The allegations made by Miss England 2024 Milla Magee, in an interview following her abrupt exit from the continuing Miss World 2025 pageant in Hyderabad, are completely baseless and lack even one p.c of fact, in keeping with Telangana Special Chief Secretary Jayesh Ranjan, who carried out an internal enquiry into the matter.
Milla Magee had withdrawn from the worldwide magnificence contest on May 16. In an interview with British tabloid The Sun, she claimed she was requested to socialize with middle-aged males as a gesture of appreciation for his or her monetary help to the occasion. Jayesh Ranjan has dismissed the allegations calling it ‘fabricated and highly exaggerated’.
Referring to the night Magee had talked about in her interview, Jayesh Ranjan mentioned it pertained to a cultural programme and dinner held at Hyderabad’s Chowmahalla Palace on May 13. “We reviewed the CCTV footage from that night. It clearly shows that Milla Magee was seated with one man and four women, the gentleman being a senior IAS officer, accompanied by his wife, daughter-in-law, and their guests. He is known for his impeccable reputation and professionalism. “To suggest he made any inappropriate advances, especially in the presence of his family members, is absurd and unbelievable,” he added.
According to the Miss World 2025 itinerary, three formal social occasions had been organised for contestants to work together with chosen company — the May 13 cultural night at Chowmahalla Palace, the May 17 go to to Ramoji Film City, and a excessive tea hosted on May 18 on the Telangana Secretariat. Jayesh Ranjan identified that each one three occasions had curated visitor lists and that Milla Magee solely attended the primary occasion earlier than quitting the pageant.
To guarantee a balanced evaluation, Jayesh mentioned he spoke to over a dozen contestants from varied nations, together with Scotland and Northern Ireland. “Their experiences were completely contrary to what Miss England has alleged,” he mentioned.
In her interview, Magee additionally described being disturbed by the poverty she witnessed in Hyderabad. Jayesh responded that whereas poverty does exist in India, her description was extremely exaggerated and seemed to be pushed by a vested agenda. “The only minor complaint we heard from some contestants was about the overwhelming number of people requesting selfies, something they found excessive, but not sinister,” he added.
Published – May 25, 2025 06:57 pm IST
