Suggestive photos of the current Miss Singapore Universe, Rachel Kum, have been posted on a number of forums, including AsiaOne, less than two months before she is due to represent the island country at the Miss Universe pageant in the Bahamas.
The 25-year-old beauty queen is seen in various photos posted on local blogs and other forums in suggestive poses, including one of her bending over a phallic-shaped cake, as well as two others of her hugging a friend in a phallic-shaped costume and another in a suggestive pose with a blow-up doll.
The New Paper reported that one of the directors of Derrol Stepenny, which organises the beauty pageant, said that Rachel revealed that the photo of the cake had been taken during her 21st birthday, while the other two were taken during Halloween.
Mr Daryl Pang had told The New Paper: "It's no big deal, they were just photos taken during some parties people threw for her.'
Rachel had seen the pictures online and spoken to him about it. She was also upset about the photos.
The beauty queen is no stranger to controversy and has been plagued by it since she joined the pageant. An earlier article in The New Paper reported that some of the other beauty contestants were unhappy about her participation, as she had seemed to join the contest without going through the proper preliminaries.
An e-mail received by The New Paper said the contestant's 'sudden' appearance caused unhappiness among the other contestants.
While some netizens have been critical of Miss Kum's online photos, others have also posted milder comments, even in support of her. Hermit74 posted: "All in all it looks like she was just clowning around."
You are so right ms hongkong. Singapore is no where compare to HongKong in terms of accepting the truth and the harsh reality. Always trying to give the public the best side of everything and that include trying to hide the fact that Miss Singapore Universe 2009 went through "something". I believe people are not stupid nor blind to differentiate the truth. Ugly ducking turns to swan??? Give the world a break. Are you not glad you are living in Hongkong.
I think she is not worthy to represent Singapore, but anyway do Singapore has a beauty talent?. Most of them are imported like even the national table-tennis paddler
It is okay to give remarks on notably a figure which represent your country when you realise that she is not up to your expectation. In Hong Kong, we have many magazines , tabliod, newspaper and internet give comment to miss HongKong daily, morning,evening and night. Live in Hong Kong is more challenging.
People will despise you if you do a little mistake. Like the recent tabloid talking about our superstar Andy Lau, and Jackiey Chung, may also criticize Jet Li becoming a singaporean.
I think if you save your girl's *** or your daughter ***, she will never able to grow up.:)
To the management of AsiaOne... It is time you start to censure venom on defenseless people, who cannot retaliate, being posted on the forum.
She is no where close in terms of looks, figure and posture.
There is a photo of her in an evening gown. She has hunchback like an old granny.
In her swimming costume, she has no boobs and butts. Too skinny.
Her eyes ain't attractive. She needs bigger and babelicious eyes.
Chen Sen Lenn