Story By: Ana Marjanovic, Sub-Editor: Michael Leidig, Agency: Newsflash
A model who called Bali cops “corrupt” has been banned from a beauty contest on the paradise island next month.
Estonian model Valeria Vasilieva was due to represent her country at the prestigious Miss Global contest in Bali next month.
However, she has been disqualified after posting an online video rant accusing police on the Indonesian island of “taking all the money you have”.
In the footage, the model said: “If you want to travel to Bali, be ready, because police will stop you everywhere, take your documents, until you give all money you have.
“Until you will pay all of the money you have to this f*cking corruption police. Good luck.”
Despite later deleting the video, Balinese businesswoman and fashion designer Niluh Djelantik, 46, saw the model’s post and shared it on her Instagram account, tagging both the Badung Police and the Denpasar Police.
Djelantik said: “With that many pageant crowns you have, but still no manners.
“If you’re obeying the rules [such as wearing a helmet], the authorities would not enforce the law… leading a certain public opinion by saying f*ck*1ng [corrupt police], if you don’t have evidence you will deal with the public deception and defamation law. The punishment is jail and deportation.”
As a result of Djelantik’s involvement, Vasilieva promptly posted an apology video that was again shared by the Balinese businesswomen.
Djelantik told her that she was forgiven but still needs to answer for her initial video when she insulted the police.
At the time of the incident, Vasilieva told Newsflash that she was due to represent Estonia at the 10th edition of Miss Global 2022 at the Nusa Dua Convention Centre in Bali on 11th June, but feared she may be thrown out of the contest.
In a statement this week, the organising committee of Miss Global 2022 announced that they have disqualified the Estonian beauty.
Director of Mahakarya Duta Pesona Indonesia, Kishanty Hardaningtyas, said: “On behalf of the Miss Global team and committee, we are disturbed and genuinely regret the behaviour of Miss Global Estonia.”
Hardaningtyas said the model “has broken the rules”, but did not expand further on the exact violation the model committed.
Vasilieva became the latest foreign influencer to land themselves in hot water in Bali this year after a Canadian man was filmed dancing naked on top of Mount Batur and a Russian yoga influencer was snapped posing nude at the base of a sacred tree.
