Miss Uzbekistan Mystery – Rakhima Ganieva Claims She Represents The Country

Miss Rakhima Ganieva claimed that she is Miss Uzbekistan 2013. But here is the mystery behind the claim. Authorities denied the claim. The predominantly Muslim country doesn’t even hold a Miss Uzbekistan contest.

So what’s with the Miss Uzbekistan mystery?

Via Daily Mail:

Officials at the Uzbek Culture and Sports Ministry and the National Committee on Women said yesterday that anyone laying claim to the nation’s beauty crown was an imposter.

‘Rakhima Ganieva never passed through any special selection process in Uzbekistan,’ said Zhavlon Komolov, a representative of the Tashkent-based Pro Models modelling agency, where Miss Ganieva briefly trained as a 15-year-old.

‘If there had been a process to choose a young lady for this competition, I can assure you that a much more beautiful model would have been chosen. I’m sorry that Ganieva is choosing to build a career on lies.

Miss Rakhima Ganieva is currently in Bali Indonesia for the Miss World 2013 pageant.

Here is a video of the presentation of candidates. Miss Uzbekistan is near the very end.