The recently-concluded ‘Mu Miss Odisha-2014’, organised by the Jyotsna Routray Memorial Charitable Trust here, has been challenged on the charges of wide-scale irregularities and favouritism.
Briefing mediapersons here on Wednesday, a contestant of the beauty pageant, Mausumi Nayak, alleged that some unprofessional personalities are exploiting young talents by luring them with various assurances. Citing some examples of the alleged irregularities, she asked, “while the age criterion was set at 18-25 years, how one Supriya Nayak aged 15 years won the second runners-up titleIJ” Moreover, while the minimum height criterion was 5.5 feet, how one Jyotirmayee Bal with height of 5.3 feet managed to win the show, she wondered.
Besides, the organisers used to demand Rs5 lakh from many contestants on the pretext of making them winner of the contest, alleged another contestant, Sonika Ray. The contestants also alleged a judge of the contest used to give fake promises of ad campaigns and fixing meetings with big shots. Besides, some organisers trapped girls in the name of modelling and acting, they added.