<p>Miss United Kingdom, Zoiey Smale has withdrawn from an international pageant and handed her crown back after she was told to lose weight in order to compete at international level.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The 28-year-old is from Nottinghamshire and won the Miss United Continents in June this year. She was preparing for an international title in the final round of the competition in Ecuador.</p>

<p>In a Facebook post, Smale says she decided to drop out&nbsp;after she was &quot;asked to lose weight and go on a diet plan.&quot;</p>

<p>She also wrote: &quot;I love me and will not change for anyone... If a pageant doesn&#39;t want to utilise my capabilities because I am a size 10 then it&#39;s their loss.&quot;</p>

<p>As reported by Daily Mail, Smale said that it was&nbsp;the national director of the Miss United Continents pageant who informed her that the Ecuadorian directors wanted her to lose weight.</p>

<p>Ever since Smale has decided to withdraw from the pageant, she has received support from users on social media.&nbsp;</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">If I can do one thing today, it&#39;s inspiring others that the number on a clothes tag does not define you! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/inspire?src=hash">#inspire</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/power?src=hash">#power</a></p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Well done to <a href="https://twitter.com/Zo13y">@Zo13y</a> for highlighting body shape discrimination within beauty pageants <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/perfect10?src=hash">#perfect10</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/bodypositivity?src=hash">#bodypositivity</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/selflove?src=hash">#selflove</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/curvyandproud?src=hash">#curvyandproud</a></p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en"><a href="https://t.co/LiNHroOg2K">https://t.co/LiNHroOg2K</a>&#39;r an example to thousands of women who feel complexes with their bodies in cons of the wrong new standards of beauty</p>
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She wrote in a post that 'if a pageant doesn't want to utilise my capabilities because I am a size 10 then it's their loss'

Miss United Kingdom, Zoiey Smale has withdrawn from an international pageant and handed her crown back after she was told to lose weight in order to compete at international level. The 28-year-old is from Nottinghamshire and won the Miss United Continents in June this year. She was preparing for an international title in the final round of the competition in Ecuador. In a Facebook post, Smale says she decided to drop out after she was "asked to lose weight and go on a diet plan." She also wrote: "I love me and will not change for anyone... If a pageant doesn't want to utilise my capabilities because I am a size 10 then it's their loss." As reported by Daily Mail, Smale said that it was the national director of the Miss United Continents pageant who informed her that the Ecuadorian directors wanted her to lose weight. Ever since Smale has decided to withdraw from the pageant, she has received support from users on social media. If I can do one thing today, it's inspiring others that the number on a clothes tag does not define you! #inspire #power — ?Zeezus? (@Zo13y) August 30, 2017 × Well done to @Zo13y for highlighting body shape discrimination within beauty pageants #perfect10 #bodypositivity #selflove #curvyandproud — Donna Iliffe-Pollard (@DonnaIliffeP) August 30, 2017 × Well done, Zo! You can be so proud of yourself! — Manuel R.Abuín (@mrabuin) August 30, 2017 × https://t.co/LiNHroOg2K'r an example to thousands of women who feel complexes with their bodies in cons of the wrong new standards of beauty — Alba Moreno (@albamsanta) August 30, 2017 × (WION)

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