*19-year-old Miss Pacific Islands beauty queen Leoshina Kariha of Papua New Guinea is speaking out about the racist insult that was hurled at her during a pageant in Tonga over the weekend.
According to Yahoo News Australia, Kariha was delivering a speech on stage at the Miss Heilala beauty pageant when someone from the VIP section of the audience yelled: “You’re black and ugly – disgusting.”
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It was later revealed that the offensive statement was allegedly spewed by a well-known Tongan politician, face2faceafrica.com reports.
Kariha took to Facebook to speak about the painful moment while also expressing gratitude to the people of Tonga for their support.
Source: Papua New Guinean Beauty Queen Speaks Out After Being Called ‘Black and Ugly’ During Pageant
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