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The video was downloaded from her private account and shared on social media platforms and YouTube, where thousands of people piled on to criticise Maino.
After the video and the backlash to it, Maino was “released” from her duties by the Miss Pacific Islands Pageant PNG (MPIP PNG) committee this week.
“Our core purpose is empowerment of women. We are a unique pageant style platform that promotes cultural heritage, traditional values and sharing through tourism about our country and people,” the committee said in a statement. “MPIP PNG promotes the virtues of confidence, self-worth, integrity, and community service with a parallel focus on education.”
According to the
Guardian 25 year old Lucy Maino faced intense online harassment after she shared a video of herself twerking.
She was criticised for inappropriate behaviour and the website reports she has been dumped by the PNG pageant organisers.
Former Miss PNG, Lucy Maino
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The organisation said it aims to empower women, promote confidence, self-worth and integrity.
The Governor of East Sepik, Allan Bird, asked, What kind of society condemns the torture and killing of women yet gets upset when a young woman does a dance video?
The
Guardian reports a former Miss PNG, who did not wish to be named, said the incident showed deep-seated misogyny in PNG.