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Lauren - Miss Univers-ity finalist

Name: LAUREN
Age: 22
University: Vic Uni
Course: Bachelor of Education (1^st year)

VOTE FOR LAUREN IN NOVA’S MISS UNIVERS-ITY

Budget schmudget... How do you get bang for your student buck?
Number one rule - when you go out you MUST sneak a water bottle full of vodka in to the club. We've been known to sticky tape one around our tummy's and hide it under our dress. Another trick I've learnt - drink cards entitle you to a basic spirit/soft drink OR a shot but won't normally get you a vodka red bull (my drink of choice) even if you offer 2 drink cards in return for your one drink. So the trick is to order a shot of vodka with one drink card, then order a red bull with the other as this is completely within the rules of the drink card. Then ask for a glass and mix it all together. The bar tender's usually aren't too impressed because they've been out-smarted by a super drunk blondie! Looking nice can be expensive too. So I found a job where the perks would take some of the pressure off my bank account - at a solarium! They offer beauty treatments, spray tans...That has helped me a lot!!

Melbourne men need to... what?
Melbourne men need to learn how to go out and have a good time without getting into silly fights over stupid things - SO UNATTRACTIVE! They also need to learn to appreciate a good thing when it falls in their lap, they only seem to realise once it's too late!

What big issues concern you? (spare us the World Peace crap)
I think drink driving is a massive issue; it's something I see happen almost every weekend. It frightens me that so many people do it or allow their friends do it.

Name three songs that describe you?
1. Lady Gaga - Just Dance. Weekends are "me" time and a chance for me to forget the worries of my week. 2. Neyo - Miss Independant. I don't rely on anyone (especially men) to get what I want in life. 3. The Temptations - My Girl. Even if I had nothing, I'd have everything in my best friends.

Why should you be Miss Univers-ity?
I work two jobs, go to uni (get good marks) and still manage to maintain a pretty healthy social life. However, I spend the majority of my time laying the foundations for my future and sometimes that means I have to make sacrifices; my motto "short term sacrifice for long term gain" and as much as I believe that, sometimes it's hard to see my friends who work full time shopping and treating themselves when I'm not in a postition to do so anymore. I miss out on catching up with people for dinner during the week because I'm at work. Everyone I know is travelling at the moment, and I would love the opportunity to do the same but at the moment it's just not an option for me. If I was to win this competition, I could see some of the places I've always wanted to see. It would be an enormous weight off my shoulders and would maybe mean I could spend less time working and more time doing the things I love. This would be an awesome opportunity to really splurge and to enjoy being young while I still am!! I think I'm a genuinely nice person, i'm fun and I love to laugh. Sometimes I tend to be too nice and I'm always told that people take advantage of me. It would be so nice to be on the receiving end for a change