Last August 2019, there was a post on social media that Iran will finally compete at Miss Universe 2019 by the name of Sonia Beytoushi. After it posted most of the netizens took the bite and some of them put her as a contender from Africa and Asia-Pacific group, even on this forum.
Then few weeks later, Missosology debunked her supposed appointment as "Miss Universe Iran" on their official FB page:
But not all of the netizens believed on Missosology's post, since we knew about their infamous misleading news about Miss World 2018 Vanessa Ponce's supposed attendance at King Vajiralongkorn's coronation of Thailand. Some netizens think that Missosology was discrediting Sonia because she was "threat" to the crown. Also Sonia defended herself thru instagram about that her appoint was legitimate and she has legal Iranian passport.
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But few days later, Missosology posted another post, this time the confirmation by the MUO itself that Iran doesn't have a legitimate license or franchise in order to appoint or select their official delegate for Miss Universe competition.
After the confirmation, MUO posted their possible official candidates on their official social media account and there was no candidate from Iran in their video. (This was one month after Sonia's ineligibility)
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Weeks before the girls arrived in Atlanta, Sonia made a final plea to MUO and President Paula Shugart despite her efforts to submit all the requirement in order her to compete at Miss Universe.
But in the end, we did not saw any "Iran" sash when the girls officially arrived in Atlanta.
So how did the pageant fans were able to believe about her supposed appointment that ended up disappointed when the official candidates arrived in Atlanta and Sonia was nowhere to be found?
Will MUO finally accept Iran for 2020 competition even if they lacked important requirements like six month residency and legitimate license? If not, will there be another Iranian that will be Sonia Beytoushi 2.0?