Posted on 12/01/2019 11:39:49 AM PST by SilvieWaldorfMD
NOTE: Miss World Pageant will take place live from London on Sat., 12/14/19.
A beauty queen is taking legal action against the Miss World contest after she was banned for being a mum.
Veronika Didusenko, 24, was crowned Miss Ukraine in 2018 but stripped of her title four days later when it was revealed she was divorced with a son.
She should have gone on to represent her country in the Miss World finals but was banned from taking part and replaced by another contestant. Veronika claims bosses of the UK-owned Miss World franchise are in breach of the Equalities Act 2010 and has demanded they change their outdated entry rules.
She said: It was really humiliating when I was disqualified. I was very upset. I had to hand back the title, the crown and prize money. I couldnt believe they would do such a thing in this day and age. Why does having a son and being previously married disqualify me? Its shocking.
Veronika, who travels to modelling jobs with son Alex, five, added: I cant believe these rules still exist. They are archaic. I think they are breaching equalities laws.
Her human rights lawyer Ravi Naik, of ITN solicitors in London, said: It is a clear case of discrimination.
The Miss World Organisation failed to respond to requests for comment. Chief executive Julia Morley, who has run the contest for the past 19 years, has previously said the rules are there to protect childrens welfare.
Ah, gotta love the left. Rules are to be ignored.
Oops, let’s make it “Rules that are not theirs are to be ignored.”
CW-II.
She can’t read... Is that an outdated rule as well?
I think its pretty clear why she got disqualified.
I think the Miss Universe pageant has a tranny in it this year so I guess its anything goes now.
I can almost hear Gropin’ Joe Biden now. “HUNTERRRRR!!!”
Could be worse...
She could be a he...
This thread is useless without pictures!
They had a trans last year — not this year. The Miss Universe Pageant is next Sunday, 12/8.
Its her own fault. She should have self-identified as a gay man who was trapped in a womans body. Then no one would have dared to question her.
Why they are still doing these stupid pageants is way beyond me. But if they are going to do it, this is a stupid rule to enforce. Who cares if she has a kid? Its all about what she looks like, right?
for children’s welfare? But what about all those single mom’s in Hollywood who flaunt their parenthood and being single?
Where’s their outrage.
Pretty mediocre as far as Ukrainian girls go. You can find hotter chicks in Ukraine cutting the heads off fish at the outdoor flea markets.
Seriously. They have the hottest chicks in the world over there.
Again with Ukraine? Tell me God doesn’t have a sense of humor.
It's not way beyond you, it's right there within your grasp.
And this thread is still useless without pictures.
Oh wait, Drew68 fixed it. At least it’s a start.
You can be a man and enter but not a divorced mother.
That is hot? More like not even room temperature.
Maybe so, but did she know them before she entered the contest?
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