The latest in unjust beauty pageantry rulings comes out of Mexico, where 19-year-old Cynthia de la Vega was stripped of her crown because she put on six — count ’em, six — pounds. Really, Mexico?
Due to alleged concerns over a minuscule weight gain, de la Vega has been stripped of her runner-up title — which means she’s also stripped of her opportunity to compete in the Miss World pageant. (In Mexico, the first-place winner represents their country in the Miss Universe pageant, the runner-up competes in Miss World.) But the pageant itself hasn’t admitted to disqualifying a woman for gaining weight. Lupita Jones, Director of Nuestra Belleza Mundo México, responded to the controversy, saying, “It was a lack of dedication and discipline” that caused Cynthia’s dismissal, and that she “did not comply with the recommendations and goal agreed upon for her preparation.”
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