Fans of April Benayoum may be disappointed. The beauty queen will not participate in the next Miss World contest. This Thursday, December 16, 2021, Sylvie Tellier took to her social networks to announce the news to her community. “I wanted to give you some news from Miss World. Since last night, I have been very worried. I regularly have the representatives of the organization who contact me and tell me that there are many cases of covid in the teams and among the Misses ”, explained the current director of the Miss France Committee. “Unfortunately, April Benayoum has just called me to confirm this information and a priori, she does not know – herself – if the election will take place this evening.”
A few hours after his post, the information was confirmed on the Web. “Miss World 2021 is temporarily postponing the final of the world broadcast in Puerto Rico for reasons of health and safety of the candidates, staff, team and the general public,” can we read in the press release of the Committee
Last I heard, the election will be postponed for 90 days. As a reminder, the show will take place at the Coliseum Jose Agrelot in Puerto Rico. In the face of the pandemic, caution is required! On December 15 and 16, 2021, many Covid cases were identified within the Miss and technical teams. “The next step, according to medical experts, is immediate quarantine, pending further observation and testing, in line with best practice in situations like this,” assured the famous organization. “It is only once, and only once, that competitors and staff members have received clearance from health officials and advisers, that competitors and staff members will be able to return to their country. original “.
For her part on Instagram, April Benayoum came out of her silence to reassure her fans: “We don’t know what we’re going to do. I hope to be able to return to France to spend the end of year celebrations with my family. I admit that I am quite disappointed. It’s still 1 month when I put everything in brackets for this election. But let’s stay positive, the election will be postponed. And thank you for all your support. ” Case to be continued!