Miss UK says she handed back her crown because she was told to lose weight

Miss United Kingdom has handed back her crown and withdrawn from an international beauty pageant after being told to lose weight by competition organisers, she says. 

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Zoiey 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.”  Read more…

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