The Miss Universe 2011 pageant courted a fair share of controversy. An entertainment website reported that Miss China, Luo Zilin, was allegedly photographed with some of the judges in the preliminary rounds of the competition. Miss Luo, who finished fourth runner-up, even took a photo with one of the judges at his home, said the website. The website also listed other controversial Miss Universe contestants. Miss Venezuela, Vanessa Goncalves was labelled "queen of lies" because she denied having plastic surgery on her nose. There were also other photo-related controversies. Miss Brazil, Priscila Machado's sexy photos were leaked online, while Miss Kosovo, Aferdita Dreshaj was seen in a party photo kissing a girl. Earlier this week, The Daily Chilli reported that Miss Australia and Miss Columbia were given warnings by pageant officials for being inappropriately dressed. Miss Australia, Scherri-Lee Biggs was told that her evening gown was "offensively see-through" and that her bikini bottom was too small. Miss Columbia Catalina Robayo meanwhile, was chastised for attending official Miss Universe engagements without wearing underwear.
Please Get Your Facts Straight. Roseline had lunch with Mr. Garnero two days before Mr. Garnero was asked to be a judge by the Miss Universe Organization. At the time of the lunch no one knew Mr. Garnero would be asked to become a judge and both Roseline and Mr. Garnero openly published photos online. Neither Roseline nor Mr. Garnero asked Miss Universe for Mr. Garnero to become a judge, and in fact Mr. Garnero was not a judge in the competition as it would not be appropriate having met Roseline earlier. Therefore there is no controversy, just many people trying to make a controversy where none exists. The facts have already been stated many times. So in the interest of fairness and accuracy, these allegations should not be repeated or distributed again, and instead an accurate account of the facts should be provided and posted online to amend all previous incorrect statements. Michael J. Rosenthal, Senior Consultant, Miss Universe China
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