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(From The Daily Star)

Byline: PAUL DRURY

TOURISM chiefs were under fire last night after hiring a Polish babe to promote Scotland's image abroad. VisitScotland have secured the services of 21-year-old beauty Agnes Gornicka to provide the face for an international marketing campaign. But the blonde hails from the Polish capital of Warsaw and her selection has come ahead of Scotland's own young women. Tory chief whip at Holyrood Bill Aitken blasted: "I am sure she is an extremely attractive young lady but we have some pretty young girls of our own in Scotland. "Surely, if we are selling Scotland, we should be doing it with Scottish people." The gaffe by Scotland's ...

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