Mia Le Roux Responds to Viral Post Criticising Miss Universe CEO Anne JKN

Mia Le Roux Responds to Viral Post Criticising Miss Universe CEO Anne JKN

  • Miss Universe CEO Anne JKN's remarks where she praised the new Miss Universe Victoria Kjær Theilvig has angered netizens
  • Anne was also called out for allegedly resharing controversial comments about Victoria, and it sparked a buzz
  • One of the people to engage in the post criticising Anne was Mia Le Roux, who went on to like the post

Drama has unfolded following Miss Universe CEO Anne JKN's remarks. Miss South Africa Mia Le Roux engaged with a post that slammed Anne following her controversial statements.

Mia Le Roux liked a post criticising Miss Universe CEO.
Mia Le Roux engaged with an Instagram post criticising Miss Universe CEO Anne JKN. Image: @mialerouxx
Source: Instagram

Mia Le Roux likes IG post criticising Miss Universe CEO

Businesswoman Anne JKN made controversial remarks about Miss Universe Victoria Kjær Theilvig's beauty. Many people disagreed with her sentiments, and she was called out for her choice of words.

One Instagram blogger, @missuupdates, reshared a video showing Anne and Victoria engaging with the press following the competition.

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"There is no real care for women or women empowerment with this organization. It’s all money," the blog alleged.

The blogger alleged that the pageant attempted to silence previous winners.

According to The South African, the post caught Mia Le Roux's attention, who then liked it.

Watch the video here.

Netizens slam Miss Universe CEO in scathing comments

People were shocked to hear Anne's sentiments, saying Mia did the right thing by withdrawing from the beauty pageant. This is what some people had to say:

mlu_mbatha95 expressed:

"I’m so glad Miss SA pulled out of this year’s competition and I hope they drop the licence."

sunsindi said:

"Now I understand why our gorgeous @mialerouxx pulled out. It was just too much!"

ofentses shared:

"Let her destroy this organization so that someone buys it from them as soon as possible.. very disgraceful behaviour!! I hope some billionaires out there who are MU fans are watching this so that they can grab it from her. It doesn’t end with Anne does it?"

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What you need to know about Mia Le Roux

Born in Sasolburg, Free State, the 28-year-old made history as the first deaf person to be crowned Miss SA, impressing judges with her inspiring journey. Raised in Oudtshoorn, Le Roux was diagnosed with profound hearing loss at the age of one and has relied on a cochlear implant for most of her life.

She attended a school for the deaf from ages two to five, and after two years of speech therapy and consistent word repetition, she could speak her first words. Her passion for health and fitness led her to pursue qualifications in these fields. She earned a nutrition certificate from the Sport Science Institute of South Africa and an exercise specialist diploma from ETA College.

Mia Le Roux moments before competition

In more Miss Universe drama-related news, Briefly News reported about a video of Miss South Africa Mia le Roux in a national dress moments before her withdrawal from the Miss Universe competition.

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Mia walked away from the competition for health reasons, but her joyful appearance before the finals raised concerns among South Africans.

Netizens suspect hidden issues, with many calling for more transparency from the pageant organisers.

Source: Briefly News

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Jessica Gcaba (Entertainment editor) Jessica Gcaba is an Entertainment Editor for Briefly News (joined in 2023). She is a Journalism graduate from the Durban University Of Technology (2019). She has 4 years of experience as an Entertainment and Lifestyle Journalist at Africa New Media Group writing for ZAlebs website. She passed a set of trainings from Google News Initiative. To reach her, contact: jessica.gcaba@briefly.co.za