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‘Such a hot mess’: turmoil inside the world of US beauty pageants

A Miss USA winner has handed back her crown, and another champion has resigned – is the lustre of the pageant starting to wear off?

The Guardian - US

Miss USA scandal: Something wasn't right

Filmmaker Nicole Rittenmeyer on challenges of investigating beauty pageants and why "it's not a bunch of bimbos"

Salon

Miss Universe R’Bonney Gabriel crowns new Miss USA after allegations about rigging competition

Gabriel became the first Filipina American to be Miss Universe earlier this month

The Independent UK

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Rigging allegations be damned, Miss USA won Miss Universe fair and square, CEO says

The Miss Universe Organization and its chief executive have issued statements defending their 2023 champion, Miss USA R'Bonney Gabriel, amid allegations that the Miss USA and Miss Universe pageants were rigged.

Los Angeles Times

Miss Universe Organization denies ‘absurd’ allegations about competition being rigged after Miss USA’s win

‘The allegations re: rigging of Miss Universe are false,’ the CEO of the oraganisation told The Independent

The Independent UK

Miss Universe hit by 'fix' allegations amid claims competition was 'rigged' for Miss USA

Top beauty pageant Miss Universe has landed in hot water amid 'fix' allegations and claims the competition was 'rigged' for the latest winner Miss USA

Daily Mirror

Miss Universe 2022's 'on point' winning answer that sealed the deal

Miss Universe 2022 was finally crowned after Miss USA's 'on point' winning answer sealed the deal – here's what fashion designer and model R’Bonney Gabriel said

Daily Mirror

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United States of America Pageants Has First Amendment Right To Exclude Transgender Women, Court Says

Plus: The emptiness of Democrats' pro-democracy rhetoric, the real reason Social Security checks are getting bigger, and more...

Reason

Was the historic 2022 Miss USA pageant rigged? Its parent organization investigates

In early October, Miss Texas R’Bonney Gabriel made history as the first Filipina American to win the Miss USA pageant. Now the Miss Universe Organization has suspended Miss USA President Crystle Stewart and her company while an independent investigation looks into allegations that the contest was rigged.

Los Angeles Times

Miss USA winner denies ‘rigging’ rumours sparked by contest video: ‘I have a lot of integrity’

‘I would never enter any pageant or any competition that I know I would win’

The Independent UK

Miss USA winner denies ‘rigging’ rumours sparked by contest video: ‘I have a lot of integrity’

‘I would never enter any pageant or any competition that I know I would win’

The Independent UK

Lejourney Farrow: Search for beauty queen who vanished two weeks ago traveling to Miss USA pageant in Vegas

Farrow, 21, was last seen in Greensboro, North Carolina, on 10 February

The Independent UK

‘A tragic loss for all’: who was former Miss USA Cheslie Kryst?

Death of pageant queen who had profound role in redefining beauty standards is ‘incredible tragedy’ for women and girls of color she inspired

The Guardian - US

Mother of ex-Miss USA Cheslie Kryst who died by suicide says she ‘hid’ depression from world

‘Cheslie – to the world, you were a ball of sunshine wrapped in smiles,’ the late pageant winner and attorney’s mother says in heartbreaking statement

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Cheslie Kryst privately struggled with depression before her death, mother says

The mother of Cheslie Kryst has issued a statement mourning the loss of her daughter after the Miss USA winner's death was ruled a suicide.

Los Angeles Times

Cheslie Kryst recordada como Miss Estados Unidos y por 'Extra': 'Iluminaba cada habitación en la que entraba'

Las sinceras condolencias de familiares, amigos, fanáticos y colegas de Cheslie Kryst han llegado desde que la pionera ganadora del concurso Miss Estados Unidos murió el domingo a los 30 años.

The Independent UK

Cheslie Kryst: Pageant coach says ‘activist’ Miss USA may have felt unable ‘to make a mistake’

Celebrity pageant coach, who advised ex-Miss USA, warns there can be ‘dark corners’ to the strong and successful

The Independent UK

Former Miss USA Cheslie Kryst’s heartbreaking essay on getting older resurfaces after her death

Cheslie Kryst wrote about searching for ‘joy and purpose’ on her own terms in 2021 article

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