Following a discord rumor between a fellow beauty queen, Miss Panama Italy Mora explained why she was disqualified from Miss Universe 2024.

On Nov. 16th, the 73rd Miss Universe Queen among 130 participants will finally be unveiled! 

Ahead of its coronation night, Panama's bet announced her withdrawal from one of the most prestigious pageants, shocking her fans.  

According to the official position announced by the Miss Panama Universe organization director, the recommendation came from the higher-ups, the Miss Universe Discipline and Ethics Commission.

It didn't explicitly reveal the reason, but the organization assured fans that the decision was made through a fair judgment based on information gathered and reviewed. 

It comes as a surprise to fans as she was already seen in Mexico, originally joining the pre-events for contestants. At the time, the 19-year-old candidate was one of the strongest from the Americas region. 

Just then, a widespread rumor claimed that she was expelled after an altercation with the Miss Dominican Republic due to the latter's bad personality and hostility towards Mora.

In one incident where the scene reportedly got "too aggressive," Mora was escorted by the national director of Miss Universe Panama, which is against the rule of the org. Italy was disciplined for this, and later on, led to the decision of her expulsion. 

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However, Mora refuted this personally through a statement posted on her Instagram story. She claimed that she was only informed about this while preparing for the Gala De las Catrinas. 

In a translation by the Latin Times, the beauty queen acknowledged that she went out of the hotel, but it was due to her makeup and other personal belongings left, denying she fought with her roommate.

Mora then expressed gratitude to those who supported her but admitted her frustrations with the decision.

"Sadly, I blindly trusted and followed instructions without knowing the consequences. But it was a severe measure which could have been resolved with just a conversation or warning."

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