Go lump it, stunner tells beauty contest

26 October 2016 - 09:25 By ©The Daily Telegraph

Miss Iceland has quit an international beauty pageant after reportedly being told to lose weight. Arna Ýr Jónsdóttir wrote about why she left the Miss Grand International event held in Las Vegas, with the final due to take place last night.She posted her handwritten "goodbye letter" on Instagram after being asked to lose weight for the final.She wrote: "I am a very strong woman, but sometimes my strength isn't enough."Your staff told me that I had to lose weight for the finals because I have too much fat on me and also too big shoulders."They told me to lose weight and you would like me more."I decided to leave. I've been Miss World Iceland, placed 14th after judging interview in Miss World, I won another pageant (Miss EM) and with all my qualities and good experience I come with my passion and hard work to your pageant."Four days before stage they tell me that I'm too fat for you."Actually, if anyone tells me that I'm too fat or whatever, they just don't deserve me. And that's why I left. Miss Grand International doesn't deserve my face, body, personality or heart."I truly hope that the organisation opens their eyes because the year is 2016 and if you are gonna hold an international pageant, you have to see the international beauty."In my country, my body shape is perfect. And that's what I'm gonna remember. No one will ever tell me anything else."The beauty queen also told the Iceland Monitor that her body shape was athletic rather than skinny, because she was a member of the Icelandic national athletics team and her broader shoulders help with athletics. ..

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