Na-hold sa Egypt, 'di makauwi… KELLEY DAY AT IBA PANG KANDIDATA NG MISS ECO INTERNATIONAL, POSITIBO

ni Reggee Bonoan - @Sheet Matters | April 8, 2021

Pauwi na dapat nitong Abril 6, Martes, ang kinatawan ng Pilipinas na si Ms. Kelley Day na nanalong first runner-up sa katatapos na Miss Eco International beauty pageant na ginanap sa Baron Resort Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt nitong Linggo, Abril 4, pero na-hold sila dahil nagpositibo raw siya sa COVID-19 RT PCR test.

Bukod kay Kelley, nagpositibo rin daw ang ilang kandidata sa ginawang exit swab test kaya hindi agad sila makauwi.

Ang IG account na Critical Beauty ang nagbuking nito nu'ng Abril 6 at sabi sa post, “A reliable source just sent me a tip informing me that some of the contestants who competed at the recently concluded @missecointernational pageant are stranded in Egypt because they tested #positive for Covid-19.

“Apparently, the pageant owner herself Dr. Amaal Rezk is also positive but didn’t tell anyone about it. Now these contestants are crying foul because they feel that the organization has abandoned them, and that they have to stay in Egypt indefinitely and pay for their own accommodations.

“When I was watching the live stream of the pageant, I did notice that not too many people in the audience were wearing mask or following social distancing. This is so revolting and irresponsible of the organization not to follow safety guidelines and be transparent about the situation. If I were a national director, I would drop the franchise!”

Ang national director ng Miss Peru beauty pageant na si Jessica Newton ay nag-post din, “@missperuofficial won't send another queen to this pageant anymore.”

Ipinost nito sa IG story ang resulta ng RT-PCR test ni Kelley na may nakalagay na “positive.”

Sa lengguwaheng Español ay nanawagan si Jessica na huwag pabayaan ang mga kandidata na nasa Cairo ngayon.

“Espero que todos los directores se hagan cargo de inmediato de sus Reinas que estan tiradas en Egipto! (I hope that all the directors immediately take care of their queens who are thrown in Egypt!).”

Ang founder ng Miss Eco International na si Dr. Rezk ay nakaalis na ng hotel kung saan pinalabas na rin ang mga kandidata.

“Todas las reinas reclamando de que las estan sacando del hotel, donde can a ir? @amaalrezk y su hija ya se han ido informa (All the queens claiming that they are being taken out of the hotel, where can they go? @amaalrezk and her daughter have already left based on reports).”

Base naman sa official statement ng Miss Eco International pageant na inilabas nitong Martes nang gabi, inaasikaso nila ang mga kandidatang naiwan sa Egypt.

“Miss Eco International Organization will ensure the safety of all our candidates. All accusations made publicly against us may have taken out of proportion. We are trying our best to coordinate with everyone, including the ladies who are still here in Egypt.

“And we have fulfilled our duties as we promised. And we're taking good care of all our infected queens. We thank all our national directors and candidates for their support and understanding.”

Walang binanggit na pangalan ang mga organizers kung sinu-sino ang mga nagpositibo sa COVID-19.

Samantala, nauna namang naglabas ng official statement si Arnold Vegafria bilang pinuno ng Miss World Philippines Organization tungkol sa balitang nagpositibo umano sa COVID-19 ang mga kandidata.

Nakikipag-coordinate na raw sila sa pamunuan ng Miss Eco International para alamin ang kalagayan ng mga kandidata, lalo na si Ms. Kelley Day.

“Miss World Philippines is coordinating closely with the Miss Eco International organization in ensuring the health and safety of all the candidates in its recently concluded pageant.

“Our official candidate, Ms. Kelley Day, remains our topmost priority, and we remain optimistic as we wait the results of the organizers’ routinely medical testing procedures,” pahayag ni Arnold.