Miss South Africa, has for the past few days been accused of discrimination after she was photographed wearing gloves to meet orphans with HIV.
Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters, 22, met children at a soup kitchen in Johannesburg, handing out meals at what was supposed to be a charity event.
The beauty queen, however said she wore disposable gloves for hygiene reasons as she was dishing out food at Ikageng community center.
Winter is for yummy soup, fresh bread rolls and cozy blankies 💜 supporting @themaslowhotel 's #wintersoupdrive pic.twitter.com/n4lzOjpPTA
— Demi-Leigh Tebow (@DemiTebow) July 5, 2017
She faced a lot of backlash on Twitter, with many accusing her of being prejudiced or afraid of touching people with the disease.
All of the children at the soup kitchen on Wednesday were either orphans, HIV-positive, or both.
The hashtag #MissSAChallenge went viral on Thursday, after thousands of South Africans posted photos poking fun of the beauty queen but she responded to the critics saying:
To everyone asking about the gloves, I truly hope that you'll hear my heart and understand that it came from a place of wanting to do good. pic.twitter.com/Pl5amM2gEM
— Demi-Leigh Tebow (@DemiTebow) July 5, 2017
One Twitter user termed the whole ordeal as disgusting.
Miss SA actions have no justification
THEY ARE DISGUSTING AND OF A RACISM ACT pic.twitter.com/0oILdBlFlb
— Keamo (@Sefularo_Keamo) July 5, 2017
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