时间:2025-04-02 13:59:39 来源:网络整理编辑:百科
Miss United Kingdom has handed back her crown and withdrawn from an international beauty pageant aft
Miss United Kingdom has handed back her crown and withdrawn from an international beauty pageant after being told to lose weight by competition organisers, she says.
SEE ALSO:Miss Iceland drops mic after being told she's 'too fat' for beauty pageantZoiey Smale from Nottinghamshire was due to compete in the Miss United Continents pageant, which will take place in Guayaquil, Ecuador, in September 2017. In a Facebook post, Smale says she has decided to withdraw from the competition after she was "asked to lose weight and go on a diet plan."
"Some of you may think this is cowardly, however I don't think it is the right to have my face representing a pageant ethos I do not believe in," wrote Smale. "I will be handing back my crown and wish the new title holder the very best of luck."
Smale told the MailOnline thatthe national director of the Miss United Continents pageant said the Ecuadorian directors wanted Smale to lose weight.
"She said to me 'They want you to go on a diet plan and they want you to lose as much weight as possible for the finals.' I was like, 'pardon?'" said Smale. The organisers of Miss United Continents did not respond immediately when Mashablecontacted them for comment.
"It was one of those things, in the 21st century you don't actually expect people to be that blunt," she continued. In her Facebook post, Smale said she'd been in the industry for over 10 years and it "saddens" her that "even still, there are pageant directors who believe you must be skinny to be beautiful."
"Let me tell you something, pageant girls are more than just a number on a clothing tag. Real queens empower others, are intelligent and help communities come together," she wrote.
Smale added that she's "not here to name and shame" but she wanted to "be honest" with her supporters as to why she won't be continuing in the competition. "If a pageant doesn't want to utilise my capabilities because I am a size 10 [US size 6] then it's their loss," she wrote.
Smale said she loves herself and "will not change for anyone." "My body has carried me through my 20+ years of being on this earth, allowed me to have a career I am very proud of, carry a child and the best thing of all, my body has never given up on me," she wrote.
Smale isn't the only beauty pageant queen to be told to lose weight in the run up to an international competition. In late 2016, Miss Iceland quit an international beauty pageant after being told by staff "to lose weight for the finals" and that she had "too much fat" on her. Arna Ýr Jónsdóttir posted a handwritten "goodbye letter" on Instagram, explaining her reasons for dropping out of the Miss Grand International event in Las Vegas.
View this post on Instagram
Smale said she'd had "some really amazing experiences" in the pageant industry, from which she will now be retiring.
"I don't believe anyone should be able to manipulate you and dull your sparkle," she said.
Hear, hear!
This German startup wants to be your bank (without being a bank)2025-04-02 13:59
《少林寺十八羅漢》殺青 功夫硬漢穀尚蔚扛少林大旗 再戰電影江湖2025-04-02 13:47
《少林寺十八羅漢》殺青 功夫硬漢穀尚蔚扛少林大旗 再戰電影江湖2025-04-02 13:37
《天衣無縫》榮獲第29屆浙江省電視“牡丹獎”2025-04-02 13:30
Two astronauts just installed a new parking spot on the International Space Station2025-04-02 13:15
戰隊集結再燃熱血 《全職高手》榮耀之戰一觸即發2025-04-02 12:39
比心陪練聯合愛奇藝《慶餘年》舉辦聲優配音賽,開創影視劇吸粉固粉新方式2025-04-02 12:19
西瓜視頻獨播《亮劍》 :令人難忘的平安縣城一戰2025-04-02 12:01
Despite IOC ban, Rio crowds get their political messages across2025-04-02 11:29
本味寒造 :非遺新味道2025-04-02 11:22
Hiddleswift finally followed each other on Instagram after 3 excruciating days2025-04-02 13:42
趙立新大學任教6年桃李滿門 磨礪底蘊演技炸裂新劇卻慘遭AI換臉網友感歎太可惜2025-04-02 12:55
《青山未暮已思歸》再現民國風情2025-04-02 12:48
《高興逮笨賊》將映,上演兒童版“動物世界”2025-04-02 12:27
One of the most controversial power struggles in media comes to a close2025-04-02 12:25
【波盈世界杯】 前布萊頓主帥:我擔心切爾西 ,我真的很擔心他 ( 赫爾,切爾西 )2025-04-02 12:24
《好好說話》殺青主題海報首曝,陳曉王曉晨攜手演繹“溝通”寫照2025-04-02 12:20
《馴夫記之大唐女兒行》迎來殺青 林鵬版魏王妃引關注和期待2025-04-02 12:15
Slack goes down again, prompting anxiety everywhere2025-04-02 12:06
《九州縹緲錄》劉昊然祖陵拔劍 高燃名場麵今晚上演2025-04-02 11:39