Iginiit ni Miss Charm 2023 first runner-up Annabelle McDonnell na sinabotahe siya noong preliminaries ng nasabing pageant.
Sa video na inupload ng Pageanthology 101, ikinuwento ni Annabelle ang pagsabotahe sa kaniyang gown.
Aniya, "It was one of the worst days of my life. Nothing went well. Nothing went my way, and that's just the preliminary competition of Miss Charm International."
"The minute I put on my evening gown, I knew something was wrong. We had put so much time and effort in making it, in seeing to it that it was good. It was a perfect fit."
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Dagdag pa niya, "But what can you say? If someone wants to sabotage your gown, then you can't do anything about it. It's already beyond your control."
Matatandaang inokray ng netizens ang suot na gown ni Annabelle sa preliminary, dahil kapansin-pansin na law-law ang suot ng beauty queen.
Tinanong din ang beauty queen ng kaniyang team kung gusto niyang maglabas ng statement tungkol sa kaniyang gown pero tumanggi siya at nagpokus na lang ito sa kompetisyon.
"After the preliminary competition, me and my team Aces and Queens, we were talking among ourselves, 'Should we issue a statement? Should we inform people that my gown was sabotaged?' And I said no, you know what, it's fine. At this point, I'd rather protect the organization that I would want to work with for the entirety of the year if I do become one of the winners of Miss Charm International," sey ni Anabelle.
"It's okay if people don't believe in me. I believe in myself and that is enough. And I think that's what power is. It’s knowing yourself better than others," dagdag pa niya.
