Miss England Says She ‘Felt Like A Prostitute’ Throughout Competitors; Miss World Organisation Responds To Allegations | Individuals Information
New Delhi: Milla Magee, Miss England and a contestant on this 12 months’s Miss World pageant, has withdrawn from the competitors, claiming she felt “exploited.” The worldwide pageant, being hosted in Hyderabad, has already garnered consideration as India’s consultant, Nandini Gupta from Rajasthan, has superior to the finale.
Magee’s exit made headlines earlier this week, and in an interview with The Solar, the lifeguard-turned-model revealed she left the competitors as a result of it made her “really feel like a prostitute.”
Calling the occasion “outdated” and “caught previously,” Magee grew to become the primary UK contestant to give up the Miss World pageant in its 74-year historical past.
In accordance with The Solar, Magee claimed contestants have been allegedly required to put on make-up always and stay in ball robes all through the day, together with at breakfast. She additional alleged that the scenario escalated when contestants have been anticipated to entertain rich male sponsors for a complete night.
“The purpose was to do good, promote change, and make a distinction,” Magee advised The Solar. “However it grew to become apparent that simply wasn’t going to occur. We have been anticipated to take a seat with [the sponsors] for the entire night and entertain them as a thanks.”
She added, “I discovered that unbelievable. I bear in mind considering, ‘That is so fallacious.’ I didn’t come right here to be farmed out for individuals’s leisure. Miss World is meant to face for values, but it surely’s outdated and caught previously. They made me really feel like a prostitute.”
Magee additionally talked about that she tried to debate the causes she was supporting, however the male company have been uninterested, partaking as an alternative in uncomfortable small speak.
In response to the allegations, Julia Morley CBE, Chair and CEO of the Miss World Organisation, denied Magee’s claims.
In an official assertion, the organisation asserted that Magee was permitted to depart the competitors as a consequence of her mom’s sickness.
“Sadly, it has come to our consideration that sure UK media shops have revealed false and defamatory statements, allegedly made by Milla Magee, concerning her expertise in India,” the assertion learn.
In accordance with I&PR Telangana, the organisation acknowledged the allegations are “fully unfounded and inconsistent with the truth of her time with us.”
To counter the claims, Miss World introduced the discharge of unedited movies from Magee’s time in India, displaying her expressing “gratitude, pleasure, and appreciation” for the expertise—movies that the organisation says contradict the “false narratives.”
“Miss World stays dedicated to fact, dignity, and the values of Magnificence With a Objective,” the assertion concluded. “We urge media shops to uphold journalistic integrity and confirm their sources earlier than publishing deceptive content material.”
The Miss World 2025 grand finale is scheduled for Could 31 in Telangana.
