i have been speaking to veronika didusenko, and her solicitor.i could not understand, if i wanted to be a professional model, why i could not bea professional model, why i could not be a representative of my country with miss well. so those rules do not make any sense to me at this time. so you carried on filling so you in the application form and entered? you won the title of miss ukraine, but you knew when you fold it in and sent it off, actually, you are a month and were not supposed to enter? yes. and the problem is that those rules exist in the 21st century, which are a disco military practice. —— a discriminatory practice. —— a discriminatory practice. miss world made them 70 yea rs practice. miss world made them 70 years ago when racial segregation was still normal. there is no place for them nowadays when mums can successfully balance their careers and parenthood. what was your reaction when you win the title, and then when it was stripped from you a few days later along with the prize money? i felt shocked, few days later along with the

this is veronika didusenko, a model who was crowned miss ukraine last year. then progress to the world championship — miss world. but when ms didusenko applied to the next stage, her title was taken off her when organisers found out she was a mum. the no—children rule has always been in place in the miss world competition. i know you're thinking why — i'll come to that. ms didusenko admits she saw the rule on the application form, but had been encouraged to enter by the organisers in ukraine. she is planning legal action against the miss world franchise, saying the rule is discriminatory. firstly i felt shocked because i didn't really think i could win and then i was disqualified it was twice more shocking for me. i felt humiliated because rules are discriminatory and there is no place for them in the 21st century where women can successfully balance their career with parenting. miss world says it has to be mindful of cultural considerations around the world. we will be turning back to madrid ina world. we will be turning back to madrid in a minute as many co