Confirming the move, KDCA president Joseph Pairin Kitingan said such behavior was inappropriate for a beauty queen who supposedly represents the spirit of Huminodun – a maiden from the mythology of the ethnic Dusun people of Sabah state who is known for her beauty and wisdom.
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“We were informed that she had gone on a private holiday to Thailand with her family. During the holidays we do stupid things and get carried away,” he said. “If the video hadn’t gone viral, no one would have known what happened.”
Noting that “this wouldn’t have been a problem if she was an ordinary person,” he said, “there were a lot of mixed reactions, some saw the humor in her video, some expressed sympathy, others were dissatisfied and complained. We [KDCA] They don’t want to be a target and attract unnecessary attention.”
We hope he’ll take this decision well. Let this function a warning to all Unduk Ngadaus to not repeat the error,” he added.
Unduk Ngadau is a cultural beauty pageant that’s considered one of the major attractions of the Kaamatan (harvest) festival in Sabah.
Viru, a preferred content creator and entrepreneur, stated in her apology video that she would humbly accept the revocation of her title and apologized for her carelessness in posting the offensive material.
“I’m grateful for all the gorgeous words from Internet users. Let’s deal with other issues and look further,” she said.
“Most importantly, please pass over my family and friends as they are usually not involved on this case. It’s as much as you whether you agree [my explanation] or not, however it comes sincerely from my heart. Thank you for listening.”
