Saudi Arabia is not part of 73rd Miss Universe pageant according to the organization.
MISS UNIVERSE organization has denied the participation of Saudi Arabia in the international pageant for this year.
No Saudi Arabia in the Miss Universe 2024 pageant?
In a previous article, several posts reported that Saudi Arabia will join the MU 2024 pageant. It was even reported that Rumy Alqahtani, a model and a beauty queen, will the first one to represent the country. The Saudi model was the one who claimed in an IG post that she is the first Saudi woman to compete for the crown and the post went viral.
In a statement, the MU organization clarified the claims. According to the statement, no selection process has been done in the kingdom and that their participation in any claims or report is false and misleading.
“We would like to categorically state that no selection process has been conducted in Saudi Arabia, and any such claims are false and misleading,” the organisation said on Monday in a statement shared by New York Times journalist Vivian Nereim.
“Each country’s selection is carried out in accordance with established criteria and regulations, ensuring fairness and transparency in the selection of participants,” it said and added that Saudi is not yet one of the countries participating in the pageant that is to be held in Mexico this year.
“Saudi Arabia will not have this opportunity to join our prestigious pageant until this is final and confirmed by our approval committee.”
See the statement below:
Meanwhile, as for the local pageant, the MUPH 2024 candidates have already been introduced. Victoria Velasquez Vincent (Miss Universe Philippines-Charity 2021), Kris Tiffany Janson (Miss Intercontinental 2014 2nd runner-up), Stacey Gabriel (Binibining Pilipinas 2022 2nd runner-up), Ahtisa Manalo (Miss International 2018 1st runner-up), and Christi McGarry (Miss Intercontinental 2015 1st runner-up) are among the participants and many people are rooting for these veterans, especially Manalo.
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