In a bizarre development, Miss Universe Argentina 2024 Magali Benejam was stripped of her title over her bizarre claim in a podcast. The Miss Universe Organisation cut the 30-year-old from the community and stripped her of her title of Miss Universe Argentina. Interestingly, despite this, Magali Benejam has not posted any statement on her social media profile. Now, the question why Miss Universe stripped Magali Benejam of the Miss Universe Argentina title.
Magali Benejam Miss Universe Argentian Podcast
As per reports, Magali Benejam in a podcast claimed that Miss Universe 2024 which took place in November was "fixed". In a live YouTube broadcast, contestant Magali Benejam, who was placed 12th in the competition, made a bizarre claim that the final results of the 2024 Miss Universe were questionable.
Magali Benejam also hinted that the entire competition was fake and stated that the contest was "fixed". Magali Benejam, 30, also slammed the winner of the pageant, 21-year-old Victoria Kjaer Theilvig from Denmark, saying that she knew she was going to win 10 days prior.
"When they announced the Top 5, I saw the judges looking at each other in (strange) ways," Magali Benejam was quoted by the New York Post adding, "They started looking at each other as if to say, 'This is not what we chose, this is not what I chose.' That's what it felt like from the outside and that's where I said, 'OK, this is fixed.' It was always fixed, every year."
Miss Universe Organization issued a statement that reads, "The Miss Universe Organization Announces the Withdrawal of the Miss Universe Argentina Title from Miss Magali Benejam...After a thorough review of recent public comments made by Miss Magali Benejam, and based on our core principles, we have decided to withdraw immediately the title of Miss Universe Argentina from Miss Benejam..
"..The decision comes after careful consideration and aligns with our commitment to uphold the highest standards of personal and professional conduct..We want to emphasize that this action is taken to protect the integrity of the organization and the opportunities it provides to women around the world."