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January 8, 2013
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'I wasn't beaten' - Queen Latesha says she didn't lose Sting clash
CURTIS CAMPBELL, STAR Writer


Dancer Latesha - Contributed

Former Dancehall Queen winner Queen Latesha is seeking to clarify the situation behind her recent loss to Americans in a dancing clash at Sting 2012.

The dancer disclosed that she was not prepared for a matchup against scantily clad females.

"What happened is that I work with Supreme Promotions, so I was part of the production. I was to perform as a guest along with two other girls from Jamaica," she recently said.

The dancer further stated, "When I got to the venue, my boss told me three girls were there for a clash."

She said that the girls were wearing limited clothing and looked like exotic dancers. I told Mr [Isaiah] Laing to tell them to put on some clothes, and they decided that they wanted to go like that," she said.

According to Latesha, the Americans weren't impressive with their dance moves, but the audience seemed to love the skin display.

"When they were dancing, people weren't giving them no bag of forward, but because them have big bottom, some people were giving mixed reactions," she further claimed.

The former Dancehall Queen winner said that while she had no problem being in a clash with the girls, she was not prepared to put her career on the line against women who were so scantily dressed.

"In the end, I decided I was going to perform as special guest. But then the MC, mi not even know weh him come from, him announce that we would clash. We went onstage and danced but then they did some explicit and X-rated things, so we decided not to go any further," Queen Latesha said.

This was followed by DJ Foota Hype asking the audience who was the winner, and the American dancers were selected. However, Latesha is insisting that the Jamaican girls were unfairly treated.

"I feel good about the Sting exposure, but I wasn't prepared to put my professional career on the line. I was recently featured on 'America's Next Top Model' and that is the direction which I want to go. People are on Twitter saying what type a thing dat, but I wasn't beaten, I was just treated unfairly," she said.

The Sting clash currently has more than 700,000 views on international website Worldstarhiphop.com.

Queen Latesha recently hosted her party at Limelight Club in Half-Way Tree, Kingston. The event was attended by various dancehall artistes, including Bounty Killer.

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