YEREVAN, AUGUST 23, ARMENPRESS: Karen Aristakesian, director of Miss Armenia national agency, denied today allegations that the Armenian sponsors of Anush Grigorian paid 10,000 euros in bribes to judges at a Miss Intercontinental beauty contest in China last month to help her finish fourth . In an interview with Armenpress Karen Aristakesian described what had happened as “a clash of interests.”
“As a judge at Miss Intercontinental beauty contest I voted in favor of Armenian representative and before the contest and after it I gave no bribes to anyone and never negotiated it with any of the rest of judges,”‘ he said. The first report about the incident was published by a local daily Azg, y which said that the head of the European branch of the World Beauty Organization has resigned over the allegations. Azg also said Anush Grigorian has been barred from participation in an upcoming international beauty contest in Panama. According to Aristakesian, the organizers of Miss Intercontinental contest in China had demanded that Miss Armenia national agency give back its licenses and refused also to give the money prize set for the fourth place and even the band confirming that Anush Grigorian came forth.
“But even if the licenses had not been demanded back, the agency had no intentions to further participate in beauty contests organized by the World Beauty Organization and I told about our intention to some of its officials,” he said Describing the beauty contest in China as ‘a peculiar” game, Aristakesian denied Armenian press reports that Anush Grigorian was banned from further participation in such contests, saying she was disqualified only from participation in next context due in Panama.
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