After the reigning Miss Universe was body-shamed, Catriona Gray rescued her
CATRIONA GRAY – The 2018 Miss Universe defended the reigning Miss Universe Harnaaz Sandhu after she was criticized for her “weight gain.”
Body shaming is defined as the act of making inappropriate and negative comments about another person’s weight or size.
Many experienced such a rude act and beauty queens are not exempted.
Recently, photos of Miss Universe 2021 Harnaaz Sandhu made rounds online.
It can be noticed how her appearance had changed since she was crowned as Miss Universe 2021.
Because of the criticisms she has been receiving, Catriona Gray spoke to defend her.
“It’s really unfortunate that the public still finds the need to tear a woman down in that way. We’re campaigning so hard that beauty queens or Miss Universe should be more than an image,” she said.
Watch the interview of Catriona Gray in the video provided below:
Catriona also appealed to netizens that they should consider the possible impact of body shaming on the victims.
To recall, it was in December last year when Harnaaz Sandhu of India was crowned as the 70th titleholder of the prestigious pageant.
The beauty queen from India is the third candidate to win the Miss Universe title for India after the victory of Sushmita Sen in 1994 and Lara Dutta in 2000.
She was followed by Paraguay’s Nadia Ferreira who landed the first runner-up and Lalela Mswane from South Africa who clinched the second runner-up spot.
Apparently, the country’s bet (Beatrice Luigi Gomez) failed to reach the Top 3 after clinching only the Top 5.
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