Overview

• Tourism Minister Jupally Krishna Rao held a June 3 press conference to challenge claims of ₹200 crore spending on the Miss World 2025 event
• He confirmed the total budget was ₹30 crore, with the Telangana government contributing ₹9 crore and sponsors covering the remaining ₹21 crore
• Each dinner plate at Chowmahalla Palace cost ₹8,200, not the alleged ₹1 lakh, according to official statements
• Allegations that contestants received 30 tolas of gold and that Miss England 2024 Milla Magee faced inappropriate behaviour were dismissed as untrue
• An internal enquiry led by Tourism Special Secretary Jayesh Ranjan did not release CCTV footage, which remains under the control of the Miss World organisation