Foreign media such as Fox News reported on the 18th (local time) that controversy is escalating over Miss Universe, a global beauty pageant that ended with the victory of Filipino-American Alboni Gabriel (28).
In the 71st Miss Universe pageant held in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA on the 14th, Alboni Gabriel from Houston, USA came out on top among women representing 84 countries around the world. However, since most of the judges are Americans, controversy about biased opinions arises.
One of the judges at the event, sports commentator Emily Austin, said the criticism was “outrageous” and “as a judge, I know for sure that the results have not been manipulated.”
He emphasized, “Gabriel was chosen because he speaks well and is beautiful.”
But public opinion is negative. There is a strong perception that the result would have been different if the nationality composition of the judges had been different. In fact, when the first place in the competition was announced, contrary to tradition, many competitors came down from the stage without saying congratulations to Gabriel.
Gabriel, who won the championship, is also under criticism.
In an interview with a media outlet, he protested, saying, “I will not participate in a tournament where I know I will win,” and “There was no manipulation.”
There is also a lot of talk about a Russian woman taking part in the competition. Due to the invasion of Ukraine, Russia is gradually losing its place on the international stage, even being kicked out of the 2022 World Cup qualifiers in Qatar. In particular, Miss Russia sparked controversy by wearing a deep red dress that seemed to symbolize blood.
Miss Universe contestant Viktoria Afanasenko from Ukraine said: “It was a terrible pain to compete with Miss Russia.
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