Girls 'afraid to be sexualised' in beauty contests should stay home: Former Miss Croatia

Former Miss Croatia Ivana Knoll says she "cannot believe" people are arguing against bikini beauty pageants in 2023.

Ms Knoll said girls who were "shy" and "afraid to be sexualised" should not enter those beauty competitions.

"It is how we behave and how we allow guys to behave around us," she told Sky News Australia host Piers Morgan.