Despite the cheap Zara dress scandal, Miss Universe Hungary helps refugees – PHOTOS
Viktória Jázmin became famous in December because she wore a cheap Zara dress in the international final of the Miss Universe beauty pageant in Eilat, Israel. She would have originally worn a dress designed by Richard Alexander Atelier, but the designer could not enter the country due to the pandemic. Now, she might lose her crown for telling the truth about what had happened then. However, despite the scandal, she helps Ukrainian refugees at Nyugati Railway Station in Budapest.
According to 168 óra, the model worked as a volunteer last weekend at the train station. As we reported HERE, thousands of Ukrainian refugees arrive in Budapest. Most of them are women and children who need help, so volunteers are welcomed by those trying to help.
Ms Jázmin worked as a volunteer for the Hungarian Reformed Church Aid. She shared a photo of her work on Instagram (our featured image). She wrote:
“Jetlagged, tired but even that couldn’t hold me back. 💚 First of all I wanna give the biggest shoutout to all the people who are there every single day and help Ukrainians to feel safe here in Hungary. I have to be honest it was not easy to see all the children and families most of them in those clothes they were wearing back home ‘cause all the time they had was to tie their shoes and run. I wanna urge you all to help if you can.”
168 óra reports that she wrote her post in English because her Hungarian is not the best, for which she received many attacks after the scandal. Interestingly, there was no media presence while she helped the refugees, for which nlc.hu praised her in their report. Márton Neményi, the photographer of the news outlet, was there and took some photos of her, which you can check out in their article.
The winner of last year’s Miss Universe Hungary
helped families with information and translated for them,
nlc.hu said. Later, she distributed donations at the train station. She was very busy, so nlc.hu did not disturb her with questions. However, other volunteers said she arrived without photographers or media hype. Moreover, she stayed to help as long as she was needed.
Here are some photos of the beautiful Hungarian model:
Blikk wrote in February that Ms Jázmin could lose her crown for sharing what had happened to her in Eilat, Israel. She told the media that she received no help from the organisers when it became clear her dress would not arrive in time.
“I would like to hold the Miss Universe Hungary title because that is not only a crown but everything my father taught me: honour, respect, and kindness,”
she told Blikk in February. The organisers of the international Miss Universe pageant believe that she breached her contract. The successful Hungarian model’s new management, on the other hand, does not consider the original contract binding. They say her contract was a slave contract.
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Source: 168 óra, nlc.hu
I guess what they really have against Miss Universe, Viktória Jázmin, is the fact that she is Hungarian, not Germanic, Anglo-Sexon, American, and so on.
Wait, what did I misunderstand….the Hungarian person representing the country who does not speak Magyar? Not sure how that works?
I am not clear regarding the dress….was it cheap or inexpensive? A big difference to me. What one can afford is a personal decision and is fluid…..that articles related to that beauty pageant keep throwing the word cheap into every story while giving advertising to the dress provider, while trying to diminish the value of the young woman really pisses me off. When was the last time repeated articles about a man ragged on repeatedly about the cost of his suit or whatever the outfit? Even when some wealthy famous men have decided to have simple repetitive looks for work…like the famous black t-shirts & casual slacks….no one keeps reminding us of the cost or how many are in that room that is a walk-in closet. So can this newspaper at least make it mandatory that this subject is treated with more sensitivity and equality?
Dear Ilona, we understand your point and agree that using the word ‘inexpensive” would have been a better choice. We will stick to that in the future.
I see a very pretty young woman, who fixed a bad situation to the best of her abiltiy and under both time constraints & budget constraints. Every time I saw an article about her it rubbed me the wrong way because it was demeaning by using the word cheap as often as they could squeeze it in. So not only did she compete on an uneven stage, so to speak, but then ostracized for it instead of give a high-five. Made me think of all of those men with different body structures than woman who for convenience and money take advantage of this crazy social order being pushed down our throats who are taking over women’s sports etc. We still seem to give men a pass on anything but hold women to an unattainable standard. Words hurt.
I look forward to reading more of your articles.
She is not afraid to be herself, making the best of a bad situation. She carries herself as an upstanding citizen. Volunteering at Nyugati station was a very nice gesture and I hope that the press are kinder to her in the future.
I am sick and tired of so much emphasis put on what clothing, hair style, jewelry women wear. When are we going to look beyond that to their many other attributes and not put the kind of pressure on that that is so unkind. I know that with regard to the contest, the clothing is an important component as it can (possibly) imply personal taste & good sense…but as too often, journalists choose to demean women with regard to their looks, almost never done to men in a public way. And that professional journalists or commentators have such a small vocabulary that they could not discern the correct word to us is unacceptable. Personally, an apology should have been published directed to Miss Ja’zmin.