But they said the issue was her age and not connected to complaints that the 16-year-old of mixed European-Fijian heritage did not look Fijian enough. Miss Watters was chosen last month ahead of a ...

The fallout from this beauty pageant is getting ugly. Miss Universe Fiji has become embroiled in scandalous claims of corruption after the winner was stripped of her crown in favor of a runner-up with ...

Torika Watters - who is of mixed European/ Fijian heritage - beat a bevy of full-blooded indigenous women to win the title last month in a competition overseen by New Zealand supermodel Rachel Hunter ...

Manshika Prasad (right) was proclaimed Miss Fiji but two days later was told that Nadine Roberts (left) had won the crown Overlooking the clear waters of the South Pacific, a cyclone of controversy ...

Manshika Prasad (right) has had her throne restored after ‘the real Miss Universe Fiji’, runner-up Nadine Roberts (left) was handed it instead (Picture: Asvin Singh) It was supposed to be a ...

Manshika Prasad, crowned Miss Universe Fiji 2024, found herself at the centre of a heated controversy following the pageant. The event, held at the Pearl Resort, Pacific Harbour, was meant to ...

Wellington – Fiji beauty queen Torika Watters, who was the target of racist criticism about her looks, has been replaced as the island nation’s Miss World Pageant entrant, organizers were reported ...

A GIRL stripped of the Fiji's Miss World crown was too young, say organisers, not because she doesn't look "native". Torika Watters - who is of mixed European/ Fijian heritage - beat a bevy of ...