S'pore beauty queen who placed 4th in international competition calls out user who mocked her

A Singaporean beauty pageant competitor has taken to social media to call out one of several negative comments she received after coming in fourth.

Received mostly positive comments for her win, with some criticism

Melissa Wix was the third runner-up for the Miss Heritage International 2025 competition, which held its grand finals in Bangkok, Thailand, on Nov. 8.

Many Facebook users congratulated her on a post she put up later on the same day. However, she also received several comments criticising her.

In a Facebook post on Nov. 15, Wix highlighted one such comment, "3rd runner up congratulations for f**k".

She added that such comments gave her motivation to keep trying to win first place in an international pageant, as no Singaporean had ever done so before.

Her post also included a screenshot of her full conversation with Chen, in which both sides doubled down on their positions.

What exactly is Miss Heritage International?

According to the pageant's website, it seeks to promote peace, the environment, tourism, culture, and heritage from a "global perspective".

The organiser, Eplanet, is based in Singapore.

The winner of the Miss Heritage International pageant for 2025 was from Mongolia, while first and second runner-up went to Kenya and the Netherlands, respectively.

Top photos via Melissa Wix/Facebook