Beauty queen says gaining weight cost her Mexican crown
Mexico City (CNN) -- A Mexican beauty queen says officials took away her crown after she gained weight, stopping her from competing in this year's Miss World pageant.
"I feel healthy enough to represent my country, and I think this is an injustice," Cynthia de la Vega told CNN en Espanol Wednesday.
But the head of the Nuestra Belleza Mexico beauty contest said that weight had nothing to do with the decision.
"It was a lack of dedication and discipline," Lupita Jones, Mexico's first Miss Universe winner and the national director of Nuestra Belleza Mexico, told reporters Wednesday.
Watch CNN en Espanol's interview with de la Vega
De la Vega, 19, came in second place in the Nuestra Belleza Mexico competition last September -- a title that placed her on the list of contestants representing their nations in the 2011 Miss World contest. The first-place winner of the Nuestra Belleza Mexico competition, meanwhile, will compete in the Miss Universe Pageant in Brazil next month.
Organizers of the Mexican competition took away de la Vega's crown last month and said she couldn't compete in the November Miss World pageant in London. On Wednesday they announced that Gabriela Palacio, designated as a substitute after the Mexico competition, would take her place.
Nuestra Belleza Mexico's official statement on the move said de la Vega "did not comply with the recommendations and goals agreed upon for her preparation."
De la Vega told CNN en Espanol that she gained weight as the stressful competition neared. But she added that contest officials did not inform her of any specific weight or appearance requirements, or provide the support she needed while training for the competition.
"They took away the crown that I earned. That is mine," she said.
CNN en Espanol's Glenda Umana and Juan Carlos Arciniegas and journalists Javier Estrada and Cecilia Garcia of CNNMexico.com contributed to this report.
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MEXICO CITY (CNN) -- A Mexican beauty queen says officials took away her crown after she gained weight, stopping her from competing in this year's Miss World pageant.
"I feel healthy enough to represent my country, and I think this is an injustice," Cynthia de la Vega told CNN en Espanol Wednesday. But the head of the Nuestra Belleza Mexico beauty contest said that weight had nothing to do with the decision. "It was a lack of dedication and discipline," Lupita Jones, Mexico's first Miss Universe winner and the national director of Nuestra Belleza Mexico, told reporters Wednesday. De la Vega, 19, came in second place in the Nuestra Belleza Mexico competition last September -- a title that placed her on the list of contestants representing their nations in the 2011 Miss World contest. The first-place winner of the Nuestra Belleza Mexico competition, meanwhile, will compete in the Miss Universe Pageant in Brazil next month. Organizers of the Mexican competition took away de la Vega's crown last month and said she couldn't compete in the November Miss World pageant in London. On Wednesday they announced that Gabriela Palacio, designated as a substitute after the Mexico competition, would take her place. Nuestra Belleza Mexico's official statement on the move said de la Vega "did not comply with the recommendations and goals agreed upon for her preparation." De la Vega told CNN en Espanol that she gained weight as the stressful competition neared. But she added that contest officials did not inform her of any specific weight or appearance requirements, or provide the support she needed while training for the competition. "They took away the crown that I earned, that is mine," she said. CNN en Espanol's Glenda Umana and Juan Carlos Arciniegas and journalists Javier Estrada and Cecilia Garcia of CNNMexico.com contributed to this report. The following are comments from our users. Opinions expressed are neither created nor endorsed by TurnTo23.com. By posting a comment you agree to accept our Terms of Use . Comments are moderated by the community. To report an offensive or otherwise inappropriate comment, click the "Flag" link that appears beneath that comment. Comments that are flagged by a set number of users will be automatically removed.Cnn En Espa Ol - Bookshelf
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