«Je vais être honnête» : Miss Monde Sénégal, les surprenantes révélations de Fatima Diop
In an interview with L'Observateur, Fatoumata Diop reflects on her Miss World journey, where she reached the Top 20 globally and secured third place in Africa – Senegal's best performance in the competition's history.
The contestant reveals a particularly difficult preparation. "The preparation wasn't as structured as I would have liked," she confides. She says she had to manage the finances, logistics, visa, outfits, and photo shoots all by herself. "I had to be both the contestant and the coordinator," she laments.
Fatoumata Diop directly criticizes the Miss Senegal Committee for its lack of support. According to her, only two partners were involved. She claims to have purchased some outfits with her own money and financed her photoshoots. She also states that she paid for her visa and spent $500 to obtain 6,500 votes. The Committee, for its part, reportedly sent her 100,000 CFA francs, while her excess baggage fees alone amounted to approximately 400,000 CFA francs.
The situation reportedly became even more tense as the final approached. "Just hours before the final, I didn't have a final dress ready to wear," she recounts. She also claims to have been alone on the day of the final, with no one from the Committee present. "At no point did I receive a call from the Committee to check if I was okay or if I needed any help," she asserts.
Fatoumata Diop says she isn't asking for an apology. Above all, she hopes her experience will help future contestants. "Potential alone isn't enough. You also need resources, preparation, organization, and a team behind the candidate," she believes. For the beauty queen, international representation requires conditions that allow candidates to "compete on a level playing field."
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