Allegations of rigging in Miss Universe - resignation of two judges
Hakikul Islam Khokon

Even before the finale of the 74th Miss Universe pageant started, the event was surrounded by controversy. Two members of the competition's original judging panel resigned; One of them has accused contestants of rigging the election process. This year's event will be held in Bangkok, Thailand tomorrow, Friday. Before that, the original eight-member jury withdrew from the panelStand up Lebanese-French musician Omar Harfoosh. He claimed on Instagram on Tuesday that 30 people were selected from among 136 country representatives by forming a provisional jury without him. He also mentioned that he can find out about this through social media.
Harfoosh also alleged that there are some people in the provisional jury who have personal relationships with some of the contestants. There is a risk of conflict of interestHe also commented that However, he did not elaborate on how the jury will decide or how the original panel was bypassed.
Another judge, French football manager Claude Makelele, withdrew from the panel hours after Omar Harfouch's allegations, citing 'unforeseen personal reasons'. Earlier, several contestants walked out of a pre-competition event following controversial comments by a Thailand official. ofShortly after the resignation of two judges, new questions have been raised about the organization of this year's Miss Universe. Meanwhile, the representative of Bangladesh, Tanzia Zaman Mithila, is competing with the world's best beauties in this year's Miss Universe competition. Apart from representing the country on the international stage, Mithila is also on the threshold of popularity. According to the latest data, to occupy the number 1 position in terms of popularityBangladesh needs only 14,000 more votes. A record number of 15 lakh 50 thousand votes have been cast for Bangladesh so far in the contest, which is an unprecedented event for Bangladesh. But time is very short. Voting ended on the night of November 19. Voting was done till 10:59 PM Bangladesh time. It is not known how many votes have been cast till the time of writing this news.