Miss World Organization Reveals Why The Pageant Is Postponed. COVID -19 has made life a total nightmare to live since its first outbreak, and it is still on a roll. Mzansi was looking forward to watching our girl Shudufhadzo Musida strut her stuff at the Miss World finale which was scheduled to take place in Puerto Rico on Thursday. The pageant has now released a public statement announcing the pageant has been temporarily cancelled.
The Miss World organization confirmed that Miss World 2021 has been temporarily postponed “due to health and safety interests of contestants, staff, crew and general public” after participants, including Miss India Manasa Varanasi, tested positive for Covid-19. The contestants are now currently in isolation and the finale will be rescheduled at Puerto Rico Coliseum Jose Miguel Agrelot within the next 90 days.
The organization is taking additional safety measures with understanding that those on the stage and dressing rooms were at higher risk after more positives were confirmed. COVID-19 protocols will be carefully implemented within the next three months and contestants will be carefully monitored. Permission to go home to their native countries will be allowed only once all have been cleared.
Miss World CEO Julia Morley added they are looking forward to welcoming back the contestants upon their return as they have all grown closer to the ladies during their time preparing for the pageant.
“Miss World 2021 temporarily postpones global broadcast finale in Puerto Rico due to health and safety interest of contestants, staff, crew and general public. The finale will be rescheduled at Puerto Rico Coliseum Jose Miguel Agrelot within the next 90 days. SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – After meeting with the virologists and medical experts hired to oversee the Miss World 2021 event and discussing with the Puerto Rico Health Department, the decision has been made by the organizers of the event to postpone the globally broadcast finale at the Puerto RicoColiseum Jose Miguel Agrelot to be held within the next 90 days. As of yesterday, additional safety measures were implemented in the best interest of the contestants, production team and spectators, understanding the event increased risks on the stage and in the dressing room. However, after additional positive cases were confirmed this morning after consulting with health officials and experts, the postponement decision was made“
“We are very much looking forward to the return of our contestants, (who we have grown to know and love), to compete for the Miss World crown” said Julia Morley, CEO of Miss World Ltd. Puerto Rico offers a safe environment and a spectacular backdrop for filming the Miss World Festival !” the platform wrote.
Shudufhadzho has made us very proud at the Miss World pageant after making the top 10 of Beauty With A Purpose, which is a charity gala that forms part of the pageant. Beauty With A Purpose is a project that focuses on mental health awareness which Shudu dedicated herself to fighting throughout her Miss South Africa reign with depression and anxiety group SADAG.
