Anti-vax beauty queen refuses to take part in Miss World – because contestants must have Covid jab

MISS World Netherlands has quit the modelling contest because she refused to have a covid jab required to travel to the final in Puerto Rico. Dilay Willemstein, 21, made the bombshell announcement via Instagram, saying she is “not yet ready” to get the shot. NewsflashDilay Willemstein won the Miss World Netherlands competition in July, and was due to compete in the Miss World final in Puerto Rico in December[/caption] NewsflashThe 21-year-old did not know entrants have to be vaccinated against Covid[/caption] The model and dancer, from Eindhoven, will now be replaced by Lizzie Dobbe, who came second place in the Netherlands’ national contest in July. Miss Willemstein said: “After I was crowned [Miss Netherlands], I was told that if you want to go to Miss World you must be vaccinated.” Previously, she said that winning the pageant was her lifelong dream but she says that with every door that closes new ones open. But she opened up on why she decided to miss her chance.  She said: “I thought about it carefully and considered taking the jab, but at a certain point, I thought I’m not ready for this at all. I don’t feel good about it. “I did not make the decision overnight. I still had a few months to think about it so I kept putting it off.” Most read in The Sun PREM'S MOST WANTED Premier League star arrested in bar and led out in cuffs in 2am drama DEFINITELY MADELEY GMB's Richard Madeley signs up for I'm A Celeb in '£200,000' deal grandanny Danny Cipriani, 33, becomes a grandad after wife’s daughter, 25, has 2nd baby 'too soon' Nadia Sawalha slammed for 'spoiling' Stacey Solomon's birth announcement tax probe Jacqueline Jossa probed by HMRC after failing to pay £32k tax bill TRAILER CASH We live in a lorry trailer we bought for £5K - we converted it into a lodge Miss Willemstein explained that the organisers eventually told her that she had to get an appointment to be vaccinated. But she says she simply could not bring herself to do it. Yet, she does not have any regrets saying: “This was my choice and I stand by it.” NewsflashMiss Willemstein has now withdrawn from the contest, saying she is ‘not ready’ to get jabbed[/caption] NewsflashShe said she did not realise finalists would have to be double-jabbed[/caption] NewsflashThe model said she did not make the decision overnight[/caption] We pay for your stories! Do you have a story for The Sun news desk? Email us at exclusive@the-sun.co.uk or call 02077824104. You can WhatsApp us on 07423 720 250. We pay for videos too. Click here to upload yours Click here to get The Sun newspaper delivered for FREE for the next six weeks.