Mainland contestants of this year's Miss Asia Pageant have complained about the alleged unfairness of the beauty contest and demanded that the organisers, ATV, explain the voting results.
Some of the eight mainland contestants who did not make it to the final five have been voicing their discontent, either on their blogs or in interviews.
Danae Shen, an 18-year-old contestant from Liaoning , questioned the results on her blog.
'All the mainland contestants lost in this contest and have already returned to their respective hometowns,' Ms Shen wrote.
'But did all eight of us have so few votes?'
The pageant this year scrapped the usual panel of judges in favour of public voting through the internet and mobile phones, to mark its 20th anniversary.