After the post was exposed, it was widely criticized. People condemned her blatant discrimination for not offending Asian people, and then they were confused. "As a young woman who goes international, why did she do such an absurd thing?"
After being criticized, Zaves first explained that he rubbed his temples because of the "sevele headache", which looked like he had stretched the skin of his eyes.
But such an explanation was obviously too far-fetched. After finding that people did not accept it, Zafts issued a long apology statement and claimed that he would take the initiative to bear the consequences.
She wrote, "I fully understand that my behavior has caused many bad feelings, and I am sorry for that." The title of Miss Finland is not only a crown for me, but also a responsibility. I know that I still have a lot to grow. For me, one of the most important things is to respect others, their background and differences. What I value is that everyone can be their true self and be respected as they deserve. In the future, I hope to show my image as Miss Finland with actions rather than words.
Although she put her posture very low in her apology, the organizer of the Miss Finland event did not want to do so.
The punishment decision came out soon. "The title of Miss Finland of Sarah Zafs has been revoked today," the organizer wrote in a statement. "This decision is not about the personal value of the individual, but about responsibility. When a person shoulders the heavy responsibility of national and international representatives, his behavior and responsibility are inseparable.
Not only that, the organizers of the event also issued a number of apology statements on their official pages and reiterated the values of the beauty contest. "The Miss Finland organization clearly and unambiguously declares that we will never accept any form of racism or discrimination." We apologize for the harm caused by these incidents, especially to the Asian community and to all those affected. Any form of racism is absolutely unacceptable.
After the release of the statement of deprivation of Zafs, the organizers of the event announced a new "Miss Finland", with the original runner-up Tara Lehtonen.
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