‘Made To Feel Like A Prostitute’
Miss England Milla Magee withdraws from Miss World halfway through, citing ‘farmed out for entertainment’ as her reason
Milla Magee, 24, who was competing for Miss World in Hyderabad, has dramatically withdrawn from the prestigious beauty pageant being held there, citing feelings of exploitation by the organisers.
“I went there to make a difference but we had to sit like performing monkeys.”
In an interview with The Sun, Milla said, they were instructed to perform for middle-aged men as a token of appreciation.
“There were two girls to each table of six guests. We were expected to sit with them for the whole evening and entertain them as a thank you. I found that unbelievable. I remember thinking, ‘This is so wrong’. I didn’t come here to be farmed out for people’s entertainment. Miss World is supposed to have the same values, but it’s outdated and stuck in the past. They made me feel like a prostitute.”
Unfounded and inconsistent
Julia Morley CBE, Chairman and CEO of the Miss World Organisation shared “Earlier this month, Milla Maggie requested to leave the competition due to a reported family emergency involving her mother’s health. Unfortunately, it has come to our attention that certain UK media outlets have published false and defamatory statements, allegedly made by Milla Maggie, regarding her experience in India. These claims are completely unfounded and inconsistent with the reality of her time with us.”
We are having a meeting with the MW organisers On sunday at 11 am. from what I learnt through preliminary
discussions, all this appears to be extremely exaggerated. We will release all the factual information after our meeting tomorrow.” — Jayesh Ranjan, Special Chief Secretary of Telangana Tourism and Culture
“There were two girls to each table of six guests. We were expected to sit with them for the whole evening and entertain them as a thank you. I found that unbelievable. I didn’t come here to be farmed out for people’s entertainment,” she told The Sun.