Miss World Organisers React To UK Contestant's 'Prostitute' Comment: 'Left Due To 'Family Issues'
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Milla Magee abruptly dropped out of Miss World after claiming she "felt like a prostitute", but organisers said she left due to a family emergency involving her mother's health.
After Miss England Milla Magee made a sensational comment regarding her abrupt withdrawal from Miss World 2025, claiming that she 'felt like a prostitute", the organisers of the world-famous beauty pageant said she had withdrawn due to a 'reported" family emergency involving her mother's death.
'Earlier this month, Milla Magee requested to leave the competition due to a reported family emergency involving her mother's health. As a mother and grandmother herself, Julia Morley CBE, Chairwoman of Miss World, responded to Milla's situation with compassion and immediately arranged her return to England, placing the well-being of the contestant and her family first," a statement from the organisers read.
This came after Magee's interview with The Sun went viral, where she disclosed that the organisers of the pageant were exploiting her and making her ' feel like a prostitute '. She called the pageant 'outdated" and 'stuck in the past", and said that the participants were paraded before wealthy male sponsors.
Magee flew to Hyderabad on May 7 for publicity events and withdrew from the contest on May 16 due to what she called personal reasons. 'All the crowns and sashes in the world mean nothing compared to using your voice and making a difference in the world."
Organisers Call Magee's Remarks 'False, Unfounded'
However, Julia Morley said the alleged remarks made by Magee shown in UK media reports are 'false and defamatory". She said, 'These claims are completely unfounded and inconsistent with the reality of her time with us."
The Miss World Organisation is now releasing unedited videos recorded during Magee's stay in India, in which she expresses gratitude, joy, and appreciation for the experience. These videos reflect her own words and sentiments, and serve as a direct contradiction to the recent false narratives, the statement said.
Magee won the Miss England pageant last year and was the first plus-size Miss World entrant from England. Her campaign was backed by Prince William. 'But (Miss World) is simply about the way you look and present yourself. As far as I could see it hasn't changed from the 1960s and 70s," she told The Sun.
Magee will be replaced by Miss England runner-up Charlotte Grant, 25, the current Miss Liverpool, in the final of Miss World. Grant arrived in India on Wednesday and has since been warmly welcomed into the Miss World sisterhood.
The Miss World 2025 pageant kicked off with a grand ceremony in Hyderabad on May 10 and the final will be aired in over 180 countries next Saturday.
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