Olga Zumarán reveals if she will choose her queens from 'This is war': “There is no way”

Olga Zumarán, A prominent figure for her career in beauty pageants, she has taken on a new professional challenge. Zumarán is the new director of Beauty Queens Perú, an organization that includes Miss World, Miss Earth, Señora Perú and Mister Perú. Shortly after taking this position, she finds herself in the eye of the media hurricane after criticizing the relationship that exists between the competitions and the television program 'This is war'. These statements have generated a series of reactions such as the response of figures such as Jessica Newton who chose more than one beauty queen from that América TV reality show.

What did Olga Zumarán say about choosing a beauty queen from 'This is war'?

Olga Zumarán, In her role as the new director of Miss World Peru, she has been clear in her vision of what beauty pageants should be like under her management. In this regard, Zumarán pointed out that her contests will have transparency, equity and “they will not sell the crowns.”

This has been a criticism of the way in which some contests by the former director of Miss Peru have been handled. Jessica Newton. Specifically, about the idea of ​​selecting beauty queens from the show 'This is War'. When they asked her if she would choose one of them from the América TV reality show, Zumarán expressed her disapproval.

“No, never. There is no way,” was Olga's forceful response in an interview with a national media outlet. Zumarán's position reflects a desire to respect the participants and the contest process itself, in addition to moving away from the commercialization and controversy that a reality show can imply.

Zumarán even spoke about Newton's way of working: “I don't criticize the fact that he has chosen (well-known girls) because I have been on the jury and these are moments, sometimes, the economic moment that the country is experiencing… But We want to do it differently, like before, and choose the person from your place, who is a prepared girl, who has the requirements that we are going to ask for. Now, if there are a couple of celebrities out there, three or five who want to participate, then they are going to take the risk that we are going to qualify and there will be a special jury for that,” said the former beauty queen.