The Bahamian beauty gave up her title and denounced the national Miss Universe organizers, exposing the dark side

A beauty from the Bahamas, representing this country at Miss Universe 2023, has just shocked the beauty fan community when she directly denounced the organizers of Miss Universe Bahamas, exposing the dark side of the way of working, even She even gave up her title.

On January 7, beauty Melissa Ingraham - representing the Bahamas at the Miss Universe 2023 contest, posted an article on her personal Instagram page, announcing her relinquishment of the title of Miss Universe Bahamas 2023. "When 2024 begins "That was when I decided to give up the title of Miss Universe Bahamas . To those who have supported me with all their might and to those who have simply acknowledged my journey, I am extremely grateful," she said. speak.

The beauty shared her reason for giving up the crown: "In the future, I have decided to shift focus to my career, especially actions against climate change - a goal that I aim for." . In the comments section of the article, Melissa Ingraham shared that she had experienced too much stress during her reign as beauty queen. The beauty said that at the Miss Universe 2023 contest, her evening gown and national costume were delivered very late, leaving her with no time to rehearse before performing.

The beauty further shared that during domestic activities and media events, the organizers of Miss Universe Bahamas also left her without support. Immediately after Melissa Ingraham's article was posted, her predecessor Chantel O'Brian (Miss Universe Bahamas 2021, top 10 Miss Universe 2021) also commented to express support.

Chantel said she had to cover the costs herself during the Miss Universe 2021 contest such as hairdressing, make-up, costumes... because she received very little support from the Miss Universe Bahamas organization. Before the Miss Universe Bahamas 2022 final took place, Chantel also sent a notice to the Miss Universe organization about the violations of the Miss Universe Bahamas contest.

She wants Miss Universe to officially investigate the ethical and financial violations of Miss Universe Bahamas. However, the Miss Universe organization did not respond to Chantel's complaint and took no action.

After her term ended, Chantel refused to participate in any activities related to the Miss Universe Bahamas organization. She also expressed her hope that Miss Universe organizers should consider letting another unit hold the copyright in the Bahamas.

Melissa Ingraham is 26 years old, has a bachelor's degree in environmental science and a master's degree in climate change. Her hobbies are swimming, dancing, and gardening with friends and family. At Miss Universe 2023, she is a co-contestant with Miss Bui Quynh Hoa - representative of Vietnam. Although she tried hard to express herself, this Bahamian beauty had to feel sad when she was not called into the finals.

The practice of national organizations abandoning contestants before going international is no longer strange in beauty pageants. This action is considered extremely unprofessional, "putting children in the market" for queens. Most recently, the case of Miss Earth Panama 2023 - Nicole Castilleror also caused a stir. However, this queen was even less lucky, not being able to go to Vietnam to compete.

Accordingly, after the national director selects a representative to take the exam, continuing to support and prepare everything properly for his or her candidates is inevitable, which any country must do first. take international exams. However, Nicole's case is extremely rare. Straightly reporting on social networks, the beauty said she had been completely thrown away from responsibility by the Miss Earth Panama organization. She had to prepare herself for 5 months including environmental projects, clothes, national costumes and everything.

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