Nicola Sturgeon has joined celebrities and friends and family of Paige Doherty in paying tribute to the teenager with a pouting selfie.
Friends of the 15-year-old who was found dead in Clydebank, West Dunbartonshire, last week created a Twitter hashtag calling on people to post pictures as Paige "loved to pout was ace at it".
The First Minister added a picture using #PoutforPaige with the message: "Sending all of my thoughts and condolences to Paige's family and friends."
#poutforpaige Warmest well wishes and heartfelt condolences to Paige's family. Absolutely heartbreaking. đâ¤ď¸đ pic.twitter.com/jVcvJ158IA
â Gary Lamont (@G_aryLamont) March 28, 2016
As well as her family and friends, hundreds of people have joined the trend including actress Kym Marsh, singer Nicholas McDonald and dozens of reality TV stars.
#poutforpaige pic.twitter.com/1Ji7Oj8ehE
â Kym Marsh (@msm4rsh) March 27, 2016
Paige was reported missing on Saturday March 19 and her body was found two days later in bushes at the side of Great Western Road in Clydebank.
A 31-year-old man appeared in court on Saturday charged with her murder and was remanded in custody.
Tributes were also paid to the teenager at a memorial event in a Clydebank park on Saturday.
Some of Paige's friends thanked the crowd who had turned out in the wind and rain to take part in the event.
One girl said: ''Paige was so beautiful, everything about her you just wouldn't change. For that to get taken away from us was absolutely heart-breaking.''
Another added: ''I just can't believe she has gone, it hasn't sunk in. There's only one star in the sky tonight and it's obviously Paige looking down on us.''
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