Miss Supranational Organization bans Russia from its pageants

In a post through its social media account, the Miss Supranational Organization has released the following statement from Gerhard Parzutka von Lipinski, President and CEO of the organization:

 

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They also shared how Ukraine has been a very special part of the Supra Family since the beginning of the competition in 2009 when Oksana Moria won the very first title in Poland. The decision taken up by the organization is being received in mixed emotions. The Miss Supranational Organization is the first among the Big5 pageants to ban Russia. The ban covers Mister Supranational pageant as well. While some fans are appreciating the support, on the other hand some feel that the decision is defying the complete idea of beauty pageants and the message they care.

On February 24, Russia has launched a full scale invasion of Ukraine. Russian President Vladimir Putin has justified his actions after calling Ukraine’s move to join both the European Union and the NATO as a threat to its security. In response, European Union, the United States, Canada, South Korea, Taiwan, Japan and several other nations imposed sanctions on Russia. FIFA, the football governing organization has expelled Russia from World Cup qualifiers. Other organizations followed. Even the neutral Switzerland has decided to freeze the assets of several high ranking Russians and its airline suspended flights to Russia. Russian aircraft was banned from flying over European Union, United States and Canada.

The Miss Supranational organization is currently gearing up for the 13th edition of the international pageant. Miss Supranational 2022, the 13th edition of Miss Supranational, is all set to be held sometime in July or in August this year. Chanique Rabe of Namibia will crown her successor at the end of the event finale.