A Russian beauty queen is standing by her controversial withering public
criticism of corruption in her country during this year's Miss Earth
competition.
"I wrote it from the bottom of my heart, from my soul," 24 year-old
Natalia Pereverzeva told ABC News in a phone interview from Manilla,
Philippines, where the competition is taking place.
The comments first appeared six months ago in an essay as part of her
entrance to the competition, but garnered attention when they were part
of her presentation in the pageant this week. The essay was written in
response to a question about why she is proud of her country and began with an expected praise for her homeland, but quickly shifted into controversial waters.
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