Filipino-American television presenter Megan Young was left red-faced after a low-cut dress she wore to present Miss World was heavily censored by a Thai television company.

Viewers in the Far Eastern country tuning into the Miss World beauty contest, filmed in Washington last Friday, saw host Young, 26, with a clearly blurred-out cleavage, after prudish television executives deemed her plunging neckline too shocking to be aired.

The decision by Channel 3 meant glamorous brunette Young, herself a former winner of the competition, bizarrely appeared with the pixelated area around her chest for the entire duration of the show.

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Indecent? Thai television broadcaster Channel 3 censored Miss World co-host Megan Young's plunging red carpet look

As Megan Young actually looked: the stunning former Miss World contestant turned host's plunging cleavage was deemed to indecent for Thai eyes

The controversial and highly glamorous event saw co-host Young, who claimed the title in 2013, wearing a close-fitting silver diamante dress with spaghetti straps by Filipino designer Jot Losa.

The sparkly frock clearly showed off the US-born model's curvaceous physique with her shoulders, decolletage and top of her breasts exposed.

The red carpet look left Thai producers airing the beauty pageant unsure where to look and, fearing their viewers might feel the same, they employed the censoring tool.

Whenever Young breezed into view, her chest area was entirely blurry to viewers.

Posting on Instagram about her dress, Young said the gown 'was a little more sexy than I would usually wear.

She added: 'I promised @adrianneconcept I would not object this time around. This wonderful @jotlosa gown shone on stage. Perfect for the opening number where all the ladies were wearing red, blue and white.'

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Young, who was born in the US, after winning the title herself in 2013

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The competition took place in Washington but is broadcast around the world and enjoyed a huge following in Thailand thanks to the last-20 appearance of local beauty Jinnita ‘Dai’ Buddee.

The sight of a pixelated Young prompted calls of hypocrisy from some on social media, with many suggesting that Thailand's sex industry is well documented and often very visible in the country's streets.

When it comes to television though, Thailand has long been known for its strict approach to displaying too much flesh.