An entrepreneur has blasted 'creepy' comments left on her LinkedIn page after she posted a picture of herself picking up an industry award.

Charlotte Miskell, 29, from Manchester, received the prize for Best B2C E-Commerce website at last week's Northern E-Commerce Awards.

But after sharing a celebratory picture online she was inundated with comments about her 'tasty' legs, breasts and choice of dress - the majority from men.

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Charlotte Miskell received the prize for Best B2C E-Commerce website at the Northern E-Commerce Awards at Emirates Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, on September 21

Charlotte, who is the managing director at Contour Cosmetics Ltd, Niko Pro Ltd and Sweetheart Marketing, wore a lavender fishtail gown with a plunging neckline for the event at Emirates Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, on September 21.

But she told MailOnline how a proud moment in her career had almost been ruined by the endless comments from 'trolls' which are still pouring in now.

'I've never had anything like this before,' she admitted. 'I use LinkedIn a lot for contacting buyers who stock our products.'

'I put the picture up last Thursday so it's been over a week and the comments are still coming, it's crazy.'

Charlotte, who is the managing director at Contour Cosmetics Ltd, Niko Pro Ltd and Sweetheart Marketing, wore a white fishtail gown with a plunging neckline for the event

The beauty entrepreneur told MailOnline how a proud moment in her career had almost been ruined by the endless comments from 'trolls' which are still pouring in now

Among the nearly 250 comments was one from a London-based marketing director who wrote: 'What was the award for..? got distracted.. sorry LOL' while one man typed: 'Yes, and everybody looked at the trophy, right...'

A programme analyst who had connected with Charlotte online wrote: 'I find the blatant use of a push up - just fine,' adding a winking face emoticon.

One LinkedIn member describing himself as a sales manager for a fashion company commented on Charlotte's 'tasty legs' - with a sales executive adding: 'Looks like the company has some great assets..'

While a Germany-based strategy manager simply wrote: 'Sorry... wasn't listening...'

Others commented that they 'didn't know where to look', calling Charlotte's picture 'very sexy', with one man even writing that 'inappropriate attire WILL lead to inappropriate comments.' He added: 'Welcome to the 21st century.'

One follower wrote: '1,420 men did not read the print... they were too busy looking at the upper body... enjoy boys.'

Another LinkedIn user added: 'I think it's the trophy's fault, the arrows are pointing to all of the wrong/ right places - well done to A. The award. And B. To your wonderful and crowd pleasing achievements x.'

While a design engineer wrote: 'Stuff the products. Stereotypically sex always Works! I wonder if the judge's were Men? Awful makeup by the way (sic.).'

However it wasn't all men commenting, with a female author blasting Charlotte's picture as being 'full of sex'.

Eventually Charlotte's brother David Miskell felt compelled to jump to her defence. Congratulating her on her success, he wrote: 'This was an awards evening where evening dress is required.'

He added: 'To those those who have left creepy comments - your connections and hopefully your customers and employers have seen them; I hope karma is kinder to you than you have been to my sister!'

Among the nearly 250 comments on the photograph (not pictured) was one from a London-based marketing director wrote: 'What was the award for..? got distracted.. sorry LOL'

Charlotte said: 'A few women have commented, but it's primarily men saying the image is "full of sex" and "shameful". Apparently it's my neckline that's the issue'

Charlotte eventually decided to respond to the comments herself, writing: 'The dress I chose to wear is not what this image is about. It's about the success of my business'

Charlotte told MailOnline: 'A few women have commented, but it's primarily men saying the image is "full of sex" and "shameful". Apparently it's my neckline that's the issue.

'I was shocked and embarrassed that people I work with would have seen [the comments]. At one point I thought, shall I take it down? But it's just an evening dress and I wanted everyone to see how well the company is doing.'

She added: 'I've also had married men commenting on the picture who are twice my age. You just wouldn't expect it. I mean, these people work for companies - do their companies know that they're commenting?'

Charlotte eventually decided to respond to the comments herself, writing: 'The dress I chose to wear is not what this image is about. It's about the success of my business. What a very sad state of affairs, I didn't realise we had gone back 100 years.

Charlotte said: 'These comments have been going on for almost a week. I will wear whatever I wish whether you like the dress or not is not my concern'

Charlotte wrote: 'I've lost so much respect and use of LinkedIn for a professional networking website. It seems it's more like cat fishing for the over fourties. Good god [sic.]'

'If half of you spent as much time on your career and business as you do commenting on young women's pictures you too might have an achievement worth sharing.'

The following day she hit back again, adding: 'These comments have been going on for almost a week. I will wear whatever I wish whether you like the dress or not is not my concern. I'm hardly going to take fashion tips off middle aged balding men.

'So if the only thing you have to say is something about my appearance - don't bother. Your comments don't concern me or are of any relevance or interest to my connections who the majority are successful and professional peers I look up to.

'I've lost so much respect and use of LinkedIn for a professional networking website. It seems it's more like cat fishing for the over fourties. Good god [sic.].'