A Kansas woman was disqualified from a national contest because she supported the Trump campaign.
Gyspy Freeman, a local makeup artist, won a national contest sponsored by Kat Von D Beauty, however, a pro-Trump Instagram post disqualified her from the national competition sponsored by Kat Von D, reports The Eagle.
The contest winner of the Saint + Sinner Contest would fly out to Los Angeles to attend the launch party of a new makeup line from Kat Vot D and would also receive a $500 gift card to Sephora, reports the newspaper.
The day she won the competition, people found her post supporting Trump. Kat Von D personally messaged and told her that she had “drawn a personal line in the sand between myself and anyone who supports that man,” according to screenshots.
Freeman replied with, “I won’t be upset with you if you can’t have us there for these reasons, and I wish you the best. We would love to be there, of course, but I sincerely do understand if you decide to replace us with someone who supports the candidate.”
The parent company of Kat Von D Beauty, Kendo Holdings did not respond to The Eagle’s multiple calls or messages.
The contest’s existence has also been removed from the brand’s Instagram account and website.
According to the cached version of the website, the rules state that any legal U.S. resident 18 or older is eligible to win and could enter by submitting a “Saint and Sinner inspired” makeup look.
It’s “really unfortunate” that politics was brought into an art contest, Freeman told The Wichita Eagle, “where I never brought it into the art contest.”
“It’s definitely bigotry—it’s everything that they’re calling us, they’re doing. It’s a huge case of hypocrisy,” she said.
“Part of the great thing about this country is having the freedom of speech,” Freeman said.
The photographer of Freeman’s submission, Jenn Bischof, went to the launch party in Freeman’s stead, shows Bischof’s Instagram.
