Miss England leaves Miss World pageant halfway resulting from ‘family issue’, say organisers

Milla Magee, Miss England 2024 and one of many contestants within the ongoing Miss World 2025 pageant, has withdrawn halfway resulting from a “reported” household emergency involving her mom’s well being, the organisers mentioned on Saturday.

Following her departure, Charlotte Grant, the primary runner-up of Miss England, stepped in to signify her nation. She arrived in India on Wednesday and has since been warmly welcomed into the Miss World sisterhood.

“Earlier this month, Milla Magee requested to leave the competition due to a reported family emergency involving her mother’s health. As a mother and grandmother herself, Julia Morley CBE, Chairwoman of Miss World, responded to Milla’s situation with compassion and immediately arranged her return to England, placing the well-being of the contestant and her family first,” an announcement from the organisers mentioned.

Citing some UK media experiences, Julia Morley mentioned the statements allegedly made by Magee relating to her expertise in India are “false and defamatory”.

“These claims are completely unfounded and inconsistent with the reality of her time with us,” Morley mentioned.

In response, the Miss World Organisation is releasing unedited movies recorded throughout Milla’s keep in India, through which she expresses gratitude, pleasure, and appreciation for the expertise. These movies mirror her personal phrases and sentiments, and function a direct contradiction to the latest false narratives, the assertion mentioned.

Miss World stays dedicated to fact, dignity, and the values of “Beauty With a Purpose”, it added.

The Miss World 2025 pageant kicked off with a grand ceremony in Hyderabad on May 10 and can proceed till May 31.