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Miss Peru contestants turn pageant into gender violence protest

Miss Peru contestants accuse country of not measuring up on gender violence | Global development | The Guardian
Beauty pageant competitors refuse to list vital statistics during live TV broadcast, instead stating figures on violence against women in Peru

“My measurements are: 2,202 cases of femicide reported in the last nine years in my country.”

(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GIzIx8bYUUY)

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