A young model of Moroccan origin is determined to ignore insults and threats she has received on social media and pursue her dream of becoming Miss Italy.
.... El Brinis was selected for the title of Miss Elegance for the north-east region of Friuli Venezia Giulia and is due to take part in the semi-final of this year’s national contest.
Her provocative photographs featuring her in scantily clad bikinis and lingerie have provoked a barrage of insults and threats against her on social media for dishonouring Islam.
“Insults and threats don’t hurt me,” she told La Tribuna di Treviso newspaper.
“I will follow my own path. I have the total support of my family and my boyfriend Christian who uses social media to defend me.”
El Brinis says she was raised Muslim but is a non-practising Muslim.
“Everyone is free to choose and follow their religion in their own way,” she said in an interview. “I am aware that there are more conservative people who might think that I am mistaken about what I do. [The Local] Read more
