ASPIRING model Kelly Parks stripped down to her underwear for the chance to be a magazine cover girl.

The 30-year-old is in the running to feature on the front of D-plus lingerie magazine Brastop, after being named the winner of a monthly modelling competition.

The magazine holds the monthly online competition for customers, with winners competing against one another for the chance to be featured on the front of Brastop.

And after being named Model of the Month for December, Kelly will travel to London on February 6 for a photo shoot, before competing against two other finalists for the top prize in a public vote.

Runner-up prizes include a £100 Brastop voucher, a professional makeover and a photo shoot.

Kelly, of Meir Heath, said: "I've been buying the magazine for about a year and just decided to enter the competition."

Kelly, who works at Glyn Jones Opticians, in Hanley, sent a photograph of herself modelling Brastop lingerie to the magazine, and later that month she was contacted by a judge who told her she had won.

She added: "One of the judges told me that they chose me as a winner because he liked the look of me because I looked quite confident and happy with myself.

"Because I'm only 5ft 2ins I don't think I could model anything other than underwear.

"I like lingerie and all of the different styles, and I would say that my breasts are my best asset."

And the former Blurton High School pupil is no stranger to the spotlight.

Kelly, who is a size eight and wears a size 32G bra, entered the 'Star in A Bra' competition last year for a chance to model underwear for lingerie brand Curvy Kate.

Kelly said: "I entered Star In A Bra for fun, I didn't think I would get so far, so that's why I thought I would enter another one.

"I am actually quite shy and that is another reason I started entering competitions – to help with my confidence."

She added: "If I had the opportunity to have a career in modelling I would definitely take it.

"My family and my boyfriend, Ian Hamilton, are really supportive of me."

Kelly's mum Jackie, aged 54, admitted she was surprised when her daughter first decided to enter a competition.

She said: "She has never been that outgoing, but after entering the first competition I think she felt a bit more confident.

"She really enjoys doing it and loves being in front of the camera, and I think if the opportunity came up for her to have a modelling career she would take it, because I think she has got what it takes.

"She always shows me her photographs so I can have a look. She must have something unique about her, because the judges seem to like her."