{
  "id": 9736978,
  "title": "#SHOWBIZ: Couture Clash: Miss Universe HK Lizzie Li rejects claims she damaged pageant gowns",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/showbiz-couture-clash-miss-universe-hk-lizzie-li-rejects-claims-she",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-25T09:00:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/lifestyle/groove/2026/09/1541013/showbiz-couture-clash-miss-universe-hk-lizzie-li-rejects-claims"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Miss Universe Hong Kong 2025 Lizzie Li has denied claims that she damaged two couture gowns during the recent pageant finals, rejecting a request to pay HK$10,380 (RM5,400) in repair costs. The dispute arose after the evening gown sponsor sought reimbursement for damage they alleged was caused by Li, who argued that the damage could have been due to normal wear and tear or repair costs in Malaysia being between RM100 and RM300. Li has since disputed the suggestion that she had deliberately damaged the gowns, insisting she would consider covering the costs if the sponsor provided original purchase receipts and an official repair invoice.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Starr FM",
        "title": "Former Miss Jamaica sues Miss Universe over onstage fall",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/former-miss-jamaica-sues-miss-universe-over-onstage-fall",
        "published": "2026-09-25T08:03:21.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}