MANILA, Philippines — Ukraine’s representative to Miss World 2018, Veronika Didusenko, was stripped of her crown four days after she received it because the competition later discovered that she is a divorced mother.
The pageant’s officials revealed that they found out that Veronika entered false information on her application form.
The Miss Ukraine organization released a statement, saying all participants of the contest must comply with their requirements.
“A person who wishes to take part in the National Beauty contest Miss Ukraine must comply, among other things, with the following requirements (valid for the period of the Contest): — not / was not married; — does not have a child,” the statement said.
“Dídusenko has provided inaccurate information, confirming that she was not married and has no children. Contestants may not be married or pregnant. They must not have never been married, not had a marriage annulled nor given birth to, or parented a child. The titleholders are also required to remain unmarried throughout their reign,” the statement added.
Meanwhile, in the Facebook account of Gennadiy Kurockha, boyfriend of Veronika, he confirmed that the beauty queen has a “wonderful four-year-old boy from her first marriage.”
Veronika Didusenko will make the first official statement regarding her disqualification and deprivation of the ‘Miss Ukraine-2018’ title, its causes and her subsequent actions.
The Miss Ukraine organization will announce soon who is will be its new representative for the Miss World pageant to be held this December in China.
source: philstar.com
