Kenya’s media personality Grace Msalame said she is suing Uganda’s Ministry of Tourism, for defamation and character assassination after a goof in which her pictures were used to promote its Miss Curvy Uganda competition.
Grace, who is set to make a return to TV with a show on NTV, had earlier on tweeted that she wasn’t aware of the Ugandan campaign and stated that her legal team was handling the matter.
The curvy former Bamba TV manager has now issued a lengthy statement dissociating herself from the campaign that she accused of objectifying women while taking legal action against the organisers.
Grace Msalame commented, "I would like to categorically state that my likeness and image were used without my permission (in Miss Curvy Uganda). I take great exception to the fact that my image and likeness are being used to propagate, disseminate and encourage the objectification of women’s bodies, I don’t endorse or agree with such a message or anyone who is a creator or supporter of the idea that women’s bodies are tourist attraction sites. I take this opportunity to clearly state that I strongly and categorically reject the message that women’s curves, arms, waists and bodies are stories to sell tourism and the notion that tourism begins with women and their bodies. I strongly reject the idea that women’s bodies can be used by state agencies to generate revenue. I reject the message that pits women of different sizes against each other. I am in no way associated with the activity that objectifies women in the name of promoting culture. Women are people, not sex objects".
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