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Miss Finland Loses Title over Squinting Gesture

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Finland’s prime minister apologized on Wednesday to citizens of Japan, China and South Korea after MPs sparked outrage by posting pictures of themselves making derogatory squinting gestures.

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Sarah Dzafce is removed from the title after the post of a controversial photo. MPs of the right-wing populist ruling party PS also published pictures with side-to-side distorted eyes

·Vienna, Austria
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To support Miss Finland 2025, deprived of her title, elected officials published racist photos on which they bowed their eyes.

·Paris, France
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Some far-right politicians in his coalition photographed themselves copying a racist gesture cost the title to Miss Finland

·Italy
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Sarah Dzafce, winner of Finland's most beautiful crown last September, was deprived of the title and expelled from Miss Universe after posting a video where she would pull her eyes with her fingers, pretending they were almond. The premier (conservative) branded the gesture as "scritted and stupid": but the far-right parties defended it.

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The Prime Minister apologises for racist statements by politicians. A message from "Miss Finland", which had to give its title in the meantime, was the trigger for this.

·Vienna, Austria
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The Independent broke the news in London, United Kingdom on Wednesday, December 17, 2025.
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