Six Southeast Asian countries are not sending representatives to the 75th Miss Universe pageant in Puerto Rico next month, leaving fewer contestants from the region. Multiple outlets report that six national titleholders, including Miss Universe Singapore Vion Erico Tan, will not attend the global event scheduled for November.

Channel NewsAsia links the absence to a dispute involving the Miss Universe Organisation and Miss Grand International. The Inquirer.net reports that the missing country slots appear in the pageant’s online fan voting system on the official app and says a Miss Universe official previously indicated that those countries would not participate. The Straits Times adds that the Miss Universe Singapore Organisation acknowledges and supports the official decision.