After receiving the message, the 20-year-old former gymnast quit the competition.
In regards to her decision, Jónsdóttir told the Iceland Monitor that “if the owner of the contest really wants me to lose weight and doesn’t like me the way I am, then he doesn’t deserve to have me... Yes, my shoulders are a bit broader than the other girls, but that is because I was a member of the Icelandic national athletics team and I am proud of that.”
Um... Is that not body positivity goals or what?
The beauty queen went on to say that she doesn’t “take these comments to heart” and she believe’s she’s fine as she is.
Hear, hear!
As for the pageant, Miss Grand International is one of the world’s five major international beauty pageants and its objective is to unite countries all over the globe to “make a stand for the betterment of humanity.”
Jónsdóttir has been extremely active on social media since the departure from the contest, posting body positive posts like these:
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