frequently featured.

She won the title of Beach Babe 2011 in September of that year.

Public Speaking

Since early 2012 Laura has become a public speaker on TV and Radio across the UK and Ireland taking part in debates as a representative of her industry and a voice for young women, being broadcast on stations such as the BBC and UTV. In September 2012 she appeared on BBC Newsnight to give her opinion on the 'Remove Page 3' campaign. Throughout 2012 and 2013 she has been a regular contributor for Sony Award winning broadcaster Stephen Nolan on both his TV and Radio shows. In March 2013 Laura debated on whether women should trade on looks on the Mark Forrest show which was aired to every regional BBC radio station in Britain.

She is currently competing to go to space in a suborbital flight with the Lynx Space Academy competition.