May Myat Noe, '미스 미얀마, 성형 강요' 폭로

시가 2억원에 달하는 한국 미인대회 우승 왕관을 들고 잠적한 것으로 외신에 보도된 미스 미얀마 메이 타 테 아웅(16ㆍMay Myat Noe)이 미얀마 양곤에서 기자회견을 열고 한국서 전신성형수술과 접대를 강요받았다고 2일(현지시간) 주장했다.

A Myanmar beauty queen dethroned for alleged misconduct says she will only return her crown if South Korean pageant organisers apologise.

May Myat Noe, 16, was training to become a K-pop star in South Korea after winning the Seoul-based Miss Asia Pacific World beauty pageant in May.

But last week the organisers stripped her of the title for alleged dishonesty, accusing her of absconding with the crown and breast implants costing $10,000, which they say they funded to enhance her budding singing career.

However, the beauty queen has hit back and demanded an apology from the organisers.

"It is natural for me to feel that an apology should be demanded to rectify the damage they have done to the integrity of my country," she told reporters in Yangon.

"I will return the crown only when they apologise to Myanmar, for the dignity of our country."

May Myat Noe also denied accepting free breast implants.

"I was put under duress to undergo head-to-toe cosmetic surgery, which I refused ... I didn't have breast implants, but I don't want to go into details, to preserve my dignity," she said.