Scottish woman named 'Miss Hitler 2016' in neo-Nazi beauty pageant
The National Action 'beauty pageant' has been condemned by critics for inciting racial hatred
![The Miss Hitler competition is an annual beauty pageant held by the National Front](https://static.independent.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/06/30/23/national-action.jpg)
Support truly
independent journalism
Our mission is to deliver unbiased, fact-based reporting that holds power to account and exposes the truth.
Whether $5 or $50, every contribution counts.
Support us to deliver journalism without an agenda.
![Louise Thomas](https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/support-us/louise-thomas.png)
Louise Thomas
Editor
A Scottish woman has been crowned "Miss Hitler 2016" in a beauty pageant organised by a neo-Nazi youth movement.
National Action, a white supremacist group, said they set up the competition to raise awareness of its female supporters, who “rarely get much spotlight or recognition”.
The winner, who has not been identified, appears in photographs with the lower half of her face covered.
On the group’s website, she said she “didn’t want to believe that the Jews are the enemy”, as she was “brought up to believe that they are very similar to Christians”.
“Eventually the Jewish propaganda became too obvious to ignore,” she said, “and so I became involved with NA.”
Asked which one person she would kill if she could “get away with it,” Miss Hitler named German Chancellor Angela Merkel, saying she would put her “in one of her camps and let her pet refugees do the rest.”
The Board of Deputies of British Jews has condemned the group and its pageant.
A spokesperson said: “This is a clear case of inciting racial hatred. It is possibly the ugliest beauty contest ever held.”
National Action have been widely criticised in the past for targeting young people with propaganda. The group were previously derided for defacing the statue of Nelson Mandela in London during a protest.
When promoting the contest, National Action said, “We hope this will grant a unique insight into our movement that will challenge the widely held preconceptions society has about the far-right.”
Details of the contest were taken down from Facebook in May, shortly after the competition was announced. The winner was announced on Twitter however, and the group’s blog remains.
Subscribe to Independent Premium to bookmark this article
Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Premium subscription today.
Join our commenting forum
Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies
Comments