Less than a day after being informed she would not...

Less than a day after being informed she would not be participating in the Miss World pageant in Nigeria, Miss South Africa Vanessa Carreira said she was "honoured" to be taking a stand against the abuse of women in that country. Carreira, whose participation in the event was cancelled by Sun International on logistical grounds, said she had always been clear about her reluctance to participate in the event. "From the beginning I made a statement that I didn't want to partake in a pageant that was being hosted by a country that could condone something so horrible," Carreira said in reference to the case of Amina Lawal.
Sun International did not cancel Carreira's appointment on ethical grounds.
According to Sue Clerck, Sun International's spokeswoman, the company decided to cancel Carreira's participation because they were informed the pageant had been shifted to Dec 7 - a day before the crowning of the new Miss SA.