Miss England Walks Out Of Miss World Pageant Being Hosted In Telangana

A bombshell departure from the ongoing Miss World pageant hosted in India has left many stunned and shocked.

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00:00Pageant or cooking show? Outdated, exploitative and made to feel like a prostitute?

00:05These are the exact words of 24-year-old Miss England Mila Maggi,

00:08who walked out of the ongoing Miss World pageant in Hyderabad.

00:12The UK representative to the Global Beauty pageant dropped bombshell claims,

00:16sparking enormous rebuttal by the Miss World organization and the Telangana government.

00:21In an interview to a UK tabloid, Mila claimed that the participants were used to entertain

00:25wealthy middle-aged male sponsors, threw posh dinners at Hyderabad as a thank you

00:30for the money they pumped into the show.

00:32What happened next? Mila left for the UK on May 16th and her runner-up was sent to compete for the pageant.

00:38Meanwhile, Miss World boss Miss Julia Mollet launched a savage counter-attack on Mila.

00:42Miss World organization retaliated by showing videos of Mila saying she enjoyed the hospitality and experience,

00:48while the Telangana government called the claims completely baseless and lacking of even 1% truth.

00:53They said they did this after conducting an internal inquiry among other pageant participants.

00:59After questioning the other girls, they only complained that arose was an issue of excessive selfies at most.

01:04CCTV footages from the night of the dinner at Hyderabad's Chauhmehel Palace were reviewed

01:08and showed Mila in the company of the family of a respectable senior IES officer.

01:13It was further added that she quit right after the first social event.

01:17Julia Mollet also added that Mila wanted to head back home due to a family emergency

01:21and was given the support she needed.

01:23As the savage rebuttal comes to Mila, the affected parties say that the claims she made were fabricated,

01:29absurd, highly unbelievable and even have a hint of vested monetary interest.

01:33But beyond all this and more, what does a beauty pageant stand for in the 21st century?

01:38While conventional pageants give rise to global stardom and often pave way for the entertainment and fashion industries,

01:44is it unrealistic to be asked to stay in heels, makeup and gowns even for breakfast in 2025?

01:50While Miss World has always had a beauty with a purpose segment,

01:54does purpose necessarily need to have beauty as a precedent to be heard, seen and even acknowledged?

01:59What do you think is the purpose of a beauty pageant?

02:02Let us know in the comments below.