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Emily Tan
Nov 13, 2014

Panasonic Malaysia ignores social's top beauty choice, incurs wrath

MALAYSIA - Panasonic Beauty Malaysia is facing a barrage of outrage after it failed to include an online contest's most voted-for contestant in a 'shortlist' of 216 for a beauty pageant.

Outraged comments have peppered Panasonic's Facebook Page

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