A model who was told to cover up her chest at a theme park because her breasts were making other people "uncomfortable" has said she was left feeling "humiliated and embarrassed" over the ordeal.
Whitney Paige Venable, 27, donned mint green shorts and a white crop top to visit Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida, and claimed staff told her she would need to cover up her cleavage if she wanted to be allowed entry into the theme park.
However, Whitney - who has previously suffered discrimination for her curvy shape - insisted other women were wearing similar outfits to hers at the time of the incident, which took place in June 2021.
She said: "I felt humiliated and embarrassed. I was told I had to change my top to be able to enter. I think it's because I have naturally big breasts and it makes people uncomfortable but at far as I know my clothing wasn't against the rules.
"I feel like I was discriminated against because of the size of my breasts. I noticed other people staring and I felt really embarrassed. It was humiliating."
Whitney, from the US, and her friend had filmed themselves as they waited to go into the theme park, and footage shows them being stopped at the entrance while a member of staff tells the woman that her outfit is "inappropriate".
In the clip, Whitney can be heard saying: "So, I guess my top is inappropriate for Universal, we're having a problem right now.
"So apparently I have to go change into a more appropriate top even though I've seen a lot of people here in sports bra-looking tops."
Speaking about the incident several months later, the model said she believes she was "targeted" because of her large breasts, and called for people to stop "sexualising" people with bigger chests.
"I felt like I was being targeted and it was the summer so it was hot, I didn't really understand [the issue] but having natural large breasts brings attention," she explained.
"I ended up putting on another top over the sports bra, my friend had another top in the car. But I ended up taking it off later on in the park because it was hot and ugly and the fact I was judged really pi**ed me off.
"Smaller women can wear whatever they want – having big breasts however gets sexualised."
This isn't the first time the model has hit the headlines due to her looks. In 2021, Whitney claimed she was banned on Twitter for being "too hot" with people reporting her saucy snaps because they are "jealous" of her beauty.
She said: "One day, I changed my cover photo to an innocent shot of me showing off my figure – but I was wearing underwear. And suddenly, my account was banned.
"It made me feel discriminated against because there are far worse pictures on Twitter. Some of them look like actual p*rn showing off really graphic angles.
"I'm sure that if I wasn't so good-looking the photo would have stayed up. I firmly believe Twitter deleted my account because I'm too hot and jealous people who aren't as attractive complained or said I was promoting sexual activity. It's not fair."
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