Davison ‘making a mockery of Miss World’ title

Rosanna Davison has been accused of bare-faced cheek by the organiser of a leading beauty pageant for using her Miss World title to promote a nude shoot in the latest edition of Playboy magazine.

Angie Beasley, the organiser of the Miss England competition whose winners participate in the Miss World finals, yesterday said Davison’s topless poses had made a mockery of her association with the beauty contest.

“It’s such a shame Rosanna felt she needed to do this. Someone in her position doesn’t need to strip off and bare everything.”

She accused Davison of being a poor role model for young girls who might believe they have to strip naked in men’s magazines in order to get noticed.

“I personally think it’s degrading for any woman to pose in this way so publicly,” said Ms Beasley.

She pointed out that the rules of the Miss World contest prohibited entrants in the competition from posing nude or topless.

“I feel it makes a mockery of the whole thing that she has chosen to use her Miss World title to promote topless and nude modelling, which is not what Miss World is about at all.

“I’m really disappointed, and I’m sure lot of other people are too.”

However, Davison, who features on the front cover of the German edition of the Hugh Heffner-owned magazine, is publicised as the daughter of singer, Chris de Burgh, rather than in her role as a former Miss World.

The 28-year-old Dubliner has been unapologetic about her raunchy topless poses, claiming she was urged to do the shoot by both her parents — father Chris and mother Diane.

“When I was asked to pose for the magazine I went straight to them for advice and they absolutely encouraged me to do it.”

Davison expressed delight with the general reaction to the pictures and described the entire experience, for which she is rumoured to have received a six-figure sum, as “really enjoyable”.

“The shoot was a lot of fun and the reaction has been incredibly positive.”

She is due to return to Ireland today from a family holiday in New York.

Seán Montague, one of the organisers of the Miss Ireland competition, a title Davison held in 2003, said he had no issue with her decision. “Rosanna is a great girl. Fair play to her,” he said.