Stunning Miss Ireland Emma Waldron told yesterday in a forthright interview how she will never let ‘ignorant’ racists affect her love for Nigerian boyfriend Manners Oshafi.
Emma, 21, has been the victim of a vicious internet campaign because of her relationship with a black man and was forced to report an online poster targeting her with hateful and abusive racist comments.
The beauty (21), who came fourth in Miss World, found herself at the centre of a racism row when an online tormentor branded her “disgusting” for being in a relationship with a black man.
Emma explained her shock at the attack, and encouraged Irish people to become more open minded, describing her relationship with her boyfriend as “beautiful”.
Speaking exclusively to the Herald, she said: “I don’t wish to talk in too much length about the issue as there are feelings involved and I don’t want to hurt anyone’s feelings by making an issue out of this.
“There is only one race, the human race. What matters in friendship and love is the heart and soul of the person you have a relationship with, not their colour, nationality, creed or background.
“I love my boyfriend with every cell in my body and nothing anyone says will change that.
“It upsets me that people have negative things to say about a love and friendship that is so beautiful.
“I love my boyfriend and nothing like this will ever affect us because we have love and that’s all we need. We don’t need others approval.”
Emma, 21, has been the victim of a vicious internet campaign because of her relationship with a black man and was forced to report an online poster targeting her with hateful and abusive racist comments.
The beauty (21), who came fourth in Miss World, found herself at the centre of a racism row when an online tormentor branded her “disgusting” for being in a relationship with a black man.
Emma explained her shock at the attack, and encouraged Irish people to become more open minded, describing her relationship with her boyfriend as “beautiful”.
Speaking exclusively to the Herald, she said: “I don’t wish to talk in too much length about the issue as there are feelings involved and I don’t want to hurt anyone’s feelings by making an issue out of this.
“There is only one race, the human race. What matters in friendship and love is the heart and soul of the person you have a relationship with, not their colour, nationality, creed or background.
“I love my boyfriend with every cell in my body and nothing anyone says will change that.
“It upsets me that people have negative things to say about a love and friendship that is so beautiful.
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