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UPDATED (7:47 p.m.): Imelda Schweighart resigns as Miss Philippines Earth due to controversial comments about Miss Earth 2016 winner

By MICHELLE CALIGAN
Published January 1, 1970 8:00 AM PHT
Updated February 21, 2020 1:50 AM PHT

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Imelda Schweighart was previously in hot water after her statement about comparing President Rodrigo Duterte to Adolf Hitler was caught on video.


Imelda Schweighart has resigned from her post as the reigning Miss Philippines Earth after a video of her making negative comments about Miss Earth 2016's winner went viral.

 

#MissEarth2016 #ImeldaSchweighart

A photo posted by Imelda Schweighart (@imahartiesofficial) on

 

A video posted in the Pageantology Facebook page showed Imelda signing autographs and talking to her supporters. She then threw shade on Miss Earth 2016, Miss Ecuador Katherine Espin, saying that some parts of her body are fake.

Video from Pageantology's Facebook account

Imelda can be heard saying, “Yung nanalo peke ilong, peke baba, peke boobs! Miss Earth, dapat natural."

She was also supposed to wear a yellow Leo Almodal creation if she was not eliminated early in the competition. It was Miss Ecuador who eventually wore the said gown.

 

Philippines didn't get in the final 16 but here's the gown she was supposed to wear. Kudos to Sir Leo Almodal for the gown. #ImaWomanOfTheEarth #ImeldaSchweighart

A video posted by Imelda Schweighart (@imahartiesofficial) on

 

 

I am a woman of the Earth ???? orgullosamente Ecuatoriana y agradecida con todos los ecuatorianos, filipinos y el mundo entero por el apoyo tan sincero que he recibido! No se imaginan lo feliz que me siento cada que leo sus mensajes. Mañana tengo una entrevista en CNN les pasare los detalles mas adelante ?????????? @missearth

A photo posted by katherine Espín (@kathespin) on

 

Miss Philippines was previously in hot water after her statement about comparing President Rodrigo Duterte to Adolf Hitler was caught on video.

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