Last updated on June 10th, 2024 at 05:31 am<\/p>\n
The National American Miss (NAM) Pageant is facing backlash after awarding its “Miss Alabama” title to a 23-year-old woman due to her being obese. Sara Milliken, the crowned winner, voiced her “body positivity message” to Alabama’s WKRG following her victory, causing a stir on social media.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Critics readily pointed out that the actual Miss Alabama title, linked to the Miss America pageant, was already awarded to Diana Westhoven. Meanwhile, Milliken’s honor is associated with a different pageant that some social media users discredit as a “knockoff body positivity pageant.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In response to the online bullying, Milliken asserted she is in a great mental state and advised cyberbullies to seek help. The controversy comes on the heels of another milestone in the beauty pageant world: Bailey Anne Kennedy, the first transgender competitor, won the Miss Maryland USA title. Kennedy aspires to “open up some doors” and provoke a change in perception towards the LGBT community.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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