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‘Insulting remarks’ add up to Schweighart’s controversies

MANILA: Philippine bet Imelda Schweighart has been caught on camera making nasty remarks about the new Miss Earth winner, Katherin Espin of Ecuador, at the recently concluded pageant.

In a 19-second video clip posted on YouTube on Oct. 30 and later shared on Pageantology Facebook page, a social media account solely dedicated to beauty pageant updates, the 21-year-old Filipino-German was caught talking to her supporters right after the coronation night held at the Mall of Asia Arena, The Standard reported. “The winner has fake nose, fake chin and fake boobs. Miss Earth should be natural,” Schweighart was heard speaking in Filipino.

The winner has fake nose, fake chin and fake boobs. Miss Earth should be natural

The clip has been taken down on YouTube but copies of the video are still making rounds on Facebook and Twitter, the report said.

Schweighart defended herself, saying she was just talking to her supporters. “I didn’t mean to insult Miss Ecuador. Actually she said it herself that she underwent surgery. But how I said it was so unmindful while I was saying it,” she was quoted as saying. Pageant followers reportedly said Miss Philippines’ behavior was unbecoming and said she was sourgraping after she failed to make it to the final cut.

Earlier this month, Schweighart made headlines when she told Miss Austria Kimberley Budinsky on Facebook Live that President Rodrigo Duterte was “doing Hitler stuff in the Philippines.” But she quickly apologized and told the media that she supports the President.

Schweighart relinquished her crown as Miss Philippines Earth on Monday after internet users bashed her for criticizing Espín, said the news portal.

Former beauty queen Lorraine Schuck, executive vice president of Carousel Productions, which owns the Miss Earth franchise in the Philippines reportedly met Schweighart and her mother Annabeth Bautista Monday afternoon, shortly before they announced the resignation. Carousel Productions personnel said Bautista was alarmed at the bashing that Schweighart had been getting after a video of her insulting Espin went viral on social media.

Schweighart failed to make it to the top 16 of Miss Earth 2016, which was eventually won by Espín along with Miss Earth Air Michelle Gomez of Colombia, Miss Earth Water Stephanie De Zorzi of Venezuela and Miss Earth Fire, Bruna Zanardo of Brazil, The Standard report.

Espín was crowned Miss Earth 2016 at the pageant’s grand coronation night on Saturday at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City, succeeding Filipina beauty queen Angelia Ong, the report said.

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