{"id":143810,"date":"2023-11-29T18:16:43","date_gmt":"2023-11-29T18:16:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity-hub.com\/?p=143810"},"modified":"2023-11-29T18:16:43","modified_gmt":"2023-11-29T18:16:43","slug":"im-the-first-plus-size-miss-universe-entry-but-trolls-call-me-a-whale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity-hub.com\/lifestyle\/im-the-first-plus-size-miss-universe-entry-but-trolls-call-me-a-whale\/","title":{"rendered":"I&apos;m the first plus-size Miss Universe entry but trolls call me a whale"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>I&#8217;m the first plus-size Miss Universe contestant &#8211; trolls labelled me a whale but I got the loudest applause in the competition<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Jane Dipika Garrett, 22, represented Nepal in Miss Universe pageant this month\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Read More:\u00a0\u00a0I was kicked off the Winter Wonderland ice rink after a Karen complained about my mini skirt &#8211; I&#8217;m going to wear it there again this year<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The first plus-size woman to compete in Miss Universe has hit back at cruel trolls who labelled her a &#8216;whale&#8217;.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Jane Dipika Garrett, 22, represented Nepal in the pageant, which took place in El Salvador earlier this month.<\/p>\n<p>While walking out on stage, the beauty queen &#8211; who placed in the top 20 out of 90 contestants from around the world &#8211; celebrated the fact that she&#8217;s a &#8216;curvy woman who doesn&#8217;t follow certain beauty standards&#8217;.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to Fox News, Jane said: &#8216;I got the loudest applause from the whole entire audience.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;And that felt so good because it was like a breakthrough moment for me and for society that they see something different, that they see real size beauty.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/29\/16\/78378345-12805525-image-m-25_1701274477425.jpg\" height=\"942\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Pictured:\u00a0Jane Dipika Garrett, 22, represented Nepal in the Miss Universe pageant in El Salvador this month<\/p>\n<p>Despite the warm reception she received from the audience, Jane was shocked by the amount of cruel comments she received online.<\/p>\n<p>The contestant &#8211; who boasts 298,000 Instagram followers on Instagram &#8211; says trolls left comments calling her a &#8216;whale&#8217; or saying that her body was &#8216;disgusting&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>Jane was also accused of &#8216;promoting obesity&#8217; and told to &#8216;go to the gym&#8217; by critics.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Hitting back at the hateful comments, she added: &#8216;They don&#8217;t even know my story. They don&#8217;t even know what I&#8217;m going through.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The star went on to explain how she has been diagnosed with polycystic ovary syndrome.<\/p>\n<p>The condition &#8211; which affects one in three women in the UK &#8211; is when varies produce a higher amount of male sex hormones, which can result in weight gain, acne excess body hair and irregular periods.<\/p>\n<p>As a result of this, Jane says she has gained weight recently &#8211; and joked that she can pile on a few pounds just by looking at a slice of cake.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Describing how her self-esteemed plummeted, Jane said she had to &#8216;learn how to have a positive mindset&#8217; again.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/29\/16\/78378347-12805525-image-m-28_1701274508329.jpg\" height=\"978\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The contestant (pictured wearing her sash) says trolls left comments calling her a &#8216;whale&#8217; or saying that her body was &#8216;disgusting&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/29\/16\/78378343-12805525-image-m-29_1701274515394.jpg\" height=\"639\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Jane (pictured during the pageant) was accused of &#8216;promoting obesity&#8217; and told to &#8216;go to the gym&#8217; by cruel trolls<\/p>\n<h3>WHAT IS PCOS?\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><font>Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a common condition that affects how a woman&#8217;s ovaries work.<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font>The three main features of PCOS are:<\/font><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><font>Irregular periods \u2013 which means the ovaries don&#8217;t regularly release eggs (ovulation). This can affect a woman&#8217;s ability to get pregnant.<\/font><\/li>\n<li><font>Excess androgen \u2013 high levels of &#8216;male hormones&#8217; in the body, which may cause physical signs such as excess facial or body hair.<\/font><\/li>\n<li><font>Polycystic ovaries \u2013 the ovaries become enlarged and contain many fluid-filled sacs (follicles) which surround the eggs (it&#8217;s important to note that, despite the name, if you have PCOS you don&#8217;t actually have cysts).<\/font><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>On top of her recent weight gain, Jane says she also experiences fatigue and brain fogs as a result of her PCOS.<\/p>\n<p>In order to lessen the daily side effects, Jane says she tries to lead a &#8216;low-stress lifestyle&#8217; where possible.<\/p>\n<p>This involves meditation, coming up with affirmations and eating a balanced diet.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, Jane says she&#8217;s determined to rise above the criticism &#8211; and says trolls&#8217; negative comments are &#8216;their problem&#8217;.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Growing up, the pageant contestant said she always wanted to model.<\/p>\n<p>As Jane is &#8216;naturally big-boned&#8217;, she says would stave herself to try and look like models in campaigns.<\/p>\n<p>What&#8217;s more, the star said her mental health suffered as she would compare herself to other girls in school who were &#8216;very thin&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>In the future, Jane says she wants to make her own clothing range for curvy women.<\/p>\n<p>After finishing in the Top 20, Jane wrote on Instagram: &#8216;The screams! I\u2019m so so so happy that I got so much support from millions of people! Thank you for the support.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Top 20 baby! Such an honor to reach a placement and represent millions of women around the world and my beautiful country Nepal!&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/femail\/article-12805525\/miss-universe-plus-size-contestant-trolled.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;m the first plus-size Miss Universe contestant &#8211; trolls labelled me a whale but I got the loudest applause in the competition Jane Dipika Garrett, 22, represented Nepal in Miss Universe pageant this month\u00a0 Read More:\u00a0\u00a0I was kicked off the Winter Wonderland ice rink after a Karen complained about my mini skirt &#8211; I&#8217;m going [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":143809,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>I&amp;apos;m the first plus-size Miss Universe entry but trolls call me a whale - Celebrity-hub<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/celebrity-hub.com\/lifestyle\/im-the-first-plus-size-miss-universe-entry-but-trolls-call-me-a-whale\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"I&amp;apos;m the first plus-size Miss Universe entry but trolls call me a whale - Celebrity-hub\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"I&#8217;m the first plus-size Miss Universe contestant &#8211; 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