Katie clinched the title, beating off almost fourteen thousand other hopefuls to be shortlisted down to the Top 100 and then won the title after a FHM readers vote.

Katie is delighted with the win and hopes it will help propel her fledgling TV career. "I am absolutely ecstatic to have won the competition. I feel especially happy because it was the FHM readers who voted for me and I feel overwhelmed and extremely lucky with the amount of support I received throughout – especially with people from home. The £10,000 prize is an absolute dream for me and even just doing two professional shoots with international photographers for FHM was such a fun and interesting learning experience. I have to say I hope there are more days like that to come!"

The Sugahfix gals have known Katie for years and think it couldn't have happened to a nicer gal. "Katie is always smiling and is a total ray of sunshine," said Sugahfix Editor Katrina Doran, "but wow! she looks super-hot in the photoshoot in this month's FHM - we're loving this sexy side to our wee cutie Katie!".

The March issue of FHM featuring Katie's photoshoot is in the shops now.