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Miss Universe Fiji embroiled in corruption, conspiracy claims after winner is stripped of her crown
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0:52Now PlayingMiss Universe Fiji has become embroiled in scandalous claims of corruption after the winner was stripped of her crown in favor of a runner-up with close ties to the competition’s licensee.
Manshika Prasad, 24, was named Miss Universe Fiji at the pageant, which was held on Aug. 30, after she secured four votes from the contest’s seven judges.
But just two days later, runner-up Nadine Roberts, 30, was declared the actual winner in an official statement released by Miss Universe Fiji.
The press release claimed “correct procedures” had not been followed by organizer Grant Dwyer because he “failed to count” an eighth vote by the pageant’s licensee, Lux Projects.
Lux Projects — a property development company that bought the license to host Miss Universe Fiji — would have cast a vote for runner-up Roberts, the release explained.
That would have given four votes to Roberts and four votes to Prasad.
“The licensee holder must then decide on the winner,” the press release proclaimed, subsequently saying Roberts was therefore the rightful champion.
However, corruption claims quickly emerged after BBC reported that Lux Projects appears to be “closely associated” with an Australian businessman named Jamie McIntyre — the husband of Nadine Roberts.
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