Miss England Milla Magee quits Miss World 2025 midway citing ethical concerns

Miss England 2024 Milla Magee through the arrival at Hyderabad for Miss World 2025.
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File image of Miss England Milla Magee clicked on Might 14, 2025, through the Miss World 2025 contestants’ go to to Ramappa Temple, Telangana.
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SIDDHANT THAKUR

Miss England 2024 Milla Magee has withdrawn from the continuing Miss World 2025 pageant being hosted in Telangana, citing private and moral considerations. The 24-year-old, who arrived in Hyderabad on Might 7, returned to the UK on Might 16, ending her participation within the international magnificence competitors.

Following Ms. Magee’s exit, Charlotte Grant, the Miss England runner-up, has arrived in Hyderabad to take her place within the competitors, persevering with England’s illustration on the pageant, confirmed a consultant from Miss World Organisation.

In a press release to British tabloid The Solar, Magee expressed disappointment with the pageant’s surroundings, which she stated didn’t align along with her expectations of ‘magnificence with a objective’.

Contestants have been reportedly anticipated to put on make-up always and stay wearing ball robes all through the day, even throughout breakfast. “Tipping level got here after they have been allegedly requested to socialize with middle-aged males as a gesture of appreciation for his or her monetary contributions to the occasion,” The Solar stated.

Reacting to the event, Julia Morley, Chairman and CEO of Miss World Organisation launched a press release. “Earlier this month, Milla Maggie requested to go away the competitors as a result of a reported household emergency involving her mom’s well being. We responded to Milla’s scenario with compassion and instantly organized her return to England, inserting the well-being of the contestant and her household first. Sadly, it has come to our consideration that sure UK media shops have printed false and defamatory statements, allegedly made by Milla Maggie, relating to her expertise in India. These claims are fully unfounded and inconsistent with the fact of her time with us,” says the assertion .