Patricia Velásquez, author of Straight Walk: A Supermodel’s Journey to Finding Her Truth, was mentioned in a New York Times op-ed about the dark side of the Miss Venezuela pageant. Her books details how contestants are often forced to perform sexual favors in exchange for money needed to compete in the highly-competitive business. You can read the full article below:
https://mobile.nytimes.com/2018/05/19/opinion/sunday/miss-venezuela-corruption.html