Miss Colombia Paola Aristizábal Dismissed for Bikini Picture
Paola Builes Aristizábal has been dismissed as Miss Antioquia because of a racy photo.
The National Beauty Pageant has had her crown taken away because of a picture of her in a bikini. The 21-year-old beauty only won the crown this past Sunday, notes Minuto 30.
The picture, which features a smaller bikini top, was discovered the day after she won the crown.
Organizers felt the pictures were "too suggestive." The rules say that contestants cannot appear in these types of photos, which means Aristizábal will not be able to continue on to the next round of the beauty contest.
The title was then given to Natalia Ochoa Calle.
Aristizábal has spoken about feeling discriminated against because of the picture.
"I feel discriminated against because there are other candidates that have pictures of themselves in lingerie, in tiny clothing, so I feel there's discrimination," she said.
She wouldn't name names, but she added that the pictures were "on the Internet and on social media for everyone in the world to access."
The pictures were taken more than two years ago, and they have been on social media for a while. Aristizábal said the photos have never been used for a campaign.
"I'm still in shock about the dismissal," she said. "On Sunday I was queen of all Antioqueños, and yesterday [Tuesday] there was a new queen."
Aristizábal also felt she deserved an explanation about why she was being dismissed. She didn't even get a phone call.
"They never gave me a written explanation," she said. "I found out what happened through the media."
Her profile picture on Twitter continues to be of her winning the crown earlier in the week. She actually posted the picture on Aug. 12.
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