- BPCI disqualifies Kim Ross Delos Santos for posing for a sexy fashion test shoot
- Jonas Gaffud says the disqualification is about “hypocrisy”
- “They just shut her dream of becoming a beauty queen without due process.” – Gaffud
MANILA, Philippines – Mercator Artist & Model Management President & Manager Jonas Antonio Gaffud took to social media to express his disappointment over the disqualification of one of his mentees in the coming Binibining Pilipinas beauty pageant.
Photo Credit: Jonas Gaffud’s Facebook
In several Facebook posts, Gaffud cried foul on the decision of Binibining Pilipinas Charities Inc. (BPCI) to disqualify Kim Ross Delos Santos on Tuesday, March 8, which happened to be International Women’s Day, over her previous sexy photos as a model.
He wrote: “It’s sad that today, the International Women’s Day, our candidate was disqualified because of her work as model. A Filipina model photographed by the same photographer who worked with BPCI in the past, in an expressive work of art alongside with a respected male international supermodel. These works of art are not deemed pornogrpahic. It saddens me that while we celebrate love and equality, the very organization that should uplift women, denies them the chance to demonstrate empowerment.”
Photo Credit: Jonas Gaffud’s Facebook
In another post, Gaffud pointed out that last year, the lawyers of BPCI did not disqualify a candidate who posed half naked on FHM.
“This issue of disqualification of a worthy candidate is not just about pageants. It’s about hypocrisy. Kim Ross is a model who like Pia, is the breadwinner of her family. She was convinced to join BbPilipinas to perhaps improve their lives better. The lawyers of BPCI did not even check what the photo was about. It did not come out in any publication and was supposed to be a high end fashion shoot by The Doc Marlon who makes artwork not pornography. Now denying Kim her entry means they just shut her dream of becoming a beauty queen without due process, without any lawyer with her. Yes BPCI is a private (supposedly charitable institution). But they involved the public in getting contestants for the pageant,” he said in another post.
Gaffud and his team, Aces and Queens, mentored Miss Universe 2015 Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach.
Other products of his training are Mary Jean Lastimosa (Miss Universe 2014 Top Ten), Megan Young (Miss World 2013), Ariella Arida (Miss Universe 2013 – 3rd Runner-up), Janine Marie Tugonon (Miss Universe 2012 first runner-up), Queenie Rehman (Miss World Finalist 2012), Shamcey Supsup (Miss Universe 2011 – 3rd Runner-up) and Venus Raj (Miss Universe 2010 – 4th Runner-up).
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