{"id":92177,"date":"2016-10-25T14:29:35","date_gmt":"2016-10-25T21:29:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/?p=92177"},"modified":"2016-10-25T14:33:26","modified_gmt":"2016-10-25T21:33:26","slug":"pageant-contestant-body-shaming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/pageant-contestant-body-shaming\/","title":{"rendered":"How Miss Iceland Responded to Body Shaming"},"content":{"rendered":"

This pageant contestant won’t stand for body shaming<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Arna \u00ddr J\u00f3nsd\u00f3ttir, who was crowned Miss Iceland 2015, was told that she needed to lose weight by the finale\u00a0of the Miss Grand International Pageant. They told her to “stop eating breakfast, eat just salad for lunch and drink water every evening until the contest.”<\/p>\n

Her response? She dropped out of the competition and responded<\/a>\u00a0saying,\u00a0“if the owner of the contest really wants me to lose weight and doesn\u2019t like me the way I am, then he doesn\u2019t deserve to have me in the Top 10.”<\/p>\n

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A woman who walks in purpose doesn’t have to chase people or opportunities. Her light causes people and opportunities to pursue her.<\/a><\/p>\n

A photo posted by Arna \u00ddr J\u00f3nsd\u00f3ttir (@arnayr) on