On the bikini front, there is no question that she has done her bit for her country.
But Miss England has decreed that the days of beauty queens parading in swimsuits are over.
Katrina Hodge believes sports gear is far more in keeping with the active young women of today.
Which is why daringly bare bikinis and one-pieces are out and tracksuit pants and vests are in for the Miss England competition this year.
And the days of lithe young beauties lining up in their swimwear are consigned to misty-eyed memory for admirers of the female form.
Those vying to be Miss England 2010 won't have to worry about looking as glamorous as Miss Hodge did when she paraded in a white bikini for the pageant last year.
But as she stepped out in the sports gear the competitors will be slipping into this year, Miss Hodge still showed off a shape to envy.
The 23-year-old Lance Corporal, who has put her Army career on hold for her year as Miss England, said getting rid of the bikini round would prove the contest was about 'real women'.
'In a world of size zero models it's not a particularly good image to give out to girls that you've got to be stick thin,' she said.
'Having done Miss England two years in a row myself, I met girls who were all dieting and worrying about the bikini round and I just thought it's not a good image for girls to have, so we should get rid of it.'
As for life after she hands back her crown in September, she is looking forward to returning to Army uniform.
'I will miss this year but it's been hard doing my hair and make-up and looking glamorous all the time.'