Heather Mills has insisted that she was not upset to receive boos at the Miss USA 2008 pageant.

The former wife of Sir Paul McCartney was both cheered and jeered when she was introduced as a judge to the audience at the Las Vegas event on Friday night.

Though she had previously claimed that the reaction to her in the States is “99% positive”, Mills has said that she is not concerned about the negative response.

“I really enjoyed myself. It was a great contest,” Heather told the Sunday Mirror. “If there was some negative reaction, what can you do? There will always be people like that.”

A spokesman for Miss USA refused to comment on the booing. He added: “We were pleased to have Heather participate on our panel.”