Miss England’s claims are completely baseless: Telangana govt. after conducting internal enquiry

Miss England Milla Magee
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The allegations made by Miss England 2024 Milla Magee, in an interview following her abrupt exit from the continued Miss World 2025 pageant in Hyderabad, are utterly baseless and lack even one p.c of reality, in keeping with Telangana Particular Chief Secretary Jayesh Ranjan, who performed an inner enquiry into the matter.

Milla Magee had withdrawn from the worldwide magnificence contest on Could 16. In an interview with British tabloid The Solar, she claimed she was requested to socialize with middle-aged males as a gesture of appreciation for his or her monetary help to the occasion. Jayesh Ranjan has dismissed the allegations calling it ‘fabricated and extremely exaggerated’.

Referring to the night Magee had talked about in her interview, Jayesh Ranjan mentioned it pertained to a cultural programme and dinner held at Hyderabad’s Chowmahalla Palace on Could 13. “We reviewed the CCTV footage from that evening. It clearly reveals that Milla Magee was seated with one man and 4 ladies, the gentleman being a senior IAS officer, accompanied by his spouse, daughter-in-law, and their visitors. He’s recognized for his impeccable fame and professionalism. “To recommend he made any inappropriate advances, particularly within the presence of his members of the family, is absurd and unbelievable,” he added.

Based on the Miss World 2025 itinerary, three formal social occasions have been organised for contestants to work together with chosen visitors — the Could 13 cultural night at Chowmahalla Palace, the Could 17 go to to Ramoji Movie Metropolis, and a excessive tea hosted on Could 18 on the Telangana Secretariat. Jayesh Ranjan identified that every one three occasions had curated visitor lists and that Milla Magee solely attended the primary occasion earlier than quitting the pageant.

To make sure a balanced evaluation, Jayesh mentioned he spoke to over a dozen contestants from numerous international locations, together with Scotland and Northern Eire. “Their experiences have been utterly opposite to what Miss England has alleged,” he mentioned.

In her interview, Magee additionally described being disturbed by the poverty she witnessed in Hyderabad. Jayesh responded that whereas poverty does exist in India, her description was extremely exaggerated and gave the impression to be pushed by a vested agenda. “The one minor criticism we heard from some contestants was in regards to the overwhelming variety of folks requesting selfies, one thing they discovered extreme, however not sinister,” he added.