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SASHA-LEE OLIVIER / PHOTO: WILLEM BOTHA In an unprecedented move the  Miss South Africa Organisation  on Sunday released a statement in which it strongly condemned an article published in a Sunday newspaper.  According to the organisation it’s "appalled with the article that appeared in City Press" on Sunday, 14 June titled "Is She or Not?" in which the publication speculates whether reigning Miss South Africa, Sasha-Lee Olivier is pregnant or not. The source of the speculation is based on a photo of the South African beauty that was published on Instagram showing Sasha-Lee sitting at a bar in a mustard-yellow dress.  According to the Miss South Africa Organisation a City Press journalist contacted them on Saturday asking for comment on the "rumours" which they categorically denied.  "The Miss South Africa Organisation replied, stating categorically that Sasha-Lee is not pregnant. It was left at that. We did not condon

Samantha Katie James , who won the title in 2017, caused a furore by saying African-Americans "chose to be born as a coloured person in America". T he Miss Universe Malaysia Organization (MUMO) issued a statement late Monday (Jun 1) on Instagram to distance themselves from recent remarks made by former Miss Universe Malaysia winner Samantha Katie James . MUMO said that James’ views were her own and not affiliated with the organisation. They added: “MUMO stands for a non-racial society and strongly condemns all acts of racism and prejudice anywhere in the world.” The statement comes after James caused a furore online with her comments on the Black Lives Matter protests in the US, following the death of George Floyd . James, who won the title in 2017, posted her thoughts on her Instagram Stories on Monday afternoon, reported the   Malay Mail . She wrote: “I don’t live in America, it has nothing to do with me, but to me, it seems like the ‘whites’ won.”