Sa kabila ng mga pagbabago ng ibang international beauy pageants ng kanilang rules at criteria sa pagtanggap ng mga kandidata, mas pinipili ng Miss World Organization (MWO) na maging “old fashioned.”
Ibig sabihin nito, walang babaguhin ang pageant organization sa kanilang criteria pagdating sa kanilang candidates.
Recently, inanunsiyo ng Miss Universe Organization na tinatanggal na nila ang age limit pagdating sa mga nais sumali.
Read: Miss Universe scraps age restrictions; women of all ages can now join the prestigious pageant
Previously ay pinayagan na rin nila ang pagsali ng transgender women at mga married women at may anak.
“I hear lots of things, removing here there and everywhere. We’re staying as we are,” sabi ni MWO Chair at CEO Julia Morley.
Humarap si Morley sa Filipino entertainment press, kasama si Miss World 2022 Karolina Bielawska, kahapon, September 21, 2023.
L-R: Miss World Philippines 2022 Gwendolyn Fourniol, Miss World 2022 Karolina Bielawska, Miss World PH National Director Arnold Vegafria, and Miss World Organization Chair and CEO Julia Morley
Paliwanag ni Morley, aware ang kanilang franchisees sa iba’t ibang bansa kung ano ang isinusulong ng Miss World.
“We have now 142 nations coming together and the reason is they know us.
“They know our rules, they know our regulations, and we make no pretense as to who we are, what we are.
“You know what we are, you know what it is,” aniya tungkol sa Miss World pageant.
Bagamat nirerespeto raw niya ang desisyon ng ibang pageant organizers, importante raw para kay Morley ang maging "behave."
Sabi niya, “People want to be noticed, okay. We all do. We all say things.
“You and I know it doesn’t work. It doesn’t work to mess around with people’s lives, and start saying, ‘Right, we’ll accept this, we’ll accept that.’
“We are not God. We have to behave, to respect...
“We keep to our rules. We don’t mess around with you.
“You know what you’re getting, we know what we’re receiving. And that’s how it is. Sorry to be old fashioned.”
Ang requirements para sa Miss World candidates ay single, edad 17-27, at residente ng bansang kinakatawan nila.
Giit ni Morley, bagamat iginagalang niya ang desisyon ng ibang international pageant organizations, hindi siya sang-ayon sa pagbabago sa mga nakagawian.
Importante raw ang magkaroon ng rules para sa kaayusan.
“But don’t mess around with age here, age there, boy here, girl there," sabi niya.
“You’re all important. Allow each other to work together and learn from each other, not be deliberately trying to seek publicity…"
Diin pa ni Morley, “Leave us alone, let [us] be Miss world and be proud of [it].”