SINGAPORE: A video clip of local beauty pageant contestants posted on social media some weeks ago went viral recently, with many commenters leaving unkind and even savage remarks insulting the women’s looks. The video, which showed some of the finalists of Miss Grand International Singapore 2024, was posted on the Instagram account AO Ventures, the pageant’s organizer, on April 29. The fourteen women in the video were dressed casually and in minimal make-up, if any.
They were also tagged in the post. In other words, it was not a typical video from beauty pageant organizers where contestants are all glammed up and airbrushed to perfection. Compared to the photo below, which was later posted by @aoveturesasia, the women look very different in the video.
No matter how one feels about beauty pageants, no one deserves unkindness. While some of the commenters showed support for the “queens,” many more were disparaging. “They don’t look good and they can’t walk,” was one of the milder comments.
“I mean.. that’s the best 12 you can find to represent beauty for your contest?” an Instagram user chimed in.
However, by the time the video was re-shared on Reddit, many more commenters left positive remarks. “They all look pretty awesome,” wrote one. “None of those girls were ugly,” another wrote, refuting the comments on the Instagram post.
One Reddit user wrote that the contestants are “Still prettier than half of my female jc (junior college) classmates.�.
