Miss Universe reacts and takes the crown from Magali Benejam
The comments did not go unnoticed by the Miss Universe Organization and in the first days of 2025 it issued a statement in which it announced the withdrawal of the title of Miss Universe Argentina from Magali Benejam
“They started to look at each other as if to say, ‘This is not what we chose, this is not what I chose.’ That’s what I felt from the outside and that’s when I said, ‘Okay, this is fixed.’ It was always fixed, every year,” according to a translation from the Latin Times.
“Following a thorough review of recent public comments made by Miss Magali Benejam, and based on our core principles, we have decided to immediately withdraw the title of Miss Universe Argentina from Miss Benejam,” the statement said.
The organization emphasized that the action was taken to protect the integrity of Miss Universe and the opportunities it provides to women around the world, adding that all its members must reflect “unwavering principles”, including respect.
The beauty pageant Miss Universe 2024, which was won by Denmark’s Victoria Kjaer in front of 50,000 people at the Arena Ciudad de Mexico last November, was called into question by contestant Magali Benejam, who said it was rigged, a comment that cost her dearly and she was stripped of her Miss Universe Argentina title