The Miss Universe contestant who represented Argentina in 2024 was stripped of her title after claiming the wonder competitors in November was rigged.
Contestant Magalí Benejam made the controversial feedback throughout a current reside YouTube broadcast with content material creator King Lucho.
The ousted 30-year-old from Córdoba – a metropolis situated within the northern a part of the nation – urged the ultimate outcomes have been questionable and hinted that your entire extravaganza was faux.
“When they announced the Top 5, I saw the judges looking at each other in [strange] ways,” Benejam claimed in keeping with a translation by the Latin Occasions. “They started looking at each other as if to say, ‘This is not what we chose, this is not what I chose.’ That’s what it felt like from the outside and that’s where I said, ‘OK, this is fixed.’ It was always fixed, every year.”
Benejam positioned twelfth within the extremely aggressive spectacle.
In the course of the YouTube interview, she slammed each the winner, 21-year-old Victoria Kjær Theilvig from Denmark and 37-year-old Miss Puerto Rico Jennifer Colón, who additionally positioned within the prime 12.
The mannequin suspected the Danish winner knew she was going to win as a result of she had not less than three safety guards together with her throughout the remaining days of the competitors.
Benejam added that folks even instructed her the result was determined 10 days prior.
Then, Benejam went after one other queen and accused Colón of not being pleasant and carrying the “worst” robe of the evening.
“I spoke to her a few instances, however the previous few days she determined to cease speaking to me, I don’t know why,’ Benejam stated in keeping with a translation by the Day by day Mail.
Benejam suspects her Puerto Rican rival was simply “very nervous” and “very much in her element” as a result of she didn’t reply when requested a easy query like “how are you?”
Even after Benejam misplaced she nonetheless shared an Instagram reel with the translated caption studying “The best body of this Miss Universe.”
As soon as the Miss Universe Group received phrase of her feedback, it minimize Benejam from the group on Jan 2.
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“The Miss Universe Organization Announces the Withdrawal of the Miss Universe Argentina Title from Miss Magali Benejam,” an announcement from the group learn. “After a thorough review of recent public comments made by Miss Magali Benejam, and based on our core principles, we have decided to withdraw immediately the title of Miss Universe Argentina from Miss Benejam.”
The group insisted that individuals wanted to replicate “unwavering principles” like variety, inclusion and respecting all people “regardless of their backgrounds, beliefs, or experiences.”
“The decision comes after careful consideration and aligns with our commitment to uphold the highest standards of personal and professional conduct,” the assertion continued. “We want to emphasize that this action is taken to protect the integrity of the organization and the opportunities it provides to women around the world.”
Benejam has not but taken “Miss Universe Argentina 2024” out of her Instagram bio.
