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The protesters interrupted the pageant at the Royal Albert Hall Soon after it became obvious that a protest was taking place, the broadcaster pulled the transmission and many of the protestors were escorted out by authorities. But the message lived on and arguably did its job of bring women s rights to the forefront – making headlines in the process. Jennifer Hosten, who was crowned Miss World at the event and the first Black woman to walk away with the title, retold her experience of the event to the Observer last year. I didn t realise it fully at the time but we were all using that contest as a way to get a message across. For me it was about race and inclusion – for them, it was about female exploitation.

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