Their desire for maintaining their treaties translates to a need for token acceptance. If the girl - and there's a sister, as well, though she's too young to be considered as a champion - if the girl is acceptable in all other criteria (and Froissart was clear that all her professors believe her to be the favourite), then for the Protectorate to reject her on the basis of an impure bloodline would be tantamount to a signal that we do not value the indigenous continental tribes. Besides, it's not as if her race were anything truly dangerous, or even effective against any of Karkaroff's or ours.

Except, as you say, as a distraction. But the Veela will likely be more of a distraction to the judges than the champions, if you provide any example.

But then you have always been partial to blondes, haven't you?