Miss Wagga Wagga Quest entrant withdraws after being told not to wear yes campaign badge

Poppy Vandermark was told she could not make political statements' in the former beauty pageant turned community service award

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The debate over the Indigenous voice to parliament has caused divisions in one of Australia's longest running community service awards, the Miss Wagga Wagga Quest.

An entrant to the 2023 quest withdrew this month after facing a backlash for wearing a small unofficial yes badge at an informal meeting the day before an official quest event.

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