India, Dec. 19 -- Sarah Dzafce, a 22-year-old Finnish model who was recently crowned Miss Finland and took part in the Miss Universe 2025 pageant in Thailand, has landed in hot water for posting a photo that has been widely viewed as racist towards East Asians. She has been stripped of the Miss Finland title over the photo.

The photo, shared as an Instagram story on December 11, Thursday, showed her pulling the corners of her eyes to make them slanted. She shared it with the caption, 'eating with a Chinese.' The racist gesture has drawn backlash from the East Asian community. Finland's Prime Minister, Petteri Orpo, called it "thoughtless and stupid."

"That was not my intention in any way... One of the most important things for me is res...