'I am now happy to what has happened to me as I can raise such a big and personal issue' - says Veronika Didusenko, a former Miss Ukraine who was stripped of her crown when the organisers of the Miss World pageant banned her for being a mother to a 5-year-old kid.

'One day rules will change’, says ex Ms Ukraine to WION as she takes legal action against Miss World pageant

WION is in conversation with the former Miss Ukraine, who filed a lawsuit after Miss World disqualified her when they discovered she is a single mother.

WION in conversation with former Miss Ukraine

A former Miss Ukraine stripped of her crown and barred from competing for Miss World because she is a mother has launched legal action against the contest, demanding a rule change.

Former beauty queen files lawsuit after being barred from competing in Miss World for being a mother