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| Bride-to-be wins £5,000 wedding shop window contest | Bride-to-be wins £5,000 wedding shop window contest |
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| A "mannequin bride" who spent more than 58 hours in a bridal shop window has won £5,000 worth of wedding gifts. | A "mannequin bride" who spent more than 58 hours in a bridal shop window has won £5,000 worth of wedding gifts. |
| Brides-to-be Kate Holder and Tara Attis modelled their wedding dresses standing on a 1ft x 3ft window box in Bude, Cornwall from 11:00 BST on Saturday. | |
| It was Ms Holder who emerged as the victor in the bride wars on Monday evening, after clocking up 58.5 hours on show. | It was Ms Holder who emerged as the victor in the bride wars on Monday evening, after clocking up 58.5 hours on show. |
| She said she has bruised hips from sleeping on the wood in the window. | She said she has bruised hips from sleeping on the wood in the window. |
| Husband 'over the moon' | Husband 'over the moon' |
| "I'm very tired and I probably got about four hours sleep each night," she said. | "I'm very tired and I probably got about four hours sleep each night," she said. |
| Ms Holder, 27, from Holsworthy, Devon, who said she "had to win", is due to get married in February and said her husband-to-be was "over the moon". | Ms Holder, 27, from Holsworthy, Devon, who said she "had to win", is due to get married in February and said her husband-to-be was "over the moon". |
| "I had massive support from my family and friends and when I finished I went home and had a glass of wine," she said. | "I had massive support from my family and friends and when I finished I went home and had a glass of wine," she said. |
| Despite losing, Ms Attis, from St Austell, Cornwall, has reportedly invited Ms Holder to her own wedding. | Despite losing, Ms Attis, from St Austell, Cornwall, has reportedly invited Ms Holder to her own wedding. |
| Shop owner, Emily Benny, said the contest started last year, when the winner remained in the window for 36 hours. | Shop owner, Emily Benny, said the contest started last year, when the winner remained in the window for 36 hours. |
| Competitors in both years were allowed to take a toilet break every four hours, but had to sleep in the windows. | Competitors in both years were allowed to take a toilet break every four hours, but had to sleep in the windows. |