And in 1984, when the company conveyed the same desire to the ROC Ministry of Foreign Affairs, it was politely turned down on the grounds that "beauty contests do not accord with the Chinese national character." But this year, the situation suddenly changed.
民國七十三年，有華裔血統的美國小姐梅仙麗陪同環姐公司總裁葛拉塞也來台拜會外交部，表達了同樣的心願，卻也因「選美活動不合我國國情」而遭婉拒。