Miss Universe Peru 2015 Laura Spoya’s wedding, which was supposed to be a special occasion, is turning out to be her worst nightmare. According to the latest reports, Miss UniversePeru 2015 Laura Spoya allegedly stole the design of Filipino Designer Mark Bumgarner for her wedding. Laura Spoya is being accused of stealing the designs, and here is how it all started.
According to soures, Peruvian beauty Laura Spoya contacted Filipino designer Mark Bumgarner as she was interested in his signature “bow dress” and wanted to get it for her wedding. Everything was going well, when all of a sudden Spoya said that the wedding has been called off and that she doesn’t need the dress anymore.
But, one fine day, the news about Laura Spoya getting married came up. While everybody was buys congratulating the beauty, someone noticed the dress she was wearing and found it similar to that of Mark Bumgarner bow dresses. Since, Mark didn’t design the dress, the dress was deemed copied from one of Mark’s creations. Mark said, “She wanted to order this from me, we were talking for a long time. Then she said the wedding is cancelled for some reason. She was emailing us to send her photos/details of our dresses. Only to be copied pala!. This woman owes me an apology.”
Among the invitees for the wedding were the contestants from Miss Universe 2015, including, Wendy Esparza of Mexico, Glady's Amaya or Panama, Clarissa Molina of the Dominican Republic, Francesca Cipriani of Ecuador, Idubina Rivas of El Salvador, Toria Nichole of the Bahamas, and Anindya Putri of Indonesia. Mark was then tagged during that wedding day and only to find out that she was wearing a replica of his clover design in one of Laura's wedding dresses. After seeing the replica, Mark commented that it was a bad copy because it is not an original design and it was just a replica of his clover design.
In addition to the controversy, Mark Bumgarner also indicated that he needs an apology for what Laura has done to him. The alleged gown copying issue is definitely a serious matter, given that he discovered Laura's intention to replicate his design without informing him. Although Mark Bumgarner is very upset about the situation, he can't do anything because he believes that fashion design is not included in a law with regards to infringing intellectual properties. This means that Laura is safe from being sued by Mark because it would take him more time, effort, and expenses if he will pursue a legal case.
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