A LARGS hairdresser who represented Glasgow in the Miss Great Britain final stages last year has been rubbing shoulders with Scottish football royalty.
Aimee McKay, who works at Salon 17, was joined by her dad John Gilmour, a lifelong Rangers supporter, at the event in Glasgow.
The duo met former Ibrox boss Graeme Souness, current manager Philippe Clement, goalkeeper Jack Butland and TV sports presenter and compere Jim White at An Evening With Graeme Souness.
Graeme Souness had a glittering playing career and instantly gained Rangers iconic status when he became manager.
The former Liverpool and Scotland star took his live show to the SEC Armadillo to lift the lid on an extraordinary career on Sunday.
And delighted Aimee, who recently represented Scotland at the Miss Great Britain contest in Leicester, was invited to the special occasion.
Aimee told the News: "I was helping behind the scenes before the show, and then I got to enjoy the show itself.
"My dad is a lifelong Rangers supporter so it was very special for him to meet Graeme Souness, who was someone he looked up to as a young Rangers fan."
Aimee, who has a rare skin condition. made the headlines last year when she reached the final stages of Miss Great Britain - while at the turn of the year we also featured John's amazing story about how he donated a kidney to a Liverpool man as a thank you to the NHS for saving his own life.
Aimee suffers from the skin condition vitiligo, caused by the lack of a pigment called melanin in the skin.
Melanin is produced by skin cells called melanocytes, and it gives skin its colour.
Aimee, who lives in Fairlie with her husband Euan, used social media to promote her 'Perfectly Imperfect' campaign to inspire others.
And Aimee's campaign has been boosted throughout the past year with a range of video interviews, podcasts, and national news coverage.
Souness, 70, who won 54 Scotland caps between 1974 and 1986, spearheaded a Rangers revolution when he was appointed player-manager at Ibrox, signing a string of big-name players from English clubs and reviving the club's fortunes with a series of league and cup triumphs.
He later had spells managing Liverpool, Galatasaray, Southampton, Torino, Benfica, Blackburn Rovers and Newcastle United.
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