Helena Hafþórsdóttir O’Connor has announced her resignation from her role as Miss Universe Iceland, after claiming that the Icelandic national pageant director withdrew her from the Miss Universe ...

Standing up for herself. Miss Iceland 2015, Arna Ýr Jónsdóttir, announced she’s dropping out of an upcoming beauty pageant after the contest’s owner reportedly advised her to lose weight. Related: ...

This week in international body-shaming: Miss Iceland 2015 Arna Ýr Jónsdóttir decided she’s had enough of contests following a pageant owner’s instructions that she lose weight. As reported in the ...

Helena O’Connor is resigning from her Miss Iceland crown and terminating her contract with the pageant, claiming she was withdrawn from Miss Universe without her consent while being treated for food ...