Beauty pageant fiasco: Race, age questions fuel Miss World Fiji scrutiny

First came complaints that the winner of the Miss World Fiji pageant looked too Western to represent her country. Then her age came under scrutiny. And now, with the 16-year-old's crown lost, one of the judges says the contest was rigged from the start.

Racial criticism, age questions fuel Miss World Fiji fiasco; judge claims contest was rigged

SUVA, Fiji - A beauty pageant in Fiji has turned into a fiasco involving race, age and even a claim that the contest was rigged.

Race, age questions fuel Miss World Fiji fiasco

In this April 15, 2012 photo released by Imagine South Pacific, beauty contestant Koini Vakaloloma poses for a photo in the surf on Tavarua Island, Fiji. A beauty pageant in Fiji that has turned into a fiasco has sparked a debate in the island nation about race, age and ethics after Vakaloloma replaced Torika Watters as winner of the Miss World Fiji pageant.

More questions fuel Fiji pageant fiasco

First came complaints that the winner of the Miss World Fiji pageant looked too Western to represent her country. Then her age came under scrutiny.

Miss London NABA 2012 crowned

LONDON - London's representative for an annual Pinay beauty pageant taking place in Washington D.C. later this year has been selected.