Ethiopian Miss World contestant spotlights pain of sister's murder
Ruth says her sister’s killing and the arrest of 10 suspects show how women are treated as objects in Ethiopia.
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Ethiopia Miss World contestant spotlights pain of sister's murder
Preparing to take the stage representing Ethiopia at the Miss World pageant, Ruth Yirgalem Weldesilasie thinks of her sister, who was abducted and murdered ahead of the contest. “I’m going to change my pain to my purpose,” the 25-year-old said in Vietnam’s coastal Nha Trang city, as 111 contestants gathered for the Saturday night pageant
This Saturday, September 5th is the final of Miss World in Vietnam. Among the candidates, Ruth Yirgalem Weldesilasie has a particularly tragic story: her older sister was abducted and then murdered a few weeks from the contest.
Ethiopian Miss World contestant spotlights pain of sister's murder
"I'm going to change my pain to my purpose," the 25-year-old told AFP in Vietnam's coastal Nha Trang city, as 111 contestants gathered for the Saturday night pageant finale. This summer, Ruth's 29-year-old elder sister Kidusan Yirgalem Weldesilasie was kidnapped for ransom -- disappearing from her side as she prepared for the global beauty contest. Kidusan was discovered dead, her remains split between two suitcases, in late July. Ruth's ex-boyf…
Miss World Ethiopia Contestant Takes Sister’s Murder to Global Stage
Ethiopia’s representative at the Miss World pageant, Ruth Yirgalem Weldesilasie, says she is determined to turn the pain of losing her sister into a source of purpose as she prepares for the competition’s grand finale in Vietnam. The 25-year-old beauty queen spoke about her sister’s death ahead of Saturday night’s pageant finale in the coastal […]
Removed and killed just before the competition, Kidusan haunts his younger sister's road. Ruth Weldesilasie refuses to let grief silence her. Read more The Ethiopian candidate transforms her sister's death into a battle for Miss World appeared first on Le Singulier.
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