Subscribe | UPI Odd Newsletter Subscribe TASHKENT, Uzbekistan, Sept. 19 (UPI) -- The Uzbekistani government says the Miss World contestant competing as Miss Uzbekistan is nothing but a beautiful liar. Officials with the Uzbek Culture and Sports Ministry and the national committee on women told Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty that Rakhima Ganieva, 18, who is entered to compete in this month's Miss World competition in Indonesia, was not dubbed Miss Uzbekistan in a July 20 competition as she claims in a video, ABC News reported Thursday. Advertisement A representative of the Pro Models modeling agency, which once represented Ganieva, accused her of "choosing to build a career on lies." "Rakhima Ganieva never passed through any special selection process in Uzbekistan," said Zhavlon Komolov of Pro Models. "If there had been a process to choose a young lady for this competition, I can assure you that a much more beautiful model would have been chosen." A Miss World spokeswoman released a statement to ABC. "We get around 100,000 entries a year worldwide," the spokeswoman said. "Some countries hold auditions in order to find their finalists, some countries operate a reality-style program and others use a more traditional system of local heats leading to finals. Many of the competitions are nationally televised." Advertisement Ganieva could not be reached for comment. Read More Miss World pageant confined to Bali after protests Miss Venezuela named Miss World Miss USA wins Miss World Miss Gibraltar becomes Miss World