Miss England quits world beauty pageant, saying she was farmed out for entertainment
The Miss World Organisation has denied Miss England's allegation that she was 'farmed out for entertainment'.
Less than a week before the Miss World 2025 finale, being held in the southern India city of Hyderabad, Miss England, Milla Magee, quit the competition, claiming the participants were made to 'sit like performing monkeys'.
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