So this disgraceful thing happened to a 7-year-old pageant girl.
Jakiyah McKoy, whose grandparents are natives of La Vega, Dominican Republic, took the top prize in the Little Miss Hispanic Delaware competition on August 31st. But the beauty, obviously happy to have won the title of Miss Chiquita Delaware, was about to see just how mean the world can be.
The little girl was stripped of her crown. Why? Because of the outcries from attendees that she “was not the best representative of a Latin beauty.”
In short, many complained because her skin was a darker color than the other contestants and the sponsors of the pageant, Nuestras Raíces Delaware, claims that her family couldn’t prove that they had the requisite 25 percent Latina heritage.
“Her parents were asked to bring in documentation. Of all of the documentation brought in there was nothing that confirmed Dominican heritage,” said Nuestras Raíces Delaware president Maria Parez.
But not everyone is convinced. A Change.org petition has been created in Jakiyah’s defense, stating that it was the color of her skin and not her lack of provable Latina heritage that lost her the crown.
“Nuestras Raices Delaware has blocked her win after an outcry from people claiming that, because she is Black, she is ‘not the best representative of Latin beauty,” writes Daniel José Older, who started the petition. “The title is now pending while the committee ‘investigates’ Jakiyah’s heritage. Meanwhile, none of the other competitors were subject to such an investigation.”
Wow, that’s just shameful. To sign the petition, click here.
SOURCE: Daily Mail | PHOTO CREDIT: YouTube
