Miss Earth Philippines 2016 Imelda Schweighart is making enemies left, right and centre with her hatred for K-pop. Photo: Imelda Schweighart/Instagram
Never diss K-pop in a nation that adores Korean pop culture. In the Philippines, former beauty queen Imelda Schweighart is feeling the heat after she said K-pop fans in her country are "losing their identity trying to be like Koreans".
“I hate K-pop. Filipinos are losing their identity trying to be like Koreans. Can we have some pride, please?” the winner of Miss Earth Philippines 2016 said in a Facebook post which has been deleted.
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