Tibet Business Daily, April 8, 2010

At China's regional competition for the 20th Super Model of the World Cosmos Pageant last December, Wang Yue (王越) was crowned champion. The model, who hails from Beijing, qualified to attend the world finals to be held this year in Sichuan.

The appropriateness of her victory was were questioned after photos appeared showing a tattoo on her left shoulder, one that she had covered up during the competition. A rumor that she was an unwed mother also began circulating online.

Unable to withstand the moral condemnation, Wang held a press conference on April 6 to announce her withdrawal from the competition. Today's Tibet Business Daily reprinted a report from Dayoo online:

Asked about her reasons for withdrawing from the world competition, Wang Yue was forthright: she had been suspected of being "unqualified to be a supermodel" because of her tattoos. "Lots of top Canadian models have tattoos. So if a foreigner has a tattoo, it's art, but if a Chinese person has a tattoo, they're a bad person? I can't accept that idea."

Referring to the meaning of her tattoos, Wang said, "I once went through a period of serious depression and nearly died, and these tattoos are a witness to that. I can't accept the things they're saying, so I'd rather withdraw from competition."
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Wang said she is a mother, but not an unwed mother: "I think that someone may be using this to attack me, but I trust that the truth will surface eventually."