BRS Condemns ‘Gaslighting’ of Miss England Milla Magee After Miss World Exit Over Alleged Exploitation

Telangana minister and Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) working president KT Rama Rao on Sunday extended his strong disapproval of how Miss England 2024 Milla Magee was purportedly made to feel unwelcome when she visited the state on her stop for the Miss World pageant.

Milla Mageen (24), Miss England 2024, arrived in Hyderabad for the pageant on May 7 but withdrew from the competition and arrived back in the UK on May 16, after making headlines with comments that she had “felt like a prostitute” during it.

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KT Rama Rao, shared her story in a post on X, and said, “It takes a lot of guts to stand up and call out misogynistic mentality, especially on international forums like the Miss World. You are a very strong woman, Milla Magee and I am truly sorry you had to go through this in our state of Telangana.”

KT Rama Rao claimed that Magee's experiences in Telangana are the opposite to their values of a state respecting their women, highlighting some of the great women leaders from the state like Rani Rudrama and Chityala Ailamma.

He added, “Unfortunately, what you had experienced doesn't represent the real Telangana. I hope you do feel better soon. As a father of a girl child, I wish no woman or girl ever has to go through such horrific experiences. Also, I strongly condemn the attitude of victim gaslighting and demand a thorough investigation into the allegations made by Miss England Milla Magee.”

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Milla Magee's allegations against Miss World pageant

The 24-year-old withdrew from the global pageantry, which was being held in Hyderabad, after making the claim that she felt “exploited” by the organisers.

“I went there to make a difference, but we had to sit like performing monkeys. It’s stuck in the past. Morally I couldn’t be a part of it. As far as I could see, it hasn’t changed and is stuck in the past. All the crowns and sashes in the world mean nothing compared to using your voice and making a difference in the world,” Magee said, as quoted by The Sun.

She said that the women were sitting around and talking to middle-aged men, and they were “farmed for entertainment” by the organisers.

“At one point I tried to talk about the causes I was supporting but it was obvious the men at the table were not interested. Instead there was weird small-talk that left me feeling uncomfortable,” Magee said.

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