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This Beauty queen suffers stroke from contraceptive pill

January 07, 2015

A teenager who suffered a deadly stroke after taking the contraceptive pill has defied the odds to become a beauty queen.

Georgie Holland collapsed in the middle of a dance class in 2013 and was rushed to A&E where a scan revealed a blood clot in her brain.

The stroke was brought on by the popular Yasmin contraceptive pill.


Collect of Beauty Queen Georgie Holland. A teenager who suffered a deadly stroke after taking the contraceptive pill has defied the odds to become a BEAUTY QUEEN. See NTI story NTIBEAUTY. Stunning Georgie Holland had her life turned upside down when she suffered a life-threatening stroke aged 17 brought on by the popular Yasmin contraceptive pill. The blonde collapsed in the middle of a dance class in 2013 and was rushed to A&E where a scan revealed a blood clot in her brain that was affecting the flow of blood. Georgie spent a week recovering in hospital and doctors told her family that they believed the stroke was linked to her taking the pill for two years. The 19-year-old had to resit the first year of her A-Levels and still suffers from damage to her peripheral vision and needs to take tablets every day to stop the blockage returning. But despite her setback Georgie is now gunning to win one of the country's most prestigious beauty pageants prizes after making a remarkable recovery. She is in the running to be named Miss Galaxy UK after reaching the finals of the competition, which will be held at The Park Hall Hotel, Chorley, Lancs., on February 6. Georgie will be representing her home county of Northamptonshire where coming first would earn her a trip to Orlando, Florida, to compete internationally.
Georgie, now 19, spent a week recovering in hospital and had to re-sit A-Levels.
Speaking of her stroke, she said: ‘When it happened, it was terrifying.
‘It came completely out of nowhere. I had to sit down but couldn’t think clearly and wasn’t sure what I was doing or where I was.

‘I lost my peripheral vision, so I couldn’t see the top right corner of my sight.’

But despite her setback Georgie is now hoping to win one of the country’s most prestigious beauty pageants prizes – Miss Galaxy UK.
Beauty Queen Georgie Holland. A teenager who suffered a deadly stroke after taking the contraceptive pill has defied the odds to become a BEAUTY QUEEN. See NTI story NTIBEAUTY. Stunning Georgie Holland had her life turned upside down when she suffered a life-threatening stroke aged 17 brought on by the popular Yasmin contraceptive pill. The blonde collapsed in the middle of a dance class in 2013 and was rushed to A&E where a scan revealed a blood clot in her brain that was affecting the flow of blood. Georgie spent a week recovering in hospital and doctors told her family that they believed the stroke was linked to her taking the pill for two years. The 19-year-old had to resit the first year of her A-Levels and still suffers from damage to her peripheral vision and needs to take tablets every day to stop the blockage returning. But despite her setback Georgie is now gunning to win one of the country's most prestigious beauty pageants prizes after making a remarkable recovery. She is in the running to be named Miss Galaxy UK after reaching the finals of the competition, which will be held at The Park Hall Hotel, Chorley, Lancs., on February 6. Georgie will be representing her home county of Northamptonshire where coming first would earn her a trip to Orlando, Florida, to compete internationally.
Georgie will be representing her home county of Northamptonshire, and first place would earn her a trip to Orlando, Florida, to compete internationally.

She continued: ‘I hope the competition will help me forget and move on from such a horrifying experience.

‘Losing sight in your eye is very scary – but I’m ready to compete and win the competition.
‘It would be amazing for me if I did. It would be a dream come true.’

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