Zara Holland Breaks Down After Being Told She’s Lost Her Miss GB Title
Recently informed that she’s been stripped of her Miss GB title, a video of Zara Holland bursting into tears as she tells her fellow Love Island contestants has been released.
The decision to “dethrone” the 20-year-old was made in light of her performing a sex act on fellow contestant Alex, in scenes that aired on Wednesday night.
In a statement, the Miss GB organisers said:
“The feedback we have received from pageant insiders and members of the general public is such that we cannot promote Zara as a positive role model moving forward.
We wholly understand that everyone makes mistakes, but Zara, as an ambassador for Miss Great Britain, simply did not uphold the responsibility expected of the title.”
While Love Island bosses made the decision to inform Zara that she’s lost her title off camera, she can be seen breaking down as she shares the news with her fellow islanders:
The decision to dethrone Zara has been controversial: while many agree that she didn’t act as a good female role model should, and that her actions are “degrading to women“, others think that stripping her of her title was “slut-shaming”, and sexist, and that the Miss GB organisers have acted in a condescending, patronising manner.
Feel even more sorry for Zara now she's been de-crowned. She's a very sweet girl . What even is 'miss GB' ? Are we living in the dark ages ?
— caroline flack (@carolineflack1) June 16, 2016
Disappointed to see the Miss GB brand slut-shaming Zara Holland. Would that have acted this way with a Mr GB?
— Natalie Edwards (@NatalieSEdwards) June 17, 2016
Zara Holland is a sexually empowered woman and doesn't deserve this kind of public embarrassment - wouldn't happen to a man #everydaysexism
— Laura Bird (@lelizabethbird) June 16, 2016
If Miss Great Britain had any gratitude or respect they would have informed Zara of her de-crowning first. #missgreatbritain #zaraholland
— Shanice (@shanicephyliss) June 16, 2016
@Official_MissGB #zara #zaraholland also, pic.twitter.com/myfhBd7wW3
— Megan Flockhart (@meganflockhart) June 16, 2016
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